HOME SWEET HOME!

Thanks for all of the prayers over the last 24 hours! All of the flights went very smoothly yesterday, and I arrived in the Detroit airport at around 4:45pm yesterday. After a few small traffic issues, I made it to my home in Jenison at around 8:15pm, where I was surprised by a small gathering of my family and some very close friends! It is nice to be home and see everyone again, and I am very excited that my transition home has been going smoothly so far. Now, I am looking forward to catching up on some sleep and to getting started on some projects. One of those projects - CONSISTENTLY UPDATING MY BLOG!!! =) Be looking for more pictures and stories soon!

Homeward Bound!

WOW - where have the last 5 months gone?! Tomorrow, Nov. 21, I will head back home to Michigan for a little furlough time. While it has been SUPER hard to say goodbye to many people that I have had the wonderful opportunity of getting to know and build relationships with since July, I am looking forward to seeing my family and friends. I know that God has a plan for me in Michigan just as much as He has a plan for me here in Guatemala, and I am finding peace in the fact that I do get to return to Guatemala soon enough. =) Until then, there is plenty of work to be done - including more blog posts! I apologize that I haven't been the best at updating lately, but these last few weeks have been CRAZY with wrapping various projects up before my departure.
Please join me in praying for safe flights, not only for myself, but for the other 18 team members that will also be returning to Michigan on Sunday morning. Also, please continue to pray for Paradise Bound Ministries and especially for Aaron and Gwen Van Manen (the directors of Open Doors Orphanage) as they remain in Guatemala until December.
I love and miss you all and look forward to either talking with or seeing many of you soon!