Last night was the final night of my and the other seniors final CA Tour.
In the past I have thought of how it might go, I have imagined how hard it might be, and I have considered how strange it may feel… but none of that prepared me for the rush of emotions that I felt during the Senior Banquet.
CA Seniors:
Zack Vinson
Lezlie McDonald
Andrea Fant
Hilary Phillips
Ben Bordy
Kyle Curran
This years tour, in my own biased opinion, outshines any other tour I have ever been on.
I have never been on a tour to a place that welcomed us and encouraged us in the ways that the Jamaican people did.
The people that helped us throughout our trip were invaluable and we could not have done any of what we accomplished without them.
Wayne Webb, our driver, protector, photographer, tour guide and friend.
I enjoyed every bus ride with you and all of the conversations I got to have with you in our time outside the bus. I know the entire choir considered you to be the Ultimate Jamaican Man.
The love and kindness that you extended to us made a world of difference to our entire group.
Mr. and Mrs Dawkins (and Nikki and Eileen), our kind, generous, and industrious hosts.
You both constantly strove to make our stays the best that they could be. You provided us with a safe, warm, and loving haven during an unfamiliar trip to fairly unknown places. You were fountains of information should we have any questions, and you inspired us with the stories and plans of what you have been and will be doing with your ministries.
Andrew Nichols, thank you so much for coming along and hanging out with us. You could have just stayed in your room and worked on VBS stuff or relaxed, but instead you decided to become a part of our group and get to know us. Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to be a part of the VBS you headed up and thank you for being such a great role model and leader.
Mrs. Joynt, thank you so much for sticking with the CA's as a 'Mom'. All of the other moms left when they thought the choir was going down the drain, but you jumped in and helped to hold us together and keep us moving. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into this trip and thank you for being such a great and kind leader.
Garrett Martin, thank you for all that you have done since you came to CRPC. Like I told you last night, you could have just stuck with the organists job of playing the organ when the Wilsons left, but you did something you didn't have to, something above and beyond the call of duty. You took on the challenge that was the Coral Ambassadors. We all appreciate you so much. Thank you for being a constant source of entertainment, laughter and conversation to myself and the rest of the choir and thank you for being a great friend, leader, and role model to the CA's.
Steven Phillips, thank you for all that you have done concerning the CA's, we are so thankful for all of the labor, love, and thought that you have put into the choir. Thank your for this tour, without your hard work in the organization of this trip, it wouldn't have happened. Thank you for the being the such a great role model and leader for the entire choir. Thank you for coming to Coral Ridge and jumping right in, thank you for not beating around the bush with the CA's, thank you for being so blunt and honest yet kind with us. You told us what you thought we could accomplish, and what you thought we needed to do in order to do so, and then you helped us to accomplish those goals.
I love every single member of this amazing choir.
I am so thankful for all of you.
You have given me so many fond memories and very bright hopes of more to come.
Thank you for...
sticking with it through the tough,
smiling all throughout the rough,
and enjoying all of the other stuff.
I am currently editing/cleaning up pictures and attempting to upload them to Facebook as soon as possible. As soon as I have done that, I will post a link to the albums to here.
note: before any editing or selecting, I have over 1,500 pictures to go through... please be patient! :)
