Tuesday, July 5, 2011

EX & EV Tyler and Daniel (6-29-11)

            Hello all,  I have recently returned from a two-week excursion to a relatively remote island with team members Tyler and Daniel. 
            During my visit to the remote island on which Tyler and Daniel currently remain, we trekked from village to village inquiring the locals about interesting areas, mountains, rivers, etc. on the island.  We even traveled to two other smaller islands that were nearby, just to visit the people. In one mountain village, a leader guided us to local waterfall where we camped for a night with some of the villagers. Swimming in the ice cold, clear water of the river was quite refreshing after a two-mile hike down the mountain. In another village, we visited a cave that was home to hundreds of bats that did not seem to enjoy our presence while our flashlights penetrated the deep darkness.
As we traveled across the island, we were able to find some people of peace that showed us kindness by preparing food for us and also by opening their homes for us to sleep. Dad taught us many things in our time on this island. One of those things was to rely on Him for direction and providence, for sometimes we had no plan or idea of what was to come, but He was there to help us. I asked that you continue to talk to Dad about watching over Tyler and Daniel as they continue they’re time on the island.