Sunday, August 3, was my last day at home. At the church service that day the youth, most of whom were seniors, gave our testimonies about our week at Momentum. I shared about my journey of how I was called to go into ministry. I love sharing it because it shows so well how God has constantly been shaping my life. Maybe I'll share that on my blog at a later date. After church, the youth continued our weekly ritual of going out for lunch. It's never been anything big but it's one of my favorite traditions. I have grown so close to everyone in my group; I love each and everyone one of them with my whole heart. Saying goodbye to my parents was hard, but I know that I'll always have them in my life even while I'm at college. Saying goodbye to the youth group was heartbreaking. I pray that we continue to stay close, but at the same time I know we're growing up and people will go separate ways. So leaving lunch that day I couldn't help but think that it could be the last time I see some of them, and thinking about that was SO hard. I truly believe I am the person I am today because of my youth group.
Flash forward a few days, and I'm on the plane to JAMAICA with my fellow Spring Arbor women's soccer teammates! We went to a village the next day that needed water send to their house and we got to play and talk with the children there. The next day I went to an orphanage and fell in love with this precious little girl. I carried her the entire time because she just wanted to be held the whole time. Leaving her left tears in my eyes as her and the other children cried because we had to leave. The next day I got to spend a couple hours in the ocean and I went snorkeling. It was absolutely beautiful. We left Montego Bay that day and headed to Ocho Rios. We mostly just trained the rest of the week but we did go to a church service on Sunday. The biggest thing I got out of it was just how thankful the people were. Jamaica is a pretty poor country but they were just so appreciative of EVERYTHING.
Overall, I had a fantastic time in Jamaica serving, playing soccer and getting to know the girls. We're about a week through preseason now and I just love being here. The girls are amazing. I know God sent me here for a reason.
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