Personal Narrative: My Trip To Montreal

Thank you for letting me babysit Ethan so I could raise money to go to Montreal. The trip was so amazing and changed my life. The trip began at midnight Wednesday morning. Thirty-two of us got on the bus and left for Montreal. Most of that first morning was us trying to sleep on the bus and in the middle of that afternoon, we arrived in South Boston. The next day, we went of the Freedom Trail and learned some of the history of Boston. Did you know that it is illegal to carry your bathtub around during the daytime in Boston? We got to see where the Boston Tea Party took place as well the the graves of John Hancock and Paul Revere. That afternoon, we walked around Quincy Market where there are many shops and several musicians playing live music. After this we began the rest of our drive to Montreal. On Friday the 22, we got to meet the Levielles. Eric is from Montreal and can speak both French and English, Melissa is great with kids and can play the piano very well, and they have two boys, Daniel and Aiden. The church we ministered in in Laval is very small, but it meets the needs of the church very well. That afternoon, we went to some neighborhoods to invite people to the vacation Bible school at the church and then we went bowling with some teens from the youth group. The next day, we went

Although it was wonderful to see how happy the people were and how interesting it was to see another culture, this was not what impacted me the most. Every night, the three girls I shared a room with and I would have group devotions. We talked about some of the things we struggled with and it made me realize that I need to open up to people more more. I am very independent and I don’t like people knowing a lot about me, but how am I supposed to share God’s love if I don’t talk to people? I fell in love with the Lord again on this trip and I want to live in a way that makes it clear to everyone that I know that I am His