March 2026- Day 7

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Hello, this is Nikkos,

    This morning, after we woke up we got in the van and went 3 hrs to a boat dock. While on the way there, most of us slept because we woke up at 6 am. We then arrived at the boat dock recieved our wristbands, and hopped on the boat at around 9:15 am. We were seated on the top of the boat. The ride was very nice, and a wavy boat ride to the island. On our way there, we got to witness whales jumping out of the water and flipping.     We then arrived to island. We started off swimming for about an hour and then transitioned to lunch on the island. After lunch, we went back to swimming. Some of us sat out and tanned and got pretty red, while the rest swam and played in the water. We drove back home and had our last dinner of the trip. Mr. Z made tres leches with homeade wiped cream and strawberries on top. We played with the boys (Jeremiah, Matthew, and Nathan), and Daniel, Joy, and Emil left for the last time.        Capping off this trip, it was a really great time. I feel that all of us on this trip got closer to God during this whole trip. We all I feel grew closer as friends and had good laughs and jokes. All in all this trip was very memorable-- very glad I went on it.   


Prayer Requests:

1. Safe travels to Miami and then back to Cleveland.

2. For all of us to continue growing in our relationship with Christ.

3. For all of us to take away the main reason for this trip. 







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