Tomorrow is the long awaited and dreaded day. Tomorrow, I go home. But before I get home, I have some stuff to wrap up here. For the past few days, I’ve been relaxing here in Banos. I’ve done almost nothing except for eat too many frozen chocolate covered bananas, and sleep. Most of you know by now that I don’t actually sleep a lot, so I’ve been filling that extra time with prayer and reflection. My prayers have been full of thanks and gratitude to the God who placed me here, in Banos, sitting in this hammock, on the cusp of my journey, ready to dive head first into the life God given me. I have a lot to reflect on. I finished ministry last Thursday and had to say goodbye to my sweet ministry host Maritza. It was truly a pleasure and an honor to help her for the past few months. On Friday, I had to say goodbye to my sister Carly. It was an early and unexpected goodbye, and it hurt, but it was also good to see my friend happily at home in America. Last Tuesday, I said goodbye to my surrogate parents in Ecuador, Mabe and Fabi. Living in their home for three full months was truly a blessing. “Come on Fabi, let’s make one more sandwich. A tear sandwich.” I’m going to miss them a ton. Tomorrow, actually technically the day after tomorrow because our flight gets in on Monday, I have my last goodbye and the beginning of my hellos. I say goodbye to my squad tomorrow. It’s been a journey. None of us can deny that. More than the squad however, I’m saying goodbye to my best friend and sister, Kendall. We’ve had many adventures together, and I am going home with so many cherished memories. I’ve been thinking and praying about all of these things the past few days. I had planned to write a super emotional blog about what God has been telling me and what He’s given to me, but I’ve decided not to. I have decided to not just write one post and that be the summary of my trip. That would be an injustice to the amazing things God has done. Therefore, if you want to hear more about my trip and what God has done in my life, reach out to me. After tomorrow, I’ll be back in the states, and I will have my cell phone back. Go old fashioned, give me a call. If you don’t have my number, message me on Facebook and we can chat through that. I want to personally thank all of my supporters who have been through the whole trip with me, and an impersonal blog post doesn’t do that. So, if you want to hear how my trip went, give me a call or shoot me a text. I’ll be in the states where it is super easy. I won’t always be available, and I have a lot to say, but I can always make time to brag on God.
P.S. This is not my last blog. I will write one more when I get back to the states so that y’all know that I’m not dead.
The “Tear Sandwich“
