I was thinking a lot today about Brazil. People I met. Places I saw and lived. Smells, sounds, tastes.
The sun. Oh I loved the sun there. It was so much different then any sun I had ever felt before. When I would look up during the day, I could have sworn it was light years closer then the sun in Canada. It was bigger, yes, but also brighter. The yellows, oranges and reds had a richness and saturation that I never could have imagined. And the heat. It was magical. In the morning, the sun-rises were made of colors so beautiful that someone could just sit there and watch as gray turned into purple, purple into pink, pink into golds and blues. The heat from that sun would heat my skin in a second. Not burning heat, but a light warm heat that made you feel like all of your skin was being hugged by the softest blanket.
There are so many times that I wish I could re-live.
So many things I wish I could do over again.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Israel; Making it real.
Recently I was talking with the leaders of the group that I'm joining going to Israel. We were trying to estimate a price for the entire trip, which is of course something that I dread doing. It always seems that the estimated amount ends up being a) wayyy more then I would like, and b) smaller then what the actual cost turns out to be.
So we came up with about $3000. That's from Michigan to Israel back to Texas, and everything in the month in between. Unfortunately for me, that wont be my only cost. I still need a round trip to Chicago, and back from Dallas (and aren't I so lucky that that happens to be international, I still think Canadian/US government needs to figure out a way for that to be easier). Plus the expenses for my two weeks in Michigan and few weeks in Texas.
Luckily the leaders contacted me again yesterday to let me know that they found round trip flights for around $1400. For anyone who has traveled to the middle east, you'll know that that is a really amazing price.
So as of right now, I think I'm looking at about $5000 for the entire thing. I'm hoping and praying for less, but for now thats my marker. It's a lot easier after all to have raised more money then needed rather then the other way around.
So please, be praying for me. And if you so feel led, please, please contact me for information on donating financially, and becoming a partner with me in my missionary work.
Thanks! Alex.
So we came up with about $3000. That's from Michigan to Israel back to Texas, and everything in the month in between. Unfortunately for me, that wont be my only cost. I still need a round trip to Chicago, and back from Dallas (and aren't I so lucky that that happens to be international, I still think Canadian/US government needs to figure out a way for that to be easier). Plus the expenses for my two weeks in Michigan and few weeks in Texas.
Luckily the leaders contacted me again yesterday to let me know that they found round trip flights for around $1400. For anyone who has traveled to the middle east, you'll know that that is a really amazing price.
So as of right now, I think I'm looking at about $5000 for the entire thing. I'm hoping and praying for less, but for now thats my marker. It's a lot easier after all to have raised more money then needed rather then the other way around.
So please, be praying for me. And if you so feel led, please, please contact me for information on donating financially, and becoming a partner with me in my missionary work.
Thanks! Alex.
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