Humbled

On this last work day of the mission trip, words can not describe how thankful I am for being able to be a part of all the wonderful things going on here in Farmington. When I first heard of the trip it was around November when I first started going to Solid Rock. I was disappointed that I had only just found out about the trip then because it sounded like something I would love to be apart of. Amazingly enough, after only going to Solid Rock for three months or so I was asked if I would like for my entire trip to be paid for by a sponsor. My initial reaction was that I didn't deserve such a wonderful offer. I told them (with much sadness) that even though I appreciated the wonderful offer, I had to decline because there would be someone else that would need this much more than I did. There would be more mission trips I could go to in the future. Although, without much convincing, I was persuaded that I should accept the offer and go. I can't thank them enough. Every second of this has been amazing! So many wonderful things happen every day. Whether I was helping here at Mosaic, staring out into the beautiful scenery, raving in the boys bedroom hallway, or even exploding red cream soda ALL OVER myself; I was having fun and so was everyone else. There have been so many amazing experiences. Going through all these states that some of us have never been to was awesome. Staying in these churches along the way was great too. The love these people showed us was incredible. Especially the people at the church in Farmington. Another great thing was going to this wonderful lake on the first day. Most of us were able to climb up this part of a Mountain and just look out and see the water and amazing scenery. The fact that us Floridians could even go up that high was amazing enough in its own, but I truly believe I could feel God's pr essence in the silence and solitude. That is something I can say I have never felt before and it was wonderful. From then on I could see him acting on everyone individually. Everyone was filled with motivation. All of us just wanted to make sure that we could truly do our best for these people in need. We all did what we could, and if we didn't know how then we would make sure to learn. I also could tell that we were slowly learning to accept each other and embrace our differences, which can truly be defined as a miracle sometimes. My head is filled with so many thoughts that I just can't express it all. What I can say though is that this trip has easily changed my life. I have learned about myself, the Solid Rock Family, and the people here. We all have been humbled. I love it.

-Josh Owens