Tuesday SOL 9/30/14 - The Anticipation is Building


A year ago I was very nervous with anticipation of a trip that I would take without my Hubby.  A Mission/Build Trip to Guatemala had been planned for over a year with lots of preparation, getting a passport, vaccinations, wondering what to pack, wondering what we would be doing, wondering how I'd travel without my hubby.

After I came back from that trip, I was a changed person.  I had been blessed to be able to help those in need of a house.  I had been blessed to visit another country and see so many different sights.  I had been blessed to learn about a different culture.  I knew that at some point I wanted to do it all over again.

And so, in less than a month, I get to go through this experience again.  We met with some of our team last week.  Half of our team of 14 is new to this adventure.  Those of us who had experienced this before, shared our thoughts and gave our words of wisdom to help qualm their fears and gave them suggestions for packing.  My brother is also going again this year and we talked over the weekend, both feeling confident in what we needed to pack and how our travels would go.  We're looking forward to new adventures, still in Guatemala, but to a different area.  Our anticipation and excitement is just a great as last year, but the fear of the unknown is not as pronounced this time.

Comments

  1. JulieanneSeptember 30, 2014 at 7:46 AM

    What a gift you give. A scary thing to go so far out of your comfort zone, but it sounds like what you got back from the first trip has pushed you to do more. Hope to hear more about your adventure. Good luck!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2014 at 11:25 AM

    Amazing! It is something how one experience can change us. What a great thing you are doing. Safe trip.

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  3. TaraSeptember 30, 2014 at 11:30 AM

    How fabulous that you are doing this again - bravo!

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  4. LynnSeptember 30, 2014 at 2:17 PM

    Wow Judy it's been almost a year already! I so enjoyed hearing about your last trip and look forward to this new adventure as well!

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  5. elsieSeptember 30, 2014 at 7:32 PM

    How wonderful that you will be able to do this again! You will be a great source of information and confidence builder for the new volunteers. I look forward to your posts when you return.

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  6. MichelleSeptember 30, 2014 at 9:25 PM

    How exciting that you are able to go again and that Uncle Allan wanted to go too. I know your words of advice and experience were extremely helpful to those listening ... enjoy without the original fears!

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