2:30 is entirely too early to get up but we were very excited to be going home.
After a rather quiet bus ride in the dark, we arrived at the Managua airport, checked in and headed to our gate. Some of us had the breakfast "Americana"---it was yummy!
Then a few minutes to gather last minute gifts and then on the plane for the first leg of the
return flight. Some of us slept for a while, others watched the movie Bucket List, David and Jeff
Willis shared stories all the way to Houston. Steve slept through the whole flight thanks to some phenergan he took.......
I am reading a book written by Kay Warren wife of Rick Warren of 40 days of Purpose. It is called Dangerous Surrender. Kay tells of her surrender to God's call on her life and how that lack of control is dangerous to our comfort zone. After her trips to Africa she says she is "gloriously ruined"----that describes me now. Nothing will ever be the same for me.......She works
with AIDS/HIV in Africa and in the US. Her battle with cancer and her attitude through it all is just amazing----God gives her the strength and faith to face each day. Read this if you get a chance.
We land in Houston, claim our luggage , go through customs, then reenter the USA----yea!
and head straight for Chilies to eat---some folks went to Papadeuxs and took pix of their deserts! French fries and real burgers never tasted so good!
The not so fun part was the 4 or so hour layover before our flight. Everyone made the best of it though. Starbucks was soo good!
The neatest thing happened on our way to tally. The steward who was Cajun named Beaudreaux(how do you spell that?) prayed to accept Jesus with Jeff Willis. Make yourself available and God will send you divine appointments. This guy was great!
Family met us at the airport--there is nothing like seeing your family after being gone. It was so great to get a Jacob Cone hug, to see the Cooper girls hug Will, to see Clark's wife and sons welcome him home, Abby, Taylor and Carmen hugged on Steve.......it goes on and on but my favorite was Shep running into Devy's arms ---precious!
Thanks to Stan Anderson and Mr. Roxsby for taking us but especially for picking us up
we were all so ready to be home. We arrived back to FBC and said goodbyes and headed to our cars.
We all went our separate ways but now we all have a special bond with each other. God has really changed each of us this week. Thank you God for this week. It has meant so much to me. I have seen things i will never forget. Faces I will never see again this side of heaven.
Thank you for a church that believes in missions and supports our efforts to go both monetarily and with prayer and support. Please continue to water the seeds that we have sown this week.
Bless those sweet souls that we met. Give them food, shelter, health and safety. Amen.
p.s We went straight to Chik-Fil-a of course then to Thomas' baseball game at THS.
Our friends the Cooleys--he is a vet--are leaving to go to Denver on a mission trip on Saturday.
They leave out of Tally and We think they will be on the plane with Beaudreax---they are going to follow up with him. God is soo good!
After a rather quiet bus ride in the dark, we arrived at the Managua airport, checked in and headed to our gate. Some of us had the breakfast "Americana"---it was yummy!
Then a few minutes to gather last minute gifts and then on the plane for the first leg of the
return flight. Some of us slept for a while, others watched the movie Bucket List, David and Jeff
Willis shared stories all the way to Houston. Steve slept through the whole flight thanks to some phenergan he took.......
I am reading a book written by Kay Warren wife of Rick Warren of 40 days of Purpose. It is called Dangerous Surrender. Kay tells of her surrender to God's call on her life and how that lack of control is dangerous to our comfort zone. After her trips to Africa she says she is "gloriously ruined"----that describes me now. Nothing will ever be the same for me.......She works
with AIDS/HIV in Africa and in the US. Her battle with cancer and her attitude through it all is just amazing----God gives her the strength and faith to face each day. Read this if you get a chance.
We land in Houston, claim our luggage , go through customs, then reenter the USA----yea!
and head straight for Chilies to eat---some folks went to Papadeuxs and took pix of their deserts! French fries and real burgers never tasted so good!
The not so fun part was the 4 or so hour layover before our flight. Everyone made the best of it though. Starbucks was soo good!
The neatest thing happened on our way to tally. The steward who was Cajun named Beaudreaux(how do you spell that?) prayed to accept Jesus with Jeff Willis. Make yourself available and God will send you divine appointments. This guy was great!
Family met us at the airport--there is nothing like seeing your family after being gone. It was so great to get a Jacob Cone hug, to see the Cooper girls hug Will, to see Clark's wife and sons welcome him home, Abby, Taylor and Carmen hugged on Steve.......it goes on and on but my favorite was Shep running into Devy's arms ---precious!
Thanks to Stan Anderson and Mr. Roxsby for taking us but especially for picking us up
we were all so ready to be home. We arrived back to FBC and said goodbyes and headed to our cars.
We all went our separate ways but now we all have a special bond with each other. God has really changed each of us this week. Thank you God for this week. It has meant so much to me. I have seen things i will never forget. Faces I will never see again this side of heaven.
Thank you for a church that believes in missions and supports our efforts to go both monetarily and with prayer and support. Please continue to water the seeds that we have sown this week.
Bless those sweet souls that we met. Give them food, shelter, health and safety. Amen.
p.s We went straight to Chik-Fil-a of course then to Thomas' baseball game at THS.
Our friends the Cooleys--he is a vet--are leaving to go to Denver on a mission trip on Saturday.
They leave out of Tally and We think they will be on the plane with Beaudreax---they are going to follow up with him. God is soo good!
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