Well, we made it home safely and soundly tonight. It's been a very long day and I'm looking forward to sleeping in my own bed in a little while. Mrs Baugh and Slater cooked our breakfast this morning and we had aki and saltfish (a request from JR), callaloo and scrambled eggs (we had to finish up what what left from the other night), cereal, toast, fresh fruit and Blue Mountain coffee grown right there at the City of Refuge. We prayed a final prayer together and took a group photo on the steps of the main building then we broke to finish up our packing and cleaning our rooms.
The trip down the mountain was nice, not too scary and not nearly as wild as the night before. I think we were all just plumb tuckered out. (Yes, I said plumb tuckered out. ) Both our flights were on time and there was a bit of a time crunch at Ft Lauderdale to O-town so we had to hurry a little more than we'd have liked, but we made it.
A couple of guys from our team, Ernie and JR, had family welcoming committees at the airport to meet them. It was touching to see their reunions tonight. It's kind of ironic that this trip was Ernie's first mission trip and that JR and his family are soon going to Jamaica as missionaries. Both ends of the missions spectrum in one scene. Nice.
Kathy and Neil and Byron and I met their kids at Sonny's for dinner and then we came on home. Kayla is still at Aunt Wanda's house until tomorrow and I can't pick up the pups from the vet until Monday. I miss them all--but especially the pups.
Byron is very tired. It was a tough but fulfilling week for everyone involved so I'm sure fatigue isn't a rare thing right now for our group.
The Lord truly blessed our team this week. The driveway is complete. No one was seriously hurt--only a few scrapes and bruises. We made it through several trips up and down the mountain. To my knowledge no one got traveler's diarrhea. We got to know one another better than we would have with a week at home and the Lord met with us each day at our devotions. And now we are home again.
Father, thank you for a successful mission trip. Without your presence and your blessing it would have been of little worth. But, you were there. You did bless. You did strengthen us. You did protect us. I love you, dear Lord.
Suz
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