Hi this is Jesse. I have had so much fun on this trip. I have met so many people and have gotten to know people from our youth group better - like their true personalities. The funnest thing for me on this trip was just sitting down together with our family group at a meal and just talk about whatever we wanted to talk about. This was the best trip ever! And I want to do it again in 4 yrs!!! (as a chaperone since I will hopefully already be graduated from high school. LOL!!!)
Today at lunch we decided to add to a surprise and the waiters and our group all sang "Happy Birthday to AJ" (his birthday starts at 1201am on Monday morning on our train ride back to SLC.)
We surprised our adult leaders today with United Methodist Cross & Flame Key Chains and thank you cards expressing our ultimate gratitude for all they have done for us! A couple days ago when we started the card signing campaign, Mary purchased these beautiful sun flowers for Barb.
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Hi this is Patsy.
On Wednesday when we got here Alicia saw the booth to donate hair to children with hair loss. She had been wanting to cut her hair this summer, but I had been trying to convince her not to do it yet. But when she saw this booth she said, "I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it!" So she talked with Emily who had earlier donated her hair to Locks of Love earlier this month, so on Thursday with Emily and my support, she donated her hair! Afterwards she felt good about what she had done, but then on Friday after washing her now short hair, she was grieving for her lost hair.....
I must say this trip has been quite an EXPERIENCE! It was fun staying at the dorms at Cal State Sacramento. But this hotel space we had to stay at for Youth 2011 is extremely small --- very difficult with 4 of us to a room and all of our "stuff". River rafting was a great time - everyone enjoyed it. Volunteering at the Emergency Foodlink was a very good experience for me and watching our youth taking part in it. The workshop on "Transitioning and Change" hit home to me because of what's going on in my life right now. Hopefully from what I learned I will be able to realize God's plan for me now. I have mixed feelings about our long train ride back home, but I can't wait to see my husband and our animals once home! Barb asked me during this trip, "So are you still willing to go on another mission trip?" And I said, "I can't wait to go to MEXICO!!!!" Sincerely, Patsy
Hi this is Patsy.
On Wednesday when we got here Alicia saw the booth to donate hair to children with hair loss. She had been wanting to cut her hair this summer, but I had been trying to convince her not to do it yet. But when she saw this booth she said, "I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it!" So she talked with Emily who had earlier donated her hair to Locks of Love earlier this month, so on Thursday with Emily and my support, she donated her hair! Afterwards she felt good about what she had done, but then on Friday after washing her now short hair, she was grieving for her lost hair.....I must say this trip has been quite an EXPERIENCE! It was fun staying at the dorms at Cal State Sacramento. But this hotel space we had to stay at for Youth 2011 is extremely small --- very difficult with 4 of us to a room and all of our "stuff". River rafting was a great time - everyone enjoyed it. Volunteering at the Emergency Foodlink was a very good experience for me and watching our youth taking part in it. The workshop on "Transitioning and Change" hit home to me because of what's going on in my life right now. Hopefully from what I learned I will be able to realize God's plan for me now. I have mixed feelings about our long train ride back home, but I can't wait to see my husband and our animals once home! Barb asked me during this trip, "So are you still willing to go on another mission trip?" And I said, "I can't wait to go to MEXICO!!!!" Sincerely, Patsy
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