“19” (Devon, explanation later)
We are finally in Lake Charles, Louisiana. I am so glad to be on this trip this year, since I didn’t go last year. The drive was long, but the people in my van made it fun enough that it didn’t feel as long. I can’t wait to get started. I know the work will be hard, but I know it is all worth it. I hope that this trip will open my eyes to new things. I know from past mission trips that you always come back with new knowledge or a new perspective on things. Even if it is the simple stuff. I really hope that materialism or fear won’t get in my way this week. I think it will be enlightening to spend a week without the technological walls we build with our phones, iPods, and other electronics. We are staying in this little church in a little town called Gueydan.
We are all cramped in this one room with all of our air mattresses and sleeping bags, but I know we will make some fun memories in that room, as we have for years past. I can’t wait for this week to start.
I hope I can take all of the experiences I have here back with me, and continue to live my life with my new knowledge or new perspective.
Paul F.
We arrived here around 8:30, unpacked and set up our sleeping bags and did some worship. I hope to encounter God everywhere I look. I hope to see him in the eyes of the people whose homes have been destroyed, and in the people who we have helped rebuild their homes. I also hope nothing will cloud my vision to see God. I hope I will not be distracted by anything I left at home and focus completely on the people around us and their needs. I hope this will be one of the best mission trips yet. I hope…
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