Belize 2010 Rememberances

Reflections on our first led trip.

Working alongside our Belizian brothers and sisters…sharing the workload…taking over when someone got tired…making sure that everyone drank enough water…sharing our love for the Lord…seeing Him in each other...knowing that we are working together for His people and His glory…not knowing if we would see each other again this side of Heaven, yet praying that we would…crying when we left…promising to pray for each other…leaving our hearts behind…. working and praying toward next year…learning other ways of doing things…being honored...being humbled. ..not being worthy…not being able to look at a toucan without thinking of Belize…wishing for limejuice with breakfast or hot sauce on anything…beans and rice…stewed chicken…ricado…Family…mixing concrete…moving rocks…working hard…not wanting to stop…being exhausted…not wanting to come home, because we were already at home…trying to speak Spanish a Chinese Belizian…ice cream for dessert…Celebrity Restaurant…driving around the roundabout…driving in Belize…church in San Juan/San Pablo…lunch at 4’6” Thelma and Alphonso’s…is that Nigel’s turtle? No it’s not…Nelson,, Consuelo, NJ, Nigel, Margerie, Joseph, Georgiana, Jocelyn, Santiago, Carlos, Smiley, Mouthy Leslie, Pastor Welch…snacks being sold after church…church drum set…great food every day…Francois, Ana, Belgie, Villa Boscardi, Muffin…3 hour delay in Miami…3 pre-paid Visa blues…Belize Zoo…jaguar…tapier…gibnut…Mayan ruins…Spanish/English/Creole…tears…Sparkly’s ‘’tattoos’’, Michelle’s internal GPS, John almost not being allowed on the plane out of Boston…sleepovers…bug in the van…scream…gas close to $5 a gallon, US…gecko in room, apparently all worship songs begin “uno, dos, tres”