Coming Home
So…I have
been asked to do the final blog post for our Guatemala Solidarity Tour. I’m not a very good writer but, writing from
the heart and by the Grace of God I’ll give it a shot.
I
have worked for Chalice since 2009 and I thought it was about time I saw
firsthand what Chalice does. Sure you
hear about it from other people and you think you know, but unless you’ve seen
it you only know a small portion of the reality, at least that’s what I
found. I love children, and to see
children at the Nutrition Center who have suffered was probably the most
difficult and eye-opening for me but at the same time it was so uplifting to
see how much they improve and to see the love between them and everyone who
works there. There were many other
experiences in those 10 days that I’m sure affected us all in some way and I
could probably go on forever about my experiences alone. I feel this trip has changed me for the
better in so many ways.
A
personal message to the Team and to our friends in Guatemala: Saying goodbye to
all of you was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to do. I knew it would be but I didn’t expect it to
be as hard as it was. I want to thank
you all for sharing in this experience; I can’t imagine having shared it with
anyone else. Love and miss you all.
- Becky
Milligan
Not only
was this my first mission trip, but it was my first time outside North
America. Why you ask? Because I was afraid. Of what? Everything. I heard so many horror stories about people
missing flights and luggage being lost, etc.
I soon realized even if those things DID happen it didn’t matter;
everything would work out in the end. Even
the language barrier didn’t seem to slow us down!
The warm
welcome we received from everyone we met was amazing, it was like we’d known
each other forever and were just coming back after a long time away. The love, care, concern and support that we
all showed one another no matter what the situation just blew me away. It felt like family.
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