All of this has me thinking about two missionary trips I took as a young person. It was such a privilege and an eye opener to see how people live and worship in other parts of the world! So for this week I'm going to take you back... Back to 1983 Western District Youth Corps (WDYC) - Puerto Rico and Haiti. And 1984 WDYC - Hong Kong and the Philippines!
If you EVER have the opportunity to go on a trip like one of these - DO IT!! You will never forget. I was 19 the first time and some said, "Why don't you spend the money on a car?" My response was, "There will be plenty of time for a car when I'm older, but I may never have this chance again." I don't regret a single penny!
The first part of my first trip was to Puerto Rico. There were 27 young people with our counselors, Pastor and Mrs. Clifford Clark and Pastor and Mrs. Dennis Warren. We boarded Eastern Airlines flight #80 from LAX to Atlanta at 10:20 p.m. on July 28th and our trip had begun! After flying all night to Atlanta, then a short stop in Miami, we arrived in San Juan at about 11:00 a.m.
This was the Headquarters church in Villa Prades.
Choir practice
Bro. Clark preaching
The guitar player on the right was also our bus driver, Bro. Joaquin.
Another of our churches. The man in the middle was the pastor.
Passing out invitations in Corozal
Service in Corozal
Another of our churches
Of course no trip is complete without a little site seeing. And with this many young people there was LOTS of laughter! I seem to recall being involved in a wedding while we were there... it could have even been mine! Alas, I left my groom (but not my heart) in San Juan...
This is our group at the Rain Forest.
Doing a little shopping in Old San Juan.
Tomorrow... Haiti
6 comments:
Hey Sis. Kathy!
I never knew you had been to the PI! What did you think of it? I loved it there! The people are SOOOOO NICE!!! I'm wondering how the building is going for the church in Liberia? if your church does a missions trip there I sooooo wanna be involved!!!
Love our missionaries. And your experience is one that has made a definite influence on your life. Such trips has a lasting impression.
Mary,
I loved the PI! I've been scanning pictures today and it reminded me of what a great trip we had. My sister's first husband was born there, so my twin nieces are half Filipino. And guess what I made for dinner tonight? Shrimp fried rice and lumpia!!
I heard it would be next year before our Liberia trip.
OMW!!! So your neices are half Filipino JUST LIKE MY nephew!!! AND we both had our black baby dolls as children...what else will we find out we have in common?! Well thats good that Liberia trip won't be till next year!!! I nee to save up!!! I wonder how much a trip like that will cost?!
Mary,
We have a lot in common - we're both beautiful, wonderful, awesome, sweet, and HUMBLE!!! LOL!!
I think you could use a $20 with your girls and they'd get the idea about their value in God's eyes. It wasn't the amount of the bill, but that its value never changed no matter what happened to it.
HAHAHA!!! Yes...totally! Thats us! ;)
WELL...I was thinkin of using one dollar bills that they could then keep...and have them like crumple it, stomp it, throw it in the trash all that stuff...CAUSE they'll be estatic about even a one and then they would just love the fact that they get to keep it...and believe me they WILL WANT that dollar no matter WHAT happens to it!!!!
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