Trip of a Lifetime!
@gr8nana6 (6614)
Conyers, Georgia
June 18, 2016 7:26am CST
This is my grand daughter Faith and she left yesterday on a missions trip to Guatemala with 50 other people from their Church.
My daughter got a call from her early this morning and their group arrived safe and sound at a church members house where they will be staying all week. Thank you God!
It was no surprise to hear that it was raining, but she said the forecast shows rain off and on all week long. Tomorrow will be a fun day so prayers that they have good weather to see the country. On Monday they will start building 6 houses, prayers that they are able to accomplish all the work they came to do this week and that the weather cooperates!
It is so cool that by the end of the week, 6 families will be moving into their new home, which will be furnished with a few basic essentials.
I am so proud of Faith that she is a part of this , she is only 16 years old!
Photo is of my grand daughter as she was getting ready to head to the Airport.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
19 Jun 16
That would be cool to go to another country...and for so long! I always thought of mission trips to be out of the country...and never thought I could go on one. Finding the opportunity to come to go to the one I just came home from imn Arizona I felt b=very blessed. I wish we would have stayed longer than one week.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
19 Jun 16
I'm happy you enjoyed your trip, I am sure that my grand daughter will enjoy hers. Even though she will be very tired from the hard work.
@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
18 Jun 16
OH bless her for helping those less fortunate than she is. It will also be a great life experience she can look back on and be proud of plus seeing a different culture. I Hope she has a whale of a time!
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
19 Jun 16
@garymarsh6 I agree, she will definitely learn from this experience.
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
19 Jun 16
@gr8nana6 Yes I bet you are. Often people knock youngsters before they have even been given a chance. So good on her she will learn a lot from this!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
18 Jun 16
She must have been so excited about this trip. I hope they have great weather and that she enjoys her stay there.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
19 Jun 16
@gr8nana6 I bet you can't wait to hear her stories of her adventure when she gets home.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
19 Jun 16
@ElusiveButterfly You're so right, I am anxiously waiting for her to get back home
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
18 Jun 16
She looks so young...hope it is a good experience for her.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
18 Jun 16
She turned 16 in Feb., I'm sure she will have a great experience.
@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jun 16
So grateful to see the younger generation getting so involved in service to others. It gives me hope that there is still a lot of good left in the world. Hope she has and her group have a great time and accomplish wonderful things during their time in Guatemala!
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jun 16
@gr8nana6 I hope they keep up the good work! And I hope many others see their efforts, and then also get involved in service. Nothing better than modeling the behavior you want to see in the world. Everybody may not join the bandwagon, but some will! Very inspiring!
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
19 Jun 16
I went there two years ago with the Church of God in my area. We work with a missionary that's lived there for forty years, but the guys don't get that many houses built in a trip. This past year they did more than normal as they refurbished a staircase that was falling apart, and built on an extra area for a water reservoir.
The Church of God in the area all work together by sending a handful of people for ten days and piggy-back their time there one with another. It's a poor area and I don't think they could afford to put up that many homes in one visit.
When I went, we taught the women and older girls how to sew and spent time with them.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Jun 16
@gr8nana6 I wonder whether all the Church of God churches support various missionaries around Guatemala? I'd have to ask our pastor. He's from Ohio and would probably know. I'm sure the mission your group is supporting is a different one than this church does.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
19 Jun 16
That is an exciting opportunity. I know you are so proud of her.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
19 Jun 16
Yes I sure am proud of her to do this at her young age.
