San Juan Islands
So last week I went with my youth group at my church on their annual "High Adventure." We spend 6 days biking around the San Juan Islands. I had a lot of fun and I heard no complaints at all from the boys so I think it went well for them as well. There were two experiences I'd like to share that added to my faith in God during the trip.
First off on day two we had to ride a ferry from Lopez Island to San Juan Island. While we were waiting in line a fellow biker had a flat tire. I gave him my canned flat fix, and we used our air compressor to fill the tire. He gave us $10. I normally wouldn’t have accepted the money but he gave it to one of the boys when I was unaware and later the boy gave it to me.
When I arrived at San Juan State park, (I drove, and the boys and the other leader rode their bikes.) I was suppressed to find that we had to pay a $10 fee for having too many campers. At first I was worried that I was going to have to drive all the way back into town, as I only had my credit card, and they only accepted cash and checks, or just hope the other leader had it on him when they arrived. Then I remembered the $10 I had in my pocket and I was able to pay the fee.
The other thing that happened that was cool was that we got to see the Orcas that second night. We had been to a whale watch point earlier in the day and it said that there was only a one in five chance of seeing the whales on any given day. I also had talked to a number of people before our trip that had been to the islands and had not seen them. I don't think that God made them come out just for us, but I would believe that he inspired us when we picked the dates of the adventure. Maybe it was just luck, but it was a blessing anyway.
First off on day two we had to ride a ferry from Lopez Island to San Juan Island. While we were waiting in line a fellow biker had a flat tire. I gave him my canned flat fix, and we used our air compressor to fill the tire. He gave us $10. I normally wouldn’t have accepted the money but he gave it to one of the boys when I was unaware and later the boy gave it to me.
When I arrived at San Juan State park, (I drove, and the boys and the other leader rode their bikes.) I was suppressed to find that we had to pay a $10 fee for having too many campers. At first I was worried that I was going to have to drive all the way back into town, as I only had my credit card, and they only accepted cash and checks, or just hope the other leader had it on him when they arrived. Then I remembered the $10 I had in my pocket and I was able to pay the fee.
The other thing that happened that was cool was that we got to see the Orcas that second night. We had been to a whale watch point earlier in the day and it said that there was only a one in five chance of seeing the whales on any given day. I also had talked to a number of people before our trip that had been to the islands and had not seen them. I don't think that God made them come out just for us, but I would believe that he inspired us when we picked the dates of the adventure. Maybe it was just luck, but it was a blessing anyway.
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