Today was the official start of the Marine Biology Trip 2025! The students flew into Miami and were brought to the Gulf View Waterfront Resort, arriving just in time for dinner underneath the coconut trees!

While the transportation for the students and the remaining of the staff was underway, some of the other staff stayed back at the hotel and began prepping for the week ahead. Aquariums were set out, books were distributed, food was packed away, and tables were set.

After dinner, we did a brief orientation and then split the students into their habitat groups, getting to know who they would be studying with for the week. They have only been here for a few hours, but we are already impressed with how outgoing and friendly everyone is. There was already so much laughter and relationships already forming. We are very excited to see where it goes!

We have had a few setbacks and challenges throughout the day (bad traffic, some changes in our schedule, amongst other minor things), but we are already seeing the Lord working. Pray with us that He would continue to move in wonderful ways!

Make sure to watch for tomorrow’s log entry as the real fun will begin!