Today, Eleanor and I volunteered to be replacement leaders because today’s original leaders were feeling under the weather. It was sad to be without two of my best friends today but luckily, they are feeling better now.
We spent the majority of the day at La Garnacha to finish our projects, and all three of them were completed and look great! The backstop project was already done, so today we finished the varnishing on the church’s doors and benches and created a beautiful mural on the back wall of the school. I was excited about the mural, but I definitely didn’t think the mural could be started and completed in one day. I was so proved wrong and I was so proud of how hard we worked and that I was proved wrong.
Even though it wasn’t for a great reason, it was really nice to get a second chance to be leader of the day and use the advice I got the time before. I wasn’t at my best when I led last week and getting this opportunity made me feel a lot better about my leadership.
During our reflection tonight, we discussed the projects and agreed that we all learned the importance of doing service that is what the receiving people want, and isn’t just what we think they want or what would be most fun to do.
Can’t wait to go to the club tomorrow night!
Congratulations to all; missions accomplished!
The club?
The results look great! Congratulations! Hope you find the experience rewarding.
Could you tell me the flight # you are coming back in? So we can pick up a daughter we’ve missed very much.
Everything you have all done as a team has really paid off. What an amazing group of young adults you are all becoming.
With much love,
Athena, Matt and Shawn
P.S. We can’t wait till you come home Stephen. We love and miss you so much! =)
Hello Glimpsers,
This is Janise’s Mom, what an EXCELLENT JOB!! The church looks gorgeous as well as the backstop! Someone said it well – “Mission accomplished!” Have a BLESSED AND SAFE TRIP HOME TO ALL!! JAY I LOVE YOU – YEH MY BABY IS COMING HOME! Peace, Mama
You guys should be proud of yourselves! What an amazing opportunity you all have had, this is a trip of a lifetime! I am so happy to hear Glimpsers realized the needs and wants of a community should never be dictated by someone who is not from the community. BRAVO!
you guys will be the old enough to vote soon, and will be running the country, take the lessons you learned form this trip and be conscientious about your own communities, where ever it may be, Hayward, San Leandro, Union City, Berkeley, Oakland, any where in the world, you can improve your own part of the world where ever you may be. Wishing you all the best for your futures, and gratitude for the Global Glimpse Program and staff who made all this experience happen for my daughter. The lessons you have taught her are life lessons I could never teach her, she needed to experience them, and for this I will be forever grateful. ..Mari Cele’s mom.
Cele, granma Teresa has called several times, to see if I know how you are doing, please call her as soon as you can, I know she will be very happy to hear from you, I will see you tomorrow. Joey, dad, and Tim are picking you up, I will check in to see what time you are home, I can’t wait to hear all about your experiences!!
Love you,
The correct flight number is 2004 from MIA to SFO and is set to arrive at 12:03….FYI….
Shawn’s mom….