Mission Trip Day 6: if you listen answers will come

Today was the last day of work at the worksites!!! Our teens were so excited and went out with a bang! They worked hard and pushed each other and I couldn't be more proud of them!  After work my mama and aunt and cousins came to the monastery for a quick visit! I'm so glad I got to see them even for a quick trip.  It seems like I'm rushing through describing the day, but these last two sections are very important to me. A few days ago I posted on here that I thought that me having to deal with so much illness and death in my family, was my cross in my faith. A good friend of mine, Elaine Hughes otherwise known as my second mother, planted a seed in my head that maybe it wasn't a cross, just that it was time for them to be with God instead of me, and to ease the pain each family member had been experiencing. That made so much sense to me and I sometimes feel God did this so I would get the joy of sharing my grandfathers and other family members to the younger generations. Don't get me wrong it's still very hard, but it made more sense to me. So since then, I've been praying that I get the answers to know my grandfathers are alright and that it's okay or give me a sign as someone I can pray to to help me. Well, today at Mass, it happened to be the Feast of St. Anne. She was Mary's mother who had a lot of unknown answers to questions when Mary was pregnant out of marriage and had to leave, not seeing the birth of her grandson or seeing him in the first bit of his life. St. Anne was very strong in her faith and became known as a saint to pray to when you don't know answers and are unsure. As Father Justin was explaining this I felt like someone had slapped me in the face saying "hey are you listening". It is also ironic that the name who I could pray to for my questions of uncertainty is also my middle name. It almost seemed like everything was lining up. So I quickly called Mrs. Hughes to share my realization and I cannot thank you enough for calming me down enough to pray for a sign. If you are reading this, I truly appreciate it :) Finally, we ended the night with Jackie Francois. She lead us through Adoration and worship. It was truly amazing to pray in the presence of Jesus and to see the teens reactions and prayers. Each teen handles Adoration a certain way. Some cry and some dont shed a tear. It's okay because each person is moved in a different way. It was a beautiful, beyond amazing night.  Thank you for the continued prayers and support thought this week and the preparation up to this week. I honestly appreciate it, so thank you from the bottom of my heart.  God Bless, Lyndsey.