After a very bad night's sleep I joined the others in the minibus at 5am to be driven by Nalin to Colombo Airport. We said goodbye to a very tired looking Sam before we left, who was staying on to work with the projects in Sri Lanka, and Sharon had also got up to see us off. The journey only took a third of the time at this point in the morning that it had taken when we had first arrived – goes to show how bad the traffic actually gets!
At the airport Michelle managed to get her flight transferred to the one the other 4 of us were traveling on (she had initially booked the later flight), something that we had prayed for the previous evening with the disruption occurring in London. The flight was as all flights for me, long, boring, and without any sleep. We said goodbye to Sarah and Helen at Heathrow whilst waiting for Michelle's luggage, before the remaining 3 of us got the tube where we continued to chat over our experiences. Doreen then left to catch her train home, and I caught my train from Kings Cross. It was sad to say goodbye to everyone after sharing in these experiences together for the past 10 days, a period which is sure to live long in my memory.
I had had less than 1 hours sleep in the past 40, & was shaking from being loaded with sugar and caffeine to ensure I didn't miss my train stop on the way home. Most of the traveling was a blur, though over the following days I thought much over our many experiences on JOURNEY and where God was leading me. One thing I'm sure of is having friends for life, both within the JOURNEY team & with the people we met in Sri Lanka. We don't know what the future holds but we know who holds the future! Surely there can be no better passage to finish the entry than Matthew 11 v 28-30:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
P.S. I am writing this and reading from my Bible opening on the train home – I don't think that before JOURNEY I would have done this, and I have definitely learnt a lot about being a Christian from the folks living for Jesus in Sri Lanka. It is my hope and prayer that the inspiration I have received from my experiences will remain with me forever and shape my future.
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