Our last day in Madrid was quite different for all of us. Some of us went on a tour of Madrid in a double decker bus. Mike and Karen went to Toledo. Others of us wandered around finishing up the purchasing of gifts for all of you at home. The weather was absolutely perfect, not ridiculously hot like it has been. Everyone is in good spirits. We just finished celebrating Rachel's 8th birthday enjoying chocolate cake and good conversation with the whole group.
What an experience this has been! Each of us will come back home with different experiences and unique stories to share, but we all grew tremendously on this pilgrimage. I can't say I'll do this again, parts of it were very overwhelming. But I know that I am coming back home with a better understanding of our faith and renewed hope in my generation. So many young people came here to celebrate our Catholic faith and we will all leave on fire with it. Some will come back with a slow burning embers, and others will come back blazing like a bonfire. I know that we all feel extremely blessed to have been able to come on this journey. I want to thank all of you for your continued prayers and support through the two years we have planned for this and now our time here in Europe. See you all tomorrow! God bless.
Emily Barbieri
My classes at St. Joe's in SC are praying for you as you travel home. God bless.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the prayers! We made it home safe and sound, albeit it was a super long day. God is good! All the time!
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