Thursday, June 24, 2010

Not even two months after discussing a shared interest in missions, my friend Michelle Middleton and I were asked to go on a mission trip with Eastern Canada Youth Conference (ECYC). Two and a half weeks on an island in Northern Zambia between the months of June and July. We didn’t realize our dream would be coming true so soon! God was about to show us some things we could have never imagined! In these next few posts, I'll be sharing with you my experience on this trip.

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

After a night full of packing and repacking, we took a shower since we didn’t know when our next one was going to be, slept for an hour, and then headed to the airport at 3:45am. We had a short flight from Detroit to Washington, DC. While waiting in the terminal to board our next plane, someone called our names. It was Daniel Cho and Lily Kim from ECYC. We had never met them before but they recognized our faces from facebook(that’s a little scary). We continued with them for the rest of the trip. From DC we took Ethiopian Airlines! “The New Spirit of Africa.” They have huge planes! And they are very comfortable and accommodating! Even very apologetic when they dump spaghetti sauce on you! We spent this time reading through Bible studies, preparing for the work we were to do upon arrival to Zambia. I was feeling a little overwhelmed, and unprepared for this opportunity God was giving me.

Michelle and I, ready to board the plane

Sunrise between Detroit and Washington, DC

Ethiopian Airlines: The New Spirit of Africa