Made it!

Wow ok I have been in Mexico for less than a day and I am already seeing God's Hand. I guess I will back up to the departure...

I went to the airport and said goodbye to my loved ones. I did surprisingly well until it was time to say goodbye to Brooks (My incredible boyfriend). We both knew it would be significantly difficult to say goodbye for 5 months, but nothing could have prepared me. I was hugging him before the security line and I just felt my heart collapse. It was so hard to trust God and turn the corner out of sight.

I spent the first plane ride off and on crying and listening to music brooks had made me from some of our jam sessions and his beautiful solo work. I made it to my next connecting flight with easy, but still accompanied by a few tears as I was able to have one last phone call with Brooks.

I then caught my next flight and was San Diego bound. I, in the window seat and an older gentleman sat beside me. I don't know about you but sometimes I travel alone and just close off into myself. I am not really chatty with people and let my ipod make me unapproachable, but this flight was very different.

About 30 mins into the flight they offer complementary snacks and drinks. I again picked the yummy delta gingersnaps and slowly began eating. A little later the man next to me asked if I wanted anything else, he was offering to pay for my lunch. I kindly said no and went back to the cookies, water, and ipod. While I was slowly chewing and making every bite count the man next to me put a sandwich on my tray. It was certain he wanted to feed me, so I took off the headphones and said thank you. We then shared and meal and the reasons we were headed to San Diego. I explained about YWAM and my final destination being Ensenada, and he told me he was from Boston going to a protein conference because he worked in the drug administration. He told me of some travels he had done, and we talked about the importance of traveling alone. He thought he would be looking forward to the solo trip because he traveled that way in his youth, but now that he had a family it was much more enjoyable with them at his side, expensing the adventure together. I shared his feeling, that conversation was more confirmation that this is my last solo mission experience.

We flew over the Grand Canyon, and made random moments of small talk until parting on our California destination. I wished him a blessed visit and he sent me some good luck and safety. I then walked through the airport and felt the warm sun through the windows! I headed to the baggage claim and picked up my bags.

As I was waiting then man from the plane approached me asking, "Do you need money for your trip?" I replied, “If you would like to give you are welcome. I can give it away." He then handed me 40 dollars. We introduced ourselves and parted ways. What an awesome encounter? So with 40 extra dollars in my pocket I was picked up by one of my leaders Brain and a fellow student named Paul. We spent some time and San Diego and learned more about one another. It is really cool how this school was a dream for them and now it is happening for the first time in Mexico. We picked up another student from China and drove that night to Ensenada; the base in San Diego is more of an office than an actual facility. We arrived really late and I met a few people from my school. I have 4 other roommates and two of them were already here. I know this is bad but one is from Hong Kong and the other Madagascar and I can't remember how to say their names, but its ok I will pick up on it I hope. Until then I have to be really direct about who I am speaking to.

It was really cool this morning because the girl from Madagascar was telling me about how it was so insane to pay for her flight and asking if I wanted to go on a trip to town with her so she can pay a bill and sight see. I have not taken a single picture so we are going later today with one of our leaders. I told her my story about the man on the flight and asked if I could give her the 40 dollars, she said yes and shared a testimony with me.....

She really wanted to be at this school and was really worried about the money to get here, until the Lord spoke to her in a dream. She was dreaming that the Lord Jesus was standing in front of her holding her hand and she could feel His hand and the peace from it. The lord asked her why she feared money, then he showed her a picture of a lion seated in a field with tall grasses blowing in the wind, she felt peace and the next morning decided to answer the call, not fear money, and do everything to make it to Ensenada. She trusted God and I am so glad the man on the plane gave so I could give and she could be encouraged that she did the right thing and know that money doesn’t matter... let me say that again MONEY DOSN'T MATTER.


So yes it has been less than a day, but the lord is working. I plan to post a few pictures from our trip into town today. Thank you for reading and praying.

God Bless