So it's official, I'm back in the states safely!
PTL (Praise the Lord)!
My trip back was good, I left the Orphanage at 2:30am Saturday morning rode in a taxi to the Airport in Santiago. I met a Missionary who grew up in the U.S. but had been living in Santiago for the past 11 years w/ her family working at a church there. We flew to Miami on the same plane but then she had a direct flight to Chicago and I had to go to Kentucky and then to Chicago. Oddly enough when I finally got into Chicago I ran into her again! She borrowed my cell phone and we caught up a bit about or traveling and the like. She gave me some contact info so if I feel like doing a different type of missions anywhere else in the D.R. I have a great place to stay.
Once I got to baggage claim in Chicago I realized circa 2 hours after my flight got in that my luggage had been lost. My dad and I claimed it and we took off. Stopped at an Applebees on our way home and got back to Paw Paw around 1am.
I got my luggage delivered yesterday night, pretty great reaction time I think -- I'm so blessed to have gotten it back that quickly, or at all you know!
Yesterday my brothers came over with their families and we had a fun day in the pool with the kids. My mom attempted to recreate some food from the D.R., and though it didn't really taste a thing like it... it was still really good!
Now I'm just trying to figure out what to do with my time. I might walk into town, we always take cars here and after 10 weeks of not having one at my immediate access I start to really appreciate walking and just taking however much time to do whatever I feel like doing.
Less scheduling more relationships even the one with yourself and especially the ones with others and mostly the one with Jesus.
Here are a couple pictures, because blog posts are better with pictures.
my niece Isabella and i in the pool
the fam
God bless you. The support I received before, during and now has been so great!
Love in Him
-Brooke
