I remember the way it felt: walking out of the airport into the humid Houston, TX air after flying halfway around the world, heart racing at the excitement of being back in the United States. I remember embracing familiar faces I hadn’t seen in years that were waiting there to pick us up. I remember the car ride from the airport to my cousins’ house. I’d look out the car window in awe. “Look how green it is here!” “Everything is written in English!” “Everyone is wearing shorts!”

Olivia DeLaney
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My Secret to an Attitude of Gratitude as a Missionary
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Topics: Knowing God YWAM DTS Thankfulness Perspective Blessing Beauty America
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