Saturday, 14th Aug. 2009
We said goodbye to our very dear and loved ship Maloli today. We all happened to get extremely close to it. With that, we also prayed for the captain and the crew and thanked them for everything they did for us. Then we left and drove to the restaurant of Daniel Cherlin, a dear friend who always took care of and provided food for the Summer Mission team. Sadly Daniel Cherlin and his wife were not there because of illnesses so his son, Ari, took his place in hosting us. We ate, prayed and talked about the trip. We also took time to thank the 5 “Parakletos” people from Ambon who have been with us and helping us throughout the entire trip. After, we left to go to our hotel by the beach to get some rest or do last minute work. We couldn’t believe we were about to say goodbye to this family that we now formed and have gone through hardships and victories with, laughed and panicked with, and received new definitions of friendship and servanthood through the actions of the each other. A friend is someone who holds your hand and swims with you through shark filled waters. A friend is someone who brings you food or medicine even when they might need it more but put you first. A friend is someone who gives you a push when you can’t climb a certain rock. Or someone who lets you lean on their shoulder when you get sleepy. We’ve formed many unbreakable friendships and have lit a fire in our hearts with a burning passion with one goal that we all share: serve God and make Him proud. Tonight we had our all nighter devotion and we talked about finding our purpose on this trip and our plan on how to serve God with it. It was a pretty emotional time and we all devoted ourselves completely to God. This has been a most life changing experience, and through whatever we face, then and in the future, we will always stay in Christ and will always be Unshakeable.
Day 21
August 14, 2009 by dhanafi
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