Back on track

The past two days have not been kind ones to me. After fighting through a case of the blahs on Thursday, I seemed to have caught a bug. For the past two nights, as I sat with my iPad ready to add to the blog, I couldn't muster the strength. Now that I have been commanded to stay at the hotel this morning (Sunday) and miss church by real wife and Bahamian wife, I have the opportunity to get a few updates done. Friday was a great day. The vision that we had for Mr. Leo's house has (almost) complete. We finished the porch/deck completely, got the foundation for the new bathroom set, and continued to clean up some of the brush/trash in his yard. We dodged a few raindrops along the way, but there was not way we were leaving his house until we got our work done. We then closed the week with the one last service. Our verse for the trip is from Luke 11:35 - "See to it then the light in you is not darkness." All week we spoke about how we need to seek the true light - Jesus - not the ones that come and go and lead to darkness. And as Christians, we need to be His light, shining on others and sharing His love, not promoting those things that lead us and others into darkness. I do believe that the group that arrived back at Woodside on Saturday are not the same people that they were last week. They experienced the love of Jesus. They shared the love of Jesus. They were a light for the people they worked with. They were His hands and feet. What an awesome week. Then Saturday came. We dropped off the group at the airport and headed to the laundromat. the 7 that were staying (4 interns, 2 two-weekers, and me) spent the hour getting our clothes clean. We barely squeezed it in before it was time to get the new group 30 from the airport. It was nice to see so many smiling faces, excited to be here for the week. But it was weird counting that high after only having 14 last week. And for the first time in our trip's history, we had a luggage issue. Karen's bag never made it here. Not sure what the issue was, but we are praying that it arrives to day. Thankfully, she was able to wear one of the girl's extra dresses for church. Once we got the room situation settled, the group headed to the pool and beach for some relaxation and getting to know you time. We had pizza at the pavilion, followed by some icebreakers and opening night activities. After trying to hold it together for those days, my body had had enough and I developed a fever. But God blessed me with great people that could help take the leadership role. I have total faith that whatever God's plan for me and the group this week will be a great one. So instead of feeling sorry for myself, I'm going to take this day to recover, get refreshed, and get ready to take on the challenges that He has laid before us.