Leaving Las Vegas
The trip home was uneventful. The bus trip featured some classic Rock n’ Roll, and some Disney Songs. It hard to tell which was more popular.
The border crossing went well. Actually, as it turns out its more difficult to get my entire group to the mall than it is to get all my kids across the border. Once we got to Tucson we all ended up at many different places to eat, but by 10:00 pm we were all in my hotel room for a final devotional. There are several things that stood out in the devo. (1). We have become a veteran mission group. During the devo many of the kids drew comparisons to other mission efforts. It was neat to hear their analysis. (2). The teens really seemed to connect with the group from Memphis, especially Steve. Several teens mentioned Steve's attitude and work ethic. (3). I can’t fully explain how great it was to be around the three Backi once again. I miss those kids, and it was neat to see how quickly we all picked up where we left off. And finally (4). tears are a part of mission trips.
I’ll sum up the trip with a final post in a few days, but until then let me say this. I’ve never been on a mission trip when the teens worked harder. They were amazing. We had 9,000 flyers passed out by Wednesday. There is no telling how many miles we walked. We remodeled and painted a building. Three of our kids and several of our adults played a major role in the clinic. It was hot and difficult work, and the kids are going home spent.
As I’m writing this the teens are sleeping in the Las Vegas airport. We have a three hour layover, and they are exhausted. But, it’s a good kind of tired, a satisfying exhaustion. The kind of tired that comes from spending a week spilling blood, sweat and tears in God’s service. The kind of feeling when you know you’ve earned your rest. May God’s name be lifted up by what we’ve done this week.
The border crossing went well. Actually, as it turns out its more difficult to get my entire group to the mall than it is to get all my kids across the border. Once we got to Tucson we all ended up at many different places to eat, but by 10:00 pm we were all in my hotel room for a final devotional. There are several things that stood out in the devo. (1). We have become a veteran mission group. During the devo many of the kids drew comparisons to other mission efforts. It was neat to hear their analysis. (2). The teens really seemed to connect with the group from Memphis, especially Steve. Several teens mentioned Steve's attitude and work ethic. (3). I can’t fully explain how great it was to be around the three Backi once again. I miss those kids, and it was neat to see how quickly we all picked up where we left off. And finally (4). tears are a part of mission trips.
I’ll sum up the trip with a final post in a few days, but until then let me say this. I’ve never been on a mission trip when the teens worked harder. They were amazing. We had 9,000 flyers passed out by Wednesday. There is no telling how many miles we walked. We remodeled and painted a building. Three of our kids and several of our adults played a major role in the clinic. It was hot and difficult work, and the kids are going home spent.
As I’m writing this the teens are sleeping in the Las Vegas airport. We have a three hour layover, and they are exhausted. But, it’s a good kind of tired, a satisfying exhaustion. The kind of tired that comes from spending a week spilling blood, sweat and tears in God’s service. The kind of feeling when you know you’ve earned your rest. May God’s name be lifted up by what we’ve done this week.
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