My postings may be sporadic the next week, although I'll try to catch up if I don't post daily. I'm with 17 other amazing people this week! We got here last night. I guess the first place I saw God yesterday was in the van ride. I guess it had to be since I was in the van from 4:30am until 8:30pm.
But, I have to say for an endless ride with many youth with very different personalities, the ride went extremely well. On the way to a trip, not everyone is close or knows each other really well sometimes. And, not being real sure about what to expect can cause some anxiety and nervousness that may tend to make teens "snippy" with each other. I didn't see that yesterday. Although some were newer and nobody knew what to expect, the ride was pretty calm, stops were pretty quick, and I didn't hear "are we there yet?" until about 14 1/2 hours into the trip.
What's the secret? You make them really tired and they sleep alot! I know this sounds funny, but to me, I saw God in the blessing of getting to our destination safely and peacefully. And, it's because of the wisdom of my pastor and the willingness of good friends. I had planned to stay all night with my youth before we left at 3am (which was changed to 4am later) and my pastor had the great idea to have the drivers go home to sleep and have someone else stay with the youth.
I am grateful for the sleep I got and for the friends who were able to take care of things for me. It eased my mind and made the start of our trip much better. Even though they had to kick me out to get me to go home and sleep, I was relieved to get some sleep in my own bed before driving.
So, where was God today? He was in our journey, keeping us safe. And, He was helping to keep us safe by giving me the support of great people in my life.
Blessings,
Jennifer
But, I have to say for an endless ride with many youth with very different personalities, the ride went extremely well. On the way to a trip, not everyone is close or knows each other really well sometimes. And, not being real sure about what to expect can cause some anxiety and nervousness that may tend to make teens "snippy" with each other. I didn't see that yesterday. Although some were newer and nobody knew what to expect, the ride was pretty calm, stops were pretty quick, and I didn't hear "are we there yet?" until about 14 1/2 hours into the trip.
What's the secret? You make them really tired and they sleep alot! I know this sounds funny, but to me, I saw God in the blessing of getting to our destination safely and peacefully. And, it's because of the wisdom of my pastor and the willingness of good friends. I had planned to stay all night with my youth before we left at 3am (which was changed to 4am later) and my pastor had the great idea to have the drivers go home to sleep and have someone else stay with the youth.
I am grateful for the sleep I got and for the friends who were able to take care of things for me. It eased my mind and made the start of our trip much better. Even though they had to kick me out to get me to go home and sleep, I was relieved to get some sleep in my own bed before driving.
So, where was God today? He was in our journey, keeping us safe. And, He was helping to keep us safe by giving me the support of great people in my life.
Blessings,
Jennifer
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