The first day of our ministry was Saturday and we already had an ordeal early on. The bus we were able to find could only get us 1 hour away from our initial location which left us another half hour to go with no money left to get to our final location. We were to leave Matamata around 7pm to get dropped off at a near by bus station. Once arriving people scrambled to different locations, some were getting pictures near the Hobbiton sign while some went to gas stations trying to scrounge up anything they could as a snack. The 40 minutes at the bus station flew by and before we knew it the bus pulled up.
Upon arrival the bus driver was taken by surprise when a total of 24 young adults stood waiting outside with their hiking bags ready to load. The ride went better than expected and before we knew it the bus driver was volunteering to drop us off at our location. Praise the Lord!!!
