I am wrapping my
journey up here in Honduras. I can’t believe I am leaving on Thursday. I have
mixed emotions. I feel like I have been here a long time, but I also feel like
I just got here the other day. I was talking to one of my sponsored children
the other day and I was telling him how long I waited for this trip and how
excited I was and now it almost time for me to leave. WOW! I just can’t seem to
find the right words to say.
I guess for this
last blog I could share my high lights and my low lights of my trip. By the
way, thank you Shelly Simpson for introducing highs and lows to me. haha I use
this phrase all the time now. First I will tell you all that has gone on in the
last week. I met “me” in 20 years. This amazing lady came to visit the home this
past week. When I sat “I met me”, I mean this is going to be me in about 20
years. We got very close and connected so well. She said I was her daughter.
Haha We talked about how when believers meet for the first time and they have
never met before you can just instantly become life-long friends. This is so
true. This has happened to me my whole life. The only flaw that she had was
that she was the biggest LSU fan I have met. Haha We had fun this week fighting
back and forth with that little issue. Of course I pulled all the national
championship jokes in there. Haha ROLL TIDE! She reminded me so much of my Aunt
Keke and Aunt Karen in one person. To all my family reading this, you will
understand why this lady is me in 20 years. I don’t think I have laughed that
much since I have been here. She was defiantly one of the college kids this
week.
A sad event that
happened was the original 3 musketeers split this week. Tess left to continue
her journey to Nicaragua and Waleska went back to Tegucigalpa. The original 3
were the best. Tess and I arrived in Honduras the same day just about an hour
difference. We then stopped by the BMDMI office and picked up my translator. I
was excited to meet her, but I was also wondering what she would be like. I
don’t think BMDMI could have put a better match together than us two. We were
instantly best friends. I enjoyed all of our shenanigans together. We had the
best laughs late at night along with dance parties in the dark. Watching
romantic movies and wishing we could find Mr. Right, playing cards till late,
and just enjoying each other’s company. I just want to give a big hug and kiss
to my loves Tess Turner and Waleska! We will always be the original 3.
And then there were
two. Bailey and I are the only ones left. We will leave on Thursday about an
hour apart. Her flight is headed to Houston around 11:30 while I head towards
Atlanta around 12:45. Bailey is such a sweet and Godly young lady. She
defiantly has a heart for these kids. She is constantly encouraging the kids to
look to Christ for everything. She has it. She understands the urgency of the
Gospel. By watching the way she has lived these past 4 weeks she has encouraged
me so much. I am so blessed to have met her. She another SEC girl. She will
defiantly be missed in my eyes.
I can’t even begin
to try and find the words to describe my time here in Honduras. No one will
understand or be able to comprehend my time here because I was the only one who
lived it. But I guess I can try to describe my experience. Let’s start with I
know for a fact the Lord wants me in missions. One day I was thinking about
what I want to do every day for the rest of my life. And the only thing that
makes me even happy or close to satisfied is missions. I want to wake up every
morning in the mission field. Another highlight of mine was getting too deeply
know some of the teenage girls. They are so sweet and all they want is to talk
with me. They love me and I love them. I have enjoyed many laughs and tears
with them. We have had bible study time, dance parties, movie nights, watching
soccer games, and lots of fellowship together. I have built amazing life-long
friendships with so many people here in Honduras. I thank God for forming the
relationships and for bringing me here. What an amazing God we serve.
Beside spending time
with the children and forming relationships, I have been helping out with
different projects. I have resized all the children for the website. I have interviewed
every child on property. I asked them about 5 questions to update their
biographies on the website. This will help the sponsors know more about their
child. Tess and I did several art projects with the children for teams that
have come. We also made welcoming signs for the new pastor, Abnor and Allison.
I helped Bailey do inventory of all the casita kitchens. Bailey, Angie,
Waleska, and I got the pleasure of painting Trisha’s new office in casita 4. I
have stayed busy with different big and small projects.
I thank the Lord
each morning for allowing me another day here. My God is so amazing. I want to
also thank you to all my prayer warriors and financial supporters for everything.
Without your support I could not have come to Honduras and serve for six weeks.
This has been the best six weeks. Thank you Abba Father.
I will give you all
another update the night before I leave or when I am back in the beautiful
U.S.A.! I love you all. Keep serving the Lord.
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