Wow, what an amazing start God has had for this trip :) I was supposed to fly out Saturday morning but after boarding the plane, the airline asked for 6 volunteers to switch their flight to the next morning because of overbooking. They had gotten 4 volunteers, but they offered a $600 flight voucher, a free hotel room for the night, a flight out the next morning, and food for the time we spent in Philly! A free flight for spring break? Who would turn that down? So I told them I would change my plans, but I was admittedly a little nervous about spending a night in philly and navigating the airport and all. However, God brought a wonderful couple into the same situation I had been in and we actually spent the day in Philly with one other man and had dinner at the hotel, exchanged contact information, and had a flight together the next morning :) What a blessing!
Danette picked me up Sunday morning at around 11 Colorado time and we spent the day at her AMAZING house nestled in a beautiful valley :) We sat on her porch and enjoyed the birds as we watched her horses run around in the fields there. It was such a wonderful and relaxing day :) The next day we did some riding, a little bit of hiking, but again just had a great day of chilling together and having a great time! She then drove me up to the training location at the YMCA of the Rockies. Oh my word. I can't even describe the beauty found here! I can try by posting a picture though...the picture above is from the site for the training location. I haven't had a chance to upload any pictures yet, but fellow staffers have found pictures almost identical to this one :) You walk out of our lodge and the mountains are 360 around you!!!
So far training has been great, I met my Crew Partner who is a wonderful girl and we found out we're spending the whole summer in LOVELAND!! Haha, how great is that? We have Fridays from noon to Sunday around lunch off so we plan on some tubing, drive in movies, lots of hiking, and just enjoying the beauty of God's creation around us. Tomorrow starts the true specific role training, so I'll share more about that and the theme for this year as the days go on...:) Thanks for reading! Be praying that I get to sleep early enough and that everyone continues to get along and keep meeting new people!
-KristawHOPE
Wow, when I saw the photo I knew for sure how in awe you are of God's, through seeing His Creation. I have stayed at the same place you are, back when I was 16. I came there with my youth group to a national youth retreat. Make sure that you take time to hike. You won't even imagine all the different beautiful wildflowers you will find while you are in the Mountains of Colorado. Okay, enough of memory lane. So good to hear from you and that you are enjoying all that the Lord has in store for you this summer (even when it isn't exactly what "we" plan). Keeping you in our prayers at this time and miss you TONS. Love Aunt Bethany and family
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