Island Life...

We got back last Thursday night from "the island".

And while the recovery process has been a little difficult (lack of sleep combined with...um...intestinal issues), I find it hard to try and describe to others what I experienced.

Here's a short recap:

• Seeing a 5 year old pray for healing...and seeing those prayers answered.
• Being taught what hospitality actually looks like.
• Eating some amazing food.
• Eating only one meal that registers on the "Uh oh...I probably should not have eaten that" scale.
• Eating a small lime whole...and being mocked because I couldn't handle it.
• Sweating more than I have in the rest of my life combined.
• Visiting pastors & churches & small groups.
• Leading some seminars on marriage.
• Eating a pineapple off a string.
• Getting prayed for.
• Breaking a camera lens.
• Squishing a cockroach on our hotel room wall. The guts remained there 2 days later.
• Learning about "the mystery" of island life.
• Being propositioned...in the middle of the day...in front of our entire group!
• Teaching a group of students.
• Finding a spaghetti dinner for supper.
• Playing along with the worship team and discovering that I did not have the stamina to play that fast for that long.
• A pig roast.
• Almost getting attacked by a bat in a cave/tunnel.
  

There is no way to sum this trip up. We spent almost 3.5 hours on the weekend taking our parents through the pictures and telling stories.

I loved every second of the trip. It has opened my eyes and my heart.

But now I'm tired.