Why my Trip to Florida Changed my Life

As some of you may know, I went to Orlando for a mission trip a few weeks ago. The mission trip part was only a week, but I stayed for two with my family. Every four years, the Nazarene church has a General Assembly. In which representatives from 155+ countries around the world meet up to worship and get business done. There are meetings where people are elected and decisions are made but there are also six church services. I've gone to every General Assembly since I was born. That makes four-San Antonio, 2 in Indianapolis, and in Orlando. I had the opportunity to do something this time that I haven't done since I've come to these-go to every nightly service they offered. Each service changed me in one way or another.

During the mission trip, I recommitted my life with God and I've been on the fast track with Him since. God has done amazing things in my life and can do many amazing things. Below, I have some pictures from my trip.

our group

Me and Jamie, one of the girls I worked with

We built him a wheelchair ramp and this is his first time going down it

Worshipping with 15,000+ people!

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Eyes Like Stars Tour

While reading Eyes Like Stars, I lay nestled up in a cozy armchair with a blanket around me and some hot chocolate. No, it's not cold here. I just felt that this was one of those types of books. Little did I know that I'd soon jump from my seat in all the rucus of all sorts of characters moving all about.

Beatrice Shakespeare Smith (or more well known as Bertie) lives in the Theatre Illuminata, along with many other surprising guests. She was taken in here as a child. The theatre is complete with characters from every play ever written on a page! Many characters, though, are from Shakespeare's works. The theatre also comes complete with a crew, as well.

I felt the book was lacking something. What exactly, I'm not sure. This makes me wonder if pages of this book, rather than The Complete Works of the Stage, had been ripped out. The book confused me. I felt as if i was being twisted around in every direction at some points, because the book seemed to be all over the place. It almost seemed as if the setting would change too quickly.But I loved the setting of the book. Living in a theatre where every character imaginable is beside me would be a dream I have yet to pursue. I love acting, as well as being on stage. So living in a theatre would definitely be a dream in itself. This book is for anybody who loves to dream and make fantasy become reality.

Lisa Mantchev is a wonderful author, who includes brilliant details in the book, as well as a few page-turns that kept me going throughout the whole thing! Click here for her official website. Or click here to view her blog.

When reading the book, I thought of a stage such as the one below. This is a stage I've been to when I've seen some performances. Beautiful paintings, gold trim, a ceiling that looks like a beautiful night sky, and red velvet seats are what I first imagined when reading the book. I would love to live in a theatre like this one.

Check out these other awesome reviews on the book!

The 160 Acre Woods, A Christian Worldview of Fiction, A Patchwork of Books, Abby the Librarian, All About Children’s Books, And Another Book Read, Becky’s Book Reviews, Dolce Bellezza, Fireside Musings, The Friendly Book Nook, Homeschool Book Buzz, Homespun Light, Hyperbole, KidzBookBuzz.com, Never Jam Today, Reading is My Superpower, Through a Child’s Eyes