As the senior’s on bus one gathered around a single phone to write this blog post, none of us knew just exactly what to even write about. How has FLY impacted us? How Tonya has become a huge mentor both faith wise and life wise to each and every single one of us? Where to go from here? There was so much to say and not enough sleep to come up with the words on how to express our gratitude for this group to the complete extent. We decided to just shortly explain some of our favorite parts about this amazing family because to fully express how meaningful this trip has been would just be too much. There was so much that happened on this trip starting from our long bus ride to the amazing gathering then again on our final bus ride as a part of the FLY family. The gathering still feels like a dream, we couldn’t fathom what 30,000 people in one space, all there to worship, could be like until we walked into the nrg stadium. All 62 of us charging through crowds and crowds of people was something we will never forget. At the Gathering, they had so many impactful speakers. The messages were so powerful they even brought some of us to tears. Hearing their stories and times that they questioned God was so impactful and even relatable for a lot of us. When you’re singing and swaying to the music with that many people, you can’t help but feel God in the room. The energy of it all was so overwhelming with the feeling of love. Many times the speakers would say that you are in a room with 30,000 of your closest friends and that’s truly how it feels. The people around you will talk to you like they’ve known you for years. It’s amazing to be apart of that, and to know that you’re there for a reason. Reasons we may not know now but later on shall be revealed. All in all, although this trip was just a small part of our journey with FLY, it was such an amazing feeling to be part of something bigger, and to know that we’re paving the pathway for an amazing future. Being part of the FLY family has been such a blessing in all of our lives, and we can’t wait to see how this amazing faith foundation will continue as we move forward in our lives. We can’t thank Tonya enough for absolutely everything she has done for us, and we feel so incredibly blessed to have had all these years with the FLY family participating in so many various activities throughout the church. No matter where we go or what we do, we’ll carry with us the amazing things we have learned from being a part of this inspiring group of people, and hope to one day come back and be a part of this group in a whole new way. Our love for this group and our faith may have inflated to fit the size of Texas- but we know that it will come back just as big and we will continue to pray for FLY.
-the best group FLYing out with a BIG bang. :)
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