Our Mission Experience: Trinidad (3-5 JAN 2019)

TRINIDAD

We were scheduled to leave just a few hours after Brandon but then Suriname Air cancelled their flight to Trinidad.....oh the joys of travel. They were able to book us on a later flight that day leaving at 3 with Fly Always Airline. We had planned on getting there in the morning so that President Baird could do all of his missionary interviews that day and then Zone conference on the 4th because we were scheduled to leave for Guyana early morning on the 5th. We rescheduled to just do a few interviews.... Well, Fly Always loaded us all on the bus to go out to the plane and found out that the plane was not fueled. They put us back on the bus. Had us go back into the airport...not into the gate where we just left but back in through immigration, through security....again....and then to the gate. 😋😀 Kyle and I managed to keep smiles on our faces but there were many others who did not. I felt bad for some of the workers. They were getting the frustration of many people who got bumped from the cancelled Suriname Air flight that morning. We didn't end up leaving until after 5 which, by the time we got to Trinidad, made it through immigration, waited for our luggage and drove to the hotel it was almost 9 p.m. We cancelled all our interviews that day and just fit all the interviews and Zone Conference in Trinidad into one day...which made for a very long day.... But a good one!!

Lines of people confused and waiting.....at the airport.

We try to keep a smile no matter what is happening. It really does make a difference!!

This girl had already traveled a lot this day and still had a smile on her face.
We loved her t-shirt...."Wake up and Be HAPPY!!
A choice we all should make each day!
Life is so much about your attitude...Something I'm always telling my kids
and now my missionaries!!

I love Elder Riter's Socks!!
"Fishers of Men"

Elder Riter

Elder Porritt

Elder Sessions
He sprained his ankle playing soccer the night before
with the youth of the ward.

Back: Elder Garner, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Hoard, Elder Porritt, Elder Riter, Elder Sessions, Elder Griffeth, Elder Norton, President & Sister Baird
Front: Elder & SIster Williams

Back: Elder Garner, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Hoard, Elder Porritt, Elder Riter, Elder Sessions, Elder Griffeth, Elder Norton, Elder & Sister O'Dair
Front: Elder & Sister Williams