Hello again, blogosphere! I am excited to announce that I will be returning to Uruguay on July 8th of this year. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for this missions trip.
I'd just like to share something awesome that God's done for me recently. I found out sometime last week, probably the 7th or 8th, that I had a $1000 deposit due this Saturday (6/16). At the time, I had around $500 already through babysitting and saving. All this week I have been praying for the rest of the money, and through the generous support of my friends and family, I reached my goal tonight. So thank you to all that have donated towards my trip, you are an answered prayer!
On a completely different note, my 17th birthday was last Saturday. Throughout the day I was reminded of my 16th birthday (the one I was supposed to spend in Uruguay, but actually spent stranded in Chile), and I realized that I had yet to share my favorite part of my birthday with y'all. After walking around for quite some time, our team had come across a restaurant that looked pretty good. Unfortunately, the food was extremely bland, but the waitress was sweet and we did our best to communicate. While we were all just hanging out, Daniel stepped out for a while, and came back with these delicious fresh pastries and a beautiful paper flower for me! This is no dainty flower- the thing is like 2 feet tall and made it through customs 3 or 4 times. Then the whole team starts pulling out these little presents from their purses, which was a total surprise! Everyone was so sweet and thoughtful and that moment made my sweet 16 so special. On top of that wonderful little party, I also got to take a shower that night (such a treat, because the next day we had to freshen up in the airport bathrooms), sleep in a warm (safe!) bed, AND eat really taste chicken noodle soup from the hotel, which was awesome after that tasteless food we ate for lunch. Steve even let me finish his brownie and ice cream! All of that added up to being the absolute best birthday- no one can ever top my sweet 16 story. Ever.
I'm sure I will have more to report as the trip gets closer. Until then, God bless!
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