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Hi everyone!
I want to give another thank you for everyone who helped out! For every prayer! It was really needed! I can honestly say I never got sick while I was there:) Even with a cup of their water. Also, I survived the airplane! So that was great! I was very lucky to be sitting next to our nurse who allowed me to hold her hand at take off. She was very helpful and it was a incredible just to feel us gliding and thinking how awesome it is we were so high off the ground!

Our trip started in Trinidad, Port of Spain. We arrived at around 6:08AM. I definitely appreciated the weather down there:) It was amazing.. Humid, but amazing! The people were just as great though! Almost all of them were really friendly and very open to us. There wasn't much of a problem at all while we were there.

"Home"

We stayed in a gated community with Urban Ministries in Amira. It was VERY nice! I think I pretty much fell in love with it when I got there. And no, it wasn't because it had a pool either:P

Most of the first few days we spent here still had to do with "boot camp training" that we had started in Schroon Lake, New York. This is where we really got to know our directors and counselors actually. They were all really encouraging and just as excited as we were to start.

I asked one of the boys if we really stunk at cricket... He started to shake his head "yes" and then shrugged really fast and said, "I don't know!" Ha!


The Orphanage:


Rayanne and I

The orphanage was definitely an experience. We only went one day, and I really wish we had more time! All of the kids there were really smart! haha.. Some of them actually corrected me when I was talking? lol.. It was really great to meet the lady who took them all in to stay with her though. She was a christian and actually adopted one of the girls that was with them. The living conditions were a bit tight for them, but she's been praying that they could expand so if you're reading this.. That would be awesome if you could pray for them too:)
Leaving the orphanage:(


Baby Tree Frog:

On our way for open-air:

Open-air evangelism is always nerve racking for me. We had done it twice out of the streets and the photo above is where we had done it the second day. The night before we went to a street mall type of scene. There were a lot of drinking spots and a lot of Michael Jackson videos on the buildings.. So it was very distracting. Wherever we went in though, we had our little speaker, we made sure to pray every time we started and got our focus where we should have it. It always seemed very affective in some situations, but others not so much. As much as it seemed to be though we'll never really know if we were used to make a difference in their lives until we see them in heaven. I think it was good we had gotten that opportunity to talk, get to know, and share with them though.


Scenes and Things:

Overall, this experience was phenomenal! And I want to just give a huge thank you to everyone who allowed God to use them in this experience! The things I took from this missions trip are things that I'll take with me where ever I am to remind me of God's power, strength, comfort, and how much He can actually use us all in every situation we're in!:) Thank you again!

This is Rachel's mom. These are the first pictures I was able to see of Trinidad and their trip. I read that this was an open air evangelism opportunity where the team went into the market and passed out over 700 tracks, and did music and drama for the people there. They went up and down the street presenting the Gospel. Over 75 presentations were made and 9 decisions for Christ were made. I will have Rachel edit this post when she gets back to fill you in more. Just thought you would like to see what is going on as much as I did!





Rachel is the shorter girl in the middle with the red shirt on sharing the Gospel.

Thank you!

Thank you Jim and Sue Burchell, the Tylers, and Vicki Drake! It was really nice of you all to help out with this! I really appreciate the encouragement and the donation you made! It really helped out a lot!

Thank you!!!

Thank you so much Matt and Kristy! It was so generous of you guys to help me out! I definately was not expecting what you two did for me! Thank you again! You have no idea how much it meant to me! It's amazing I was just praying this morning about it and then my mom called me down to tell me about what you guys did! Thanks sooo much! My "favorite" cousins:)
Love,
Rachel

TY

Thank you Mrs. Rought! It was incredibly nice of you to donate!! Thank you sooo much! I really appreciate everything you've done for me over the years! :)

3 More Thank You's:)

Thank you SNMBC Mission's Board! It was a huge surprise! And I am so thankful for the church and for the support and encouragement you've given me over the years!
Thanks to Burman's Auto:) It was very nice of you guys to help out!
Thank you also to Lyle and Nelda Leonard! You guys are incredible! And I will praying for you guys when you go back to Papua New Guinea! (Sorry that your upcoming flight won't be as exciting as the first Nelda!:)

Thanks!

Thank you Mark and Heidi Stento and Mrs. Camacho for your support! I really appreciate this! Again, I cannot say it enough! Every prayer and everything you do to help out is very important and I thank you so much for it!