Sunday

     We have reached our final destinations back home here in Canada. The day started with a lengthy but needed time of team affirmation and debriefing. For those of you who don't know what this time is, it is a chance for everyone on the team to speak to each individual as to how they saw God in them, how they grew, or what stood out for them. It took us about 3 hours to do every single person; can you tell that we love each other :p? There were many tears, many laughs, and everyone walked away with a better sense of the trip, its meaning to them, and a better idea of who they were.

      For all of us, the ending of this trip is an unwelcome one. We all formed many relationships with the people in Belize and we have all fallen in love with the country. God is doing some unique and exciting things in Belize and we all want to continue to be a part of it. Some of us are even beginning to plan our next trip back. This trip is truly a testament to what God's community is suppose to look like. In the early church it is written in the book of Acts that all sold/shared what they had so that none were without; it is a glimpse at the solution to poverty being Jesus and his church. Because everyone carried each others burdens and spent lots of. time together, love was inevitable. When we began to listen to the stories of the locals in Belize we began to fall in love, and when you fall in love you will do what ever it takes to try and help. We saw on this trip through people like Troy, Barbara, Santi and Liliana that through obedience to God and close fellowship with eachother, that poverty can be eroded and eliminated. It was a beautiful thing.

     This is my last blog post for this trip but I hope and pray that this blog continues to grow. I am moving on to a calling that God has for me in Toronto but I do not believe that this will be my last involvement with this church, its people or its mission in Belize. To all the people reading this Blog, consider getting involved with the next mission to Belize and continue to lift the nation and all of us in prayer. Each and every person on this team would tell you that you will never regret getting involved with the trip, weather you be 14 or well into your later years, this experience will change you just as it changed us.