Last night here...but not the last night that I will think of the new friends I have made here (those I traveled here with and those I met and must leave behind). I am sure the entire team is reflecting on the thought tonight of how we are going to return home tomorrow and fit this into our daily lives. Margarita and I were discussing it and agreed that if there is something we have learned this week, it is that we cannot overplan- we need to let life unfold on its own. God has his own plan, and part of it was bringing this group together for this week, and he made that happen. He also has a plan of how what we have learned this week and what we have gained as a person will carry forward into our daily lives if we will only trust and let it happen. So...I am not going to plan ahead; in the spirit of the ocean that surrounds this beautiful island, I am going to let God's wind steer my course from here and trust that wherever it takes me I will recognize it when I get there. I could take a lesson from the ladies of the Methodist church in Pandy Town today. As they lifted their hearts and voices in song, singing "God is so good to me", they knew in their hearts what those words meant. It doesn't mean that everything you plan or want out of life will always fall into place. It doesn't mean that you are guaranteed a long, healthy life or have earthly riches. It doesn't mean that things come easily and without troubles. It means that no matter what happens, no matter what challenges we face, no matter what hardships block our way, and no matter what we have to go without, God finds a way to send a blessing despite it all. That is not to say he steps in and takes away all your troubles, but rather he blesses you in ways that will help you deal with everything else in life that you face. And so these ladies stood in the middle of their church with us today lifting their voices and singing praises. Did the clothes, shoes, and toothbrushes we brought to donate to them change their tomorrow? Maybe not the "things" will change the longterm, but I hope the time spent there will make a difference (I know it made a difference to our group!) I close this post tonight with pictures (more to follow in a later post!) from Pandy Town, a small community perched on the edge of the ocean- swimming with strife against the backdrop of a beautiful blue horizon...I pray the blessings keep going out to these people and I thank them for the blessings I have received from Pandy Town today and other communities of Roatan such as: Flowers Bay, West End, Sandy Bay, and the Methodist school in Coxen Hole. I may be leaving with less in the suitcase tomorrow, but I am going home with oh so much more in my heart...