Choir Tour: The Recap [Part 3]

Day 7:

This morning, Lauren and I woke up and being the insomniacs we are, we couldn't fall back asleep. We got up and enjoyed slowly getting ready in the empty bathroom and eating breakfast in moderation. That day some group went to work on a ramp or bridge and the few left helped clean up where we were staying or with me, rinsing out the tie-dye t-shirts. We put the shirts through the dryer and they all looked great! I wish I had taken a picture of some of them.

We packed our things, rolled up our sleeping bags and claimed spots on the bus as we hit the road. An hour later, we came to a beautiful waterfall! Many pictures were taken. See the picture of the three girls standing and the girl laying on the ground? I put an arrow, pointing out the fact that it looks like Bri's hand is actually an extension from Lauren's leg. Kinda creepy/hilarious. That was unintended... There is also a picture of me and my yoga girls doing the "Mer" pose. The last picture is Big Ben trying to move the boulder.

Day 8:
This morning we all got up early to go white water rafting. We had to wait for one of the river guides to come, so we had some time. Three of our chaperones formed "The Oracle" and answered soul-searching questions, each saying one word at a time. [You will see what I mean in the video.] We went rafting and it was a blast. Some people fell out, but no one got hurt. My pastor was in our raft and it was hilarious. Our river guide would call out commands at the very last second, so it was interesting. I recall once heading toward a big rock and my pastor turning around and giving our guide an "are you crazy?!" look. A second later she gave the command to row and we just cleared it.

Afterwards, we ate a delicious buffet lunch and went swimming in the water park type of lake. There was a zip line, and loads of inflatables. I was content with watching and taking pictures of everyone else having fun, but I eventually joined in, even though I had already changed out of my swim suit. Oh well, the term "yolo" is appropriate to use at this time. I was hanging out with Mitch, Sydney, and Julia on this spinney ball thing when the wind started to blow, tree branches fell, and rain started pounding on us.
We all jumped off and started swimming to shore. I went into survivor/mama bear mode, wanting to be sure everyone made it out okay. The storm kept us under this big tent for a few hours and we hung out in the gift shop as well.

Melissa and I shared how we were craving ribs and pulled pork really bad. Eventually we got the bus close enough for us to get on and start heading for a dinner location. God heard me and Melissa, because we went to a fantastic ribs and pulled pork place! God is soooo good.  

The place we went to also had bowls of peanuts at each booth. So naturally, we started to eat/ throw them at each other. A huge war ensued and it was so fun.Even after all the peanut messes, the waitresses still complimented our youth group to my youth pastor on how polite us kids were. Woo hoo!

We continued driving and had our last night of worship. The Holy Spirit really hit me when we re-read Luke 15. Read it, if you haven't. It perfectly displays the story of Christ's love and our Father's unending love for us. No matter what, He is always waiting for us to return, and completely accepts us. No matter how lost we get, He is seeking us out and waiting for us to come back to Him. It was this night that I realized that Home is whenever I'm with God. As long as he is in my heart, I'm good.I'm home. Let God welcome you home, it's the best.=)


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Hope you enjoyed hearing about Choir Tour. Thanks to all who made it wonderful. And thanks to you, for reading this tale. :)