I really don't have a whole lot to say. Yet everyone else seems to have pretty lengthy blogs, and their creative writing abilities, but I must say that is one talent God didn't really give me. Now my mom will probably read this at some point, and propably read through this and find some sort of grammar or spelling error, and I appologize ahead of time for that because right now its to late to look up words in a dictionary and make sure they are correct. Also appologize for anyone else who can't understand any bad grammar or spelling mistakes that may happen because it is almost midnight.
But I finally got everything packed by about ten thirty, got it all weighed and once again was like two pounds over. We rearranged things and took things out, and oncce we finally got it down to 48lbs mom said we couldnt put anything else back in it. Because last year I was underweight before she went to bed and I may have snuck a couple extra things I thought I may have needed, but in reality didn't and by the time we ended up at the airport my suitcase was two pounds heavier then it should have been. By the time you read this one too mom just know I may have snuck a couple more things in. Hope its not over weight again :)
Enough about all that stuff, but I can just say Im super excited right now and I can garenty I will pull an all nighter. At 4:10 am I will have been awake for twenty four hours straight. This is only like the third time I have ever done this and maybe that means Ill just sleep alot on the plane.
So last year when I went I really had no idea why I was really going. It was an opportunity that had come up in conversations between my mom and I on Sunday mornings sitting in the pew at church reading through the bullitin. I had been on many other trips with the youth groups to different places like Tennessee and Oklahoma. Thinking that this would just be a new experience and getting out of the country as well.
When I got there I quickly realized when I stepped out of the Airport in Lilongwe that this was in no way, shape, or form some sort of "normal" mission trip where we build things. This was all about building relationships, and building long lasting ones. I am pleased to say I will be returning to my home away from home and my second family in just a matter of a few short hours.
One girl who had a big impact on me and I have been keeping in touch with is Elvin. She is the daughter of Pastor Copeland. It all started at a simple dinner with Copeland's family and the team, and she came up to me and asked me for my number and my email, and if we could be friends. Now that was a first for me too, I had never really had anyone come straight out and ask me if we could be friends. I always assumed if you are kinds to one another, and you get along then you would consider yourself friends. The rest of this story will be gladly explained at another time and have way more added to it in the next two weeks I am sure. But for now it would be way to long because I could go on and on.
But to go further then that from the first time you shake hands with anyone you are condsidered brother or sister in thier eyes. I hope that God opens the hearts of every one new going this year along with everyone who has already been to see the amazing love that everyone in Malawi gives and showes towards one another and try and bring some back with you. Because once you feel an experience that sort of love and friendship, and then you come back to America where we are not used to that its really discuriging and hard to hold onto. I think thats one thing that over the past year I can say I have really missed the most of and really lack in my own life as well trying to show just even close to the same amount of love towards family, friends, and even strangers that I was shown.
Now I could keep going with some more cool stories but I said I wasn't going to be able to write this much like when I looked at everyone elses and it was like really long. However I can say another favorite part of my days in Malawi is at the end of the day when we come together and do devotions and journal, and answer the question "where did you see God today". Sometimes it almost gets to be an overwhelming question because you can point him out in almost every activitiy you did and in almost every face you see.
I was just thinking about how when I keep saying well Im not going to keep going on or Im going to keep it short cause I can't think of a lot to say. Its almost like over there when someone gives a talk or a speech and they say inconclusion but then its like another five minutes or five paragraphs long. Well thats kind of what I did right here.
But my last thing to say is I want to thank everyone who will be praying for us. Also I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for thier continues support, in not only supporting me finacially but also physically thought showing up to most of the fundraisers we do and helping me orgainze the pop can/ bake sale this year as well. To all the rest of my family and friends you guys have been amazing support as well both finacially and through prayers . I can't wait to bring back many more pictures and stories again. (maybe ill out do last years 800 picture photo album that I put together)
And P.S. mom sorry for all the grammar mistakes again.... and there probably some run on sentences that well made sense to me at the time but won't make sense to anyone else.
Love
Kaylin Ann Lloyd <3
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