We Have Arrived!

Good Morning From Belize,

You'll be relieved to hear that the remaining eight of us arrived safely to San Ignacio, Belize yesterday afternoon. After a comfortable, if not a little bumpy, flight we once again found ourselves in Belize City. Here we were able to meet up with ALL of our baggage. We can thank God for that one, because a few of us had our doubts that we'd ever see those bags again. Never the less, He provided... once again.

After regaining all of our belongings we made a quick trip through customs and then reunited with our beloved host, Eliu (pronounced like the letter "L" followed by the letter "U"). What a blessing it was to see him once again, in nearly the same place we all shared a teary "goodbye" with him and his family a year ago. He quickly greeted us with hugs and well wishes and ushered us toward our waiting van.

Relieved to have finally made it and eager to join up with the rest of our team, we all packed in and Albert, our driver for the week, started us on another leg of our journey. He made sure that we made in to San Ignacio quickly and safely. Perhaps he sensed how badly we were ready to meet our final destination.

Finally... finally... we made it to our hotel in San Ignacio, where we were greeted by many familiar faces. Shamira and George the owners of our hotel were as welcoming as always and quickly made accommodations for us. We were grateful for their warm welcome. We also, finally, met up with Laura, Penny, and Cindy, who had been diligently working all day in the community while we made our best efforts to join them at last.

With thankful hearts and relieved souls, we all sat down to dinner together as a team. What a joyous meal that was. We ended our night with a rather long Team Meeting and Devotional. Here we finally came together on a more personal level. We all shared a little piece of ourselves with the group, and for the first time really began to weave together as a team.

Our bonds and relationships with each other and with God will only grow from here as we learn more about one another and truly work as a team over the next five days. I for one am looking forward to it.

I'll check back soon.

Bye for now.