Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Finally Home

We had quite an adventure in Belize. It was a wonderful blessing to be around so many who had one purpose. To serve God in love to people who need to hear the message of truth in these last days. There are so many stories to tell. Each person on the trip will have different perceptions of the same events. I want to encourage all who read this blog to ask them personally what they did and why they did it. We were able to finish the church, begin the radio tower and touch many lives in love and care for the service of God. We were all blessed as the people in the Mayan village of San Antonio began to share life with us. Ask a young person about Sarafina, and her unborn baby. Ask about the boys who said they would read their bibles for the first time...there are so many stories. After getting up at 4:30am in Belize we began our travel home. We were in the bus on our way to Belize City for about 5 hours. We were able to stop at the Belize Zoo for one hour. We saw some really neat creatures. Upon arriving to Belize City we got our luggage and moved through the line in the airport. We had just a bit of a wait and then we loaded the plane to fly to El Salvador. The layover was just long enough there to buy a much needed meal and then we loaded the plane for the last leg of the trip to San Francisco. We flew for 4.5 hours and landed on time in San Francisco. We got a phone call from Vern Jones and unfortunately, the bus had broken down in San Mateo. So-o-o we had a prayer and made some decisions. We ended up renting 6 vehicles. 4 vans and 2 pickup trucks to get us home. We left S.F. around 2:30am and finally made it home around 5:00am. We had been up for 24 hours. What a blessing to know that the Lord took such good care of us. We are all blessed to have been through these experiences and trials. We certainly all had many opportunities for character growth. I hope that this blog was a blessing and that the connection was helpful to moms and dads who had children in Belize. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. It made a difference for the Kingdom!