Today we were awakened by thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. We were a little concerned as today was supposed to be our free day, but we just went with the flow and let God take control. After breakfast and time alone with God, we were told that the skies were likely clearer on Catalina Island, so we took off to the dock. We drove an hour to a beautiful dock with many big boats, and we boarded our vessel for the day. We received bright orange life jackets and took off for the island. The ride to the island led us to a better understanding of how we should have faith like Jesus commanded of the disciples when they were in the boat in Mark 4. Due to the previous night’s storms, the sea was choppy, and we experienced a rough trip to our island destination. After 45 minutes, we finally made it to the island, and we were reminded that the God we serve is the one whom both the winds and seas obey, and He is always in control. Catalina Island was beautiful, and we greatly enjoyed our time there. We snorkeled, walked in the sand, and relaxed in the sun. We were fed a wonderful meal on the island and enjoyed time together as a group. We had a smoother return ride to our dock, and then returned to the SCORE facilities.
After dinner, we spent time singing praise to God, and we went around the group sharing our thoughts about what we enjoyed this week and how God moved through the team. We want to continue to grow even more as a group even when we return to the States, and hope to bring prayer into our daily lives together at school. We continue to ask for your prayers that the seeds we planted in the Dominican will be watered and that we will be able to further our mission at UAB. Please also pray for safe travels for our group Saturday as we will be returning to Atlanta and then Birmingham at around 10:30 tomorrow night. We are so thankful for a wonderful week and appreciate your prayers and support throughout.
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