Who Knows by Nathan in Arizona
Monday, August 11th, 2008Nathan is a student from Mariner’s Community Church.
We woke up early, and headed to the airport. After meeting up with Craig and the rest of the group, we caught our flight to Phoenix. It was an uneventful ride. We were all separated, everyone had middle seats in alternating rows. After about two hours, we touched down in Phoenix. The heat was incredible! After living in my 65º climate, it was like landing on the surface of the sun. We met up with the Wonder Voyage crew at Wendy’s where we grabbed a bite to eat, and drove off to Living water retreat center. There was an awesome pond for swimming, which most of us took advantage of. The retreat center also had awesome rocking chairs. After dinner, we had a meeting to discuss what we expected from the trip, and then off to bed.
The pond swimming was probably the most interesting thing of the day. Finally cooling off in a new place, after a long day of travel, was amazing. The water was a bit murky, but swimming had never felt so good. Arizona also has an incredible sky. There is this huge section that is usually obscured by the mountains where I live that you could see here. It was relaxing, and a really good way to start the trip.
I’m usually not that big on travel. My parents drag me off to places every year, but deep down, I’m a homebody. I have a feeling this trip will help me to push my boundaries a bit, and open me up to new things and experiences, maybe to give me more opportunities to serve God. Who knows what the trip will bring?