Dreaming About the Past, and Hoping for the Future

My memories....

*Photo of my breakfast in the Solomon Islands


*one of the girls that showed us around with her father, she was adorable

The people there were amazing, everywhere we went, we were well looked after, there were always BIG smiles and open homes. We visited 3 schools, and at all of them the students sang to us, all of their voices in harmony. Hearing it almost brought me to tears, it was truly remarkable, i could have stayed there forever.

*The Front Gate

The Brothers were so good to us. They looked after us very well, and showed us their home, with their beautiful gardens. I believe they had rather large floods there during feb this year, while we had the fires, and i think they lost a lot of what was there when i visited. I remember them taking us down to the beach and climbing a very very very tall coconut tree, and getting us fresh fruit to eat. The brother that climbed it was up to the top in under 2mins, one of the guys with us tried to have a shot, but he only got up about a meter and a half if that, so we were all very excited and amazed at this skill the Solomon Islander had. The coconut was delicious.

*Everybody loves cool coconut milk on a hott 48' day in the shade

After spending time with the brothers, we had to wait 4 days for our boat to take us across to another school, so we went and visited the sisters. This was an especially exciting time for me, as they showed us around their property they pointed out that the generator had been given to the from a church in Australia, my very own church in fact, about 2 weeks before i was born. I wish i had taken a photo, however i had the video camera so could not. The sisters do a wonderful job with the women in the Islands, especially those that have nowhere else to go, and they work with them, teach them of God's love and build them up to be stronger women.

*Where we slept on the boat, as you can see there wasn't too much room, nor privacy

Our boat trip was almost 24hours, and i LOVED it! :D during the day it was hot, the sun was beating down on us, but the wind was flowing over the water and creating a cool breeze for us to relax in. We slept on deck, with the exhaust fumes being pumped out onto the places where everyone sat, which worked well for me, because i could not smell them, i was able to stand in front of the exhaust and get warm at night when it cooled down a lot without any thought to the smell. At night time it rained, and the waves reached well above the height of the boat, It was sooo exciting, I spent the time knowing that i was not going to die or drown and feeling completely safe in God's hands. I think God was working in my heart and talking to me the entire time i was watching the waves loom over me, i couldn't repeat what He said, for i don't remember the words, but the sense of peace, of faith in my heart was soo strong i will never forget it

I would soo much love to take the trip again, what i've written here is nothing compared to the actual being there and living it. Hopefully soon i can raise enough money to go back and visit the friends i made there. Going to the Solomon Islands showed me things about myself that i didn't know before, things that challenged me to step up to a higher level, and also humbled me in the way i saw the world. I will never forget the time i had, i hope to have it again and that i will be able to bring more people with me to experience and live this amazing life.