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Slight change of plans…

November 11, 2013
Adventures
Life on the Field

My flight was scheduled to arrive in Toronto on the 26th of this month. As the title says, my plans have changed… About a month ago, my teammate Lauren told us that she felt like God was telling her to stay in Thailand for the month of December. She also said she knew she would not be staying by herself. She asked us to be praying for her. We did. I did. Not a big deal, right? Well, the more she talked about it, the more I felt in my gut that I would be the one staying with her. But I didn't say anything, to anyone. I don't know why, but...

I’m flying to Phuket, Thailand instead of Atlanta

November 10, 2013
Adventures
Admissions Department

I’m flying to Phuket, Thailand instead of Atlanta. 3 weeks ago, God clearly told me and gave me a lot of confirmation that I needed to stay behind after my team left to go back to America in November. He said I needed go to Phuket, Thailand for the month of December. So why Phuket, God? I have definitely heard of it… Phuket is an island in the south of Thailand known for three things: beautiful beaches, tourists, and trafficked girls. It is the most popular tourist destination in Thailand. The bars in Phuket are much darker and busier than the bars...

Crazy, Awesome Love

LOVE. I have been learning these past four weeks on what it looks like to love through the Lord's eyes. I am not perfect at it by any means but I am so blessed that he wants to use me and my teammates to love the people of Chiang Mai. All I am called to do is love the people that he places in front of me, even if it means that old man who is standing in front of me purchasing a innocent eighteen year old girl for the night. It blows my mind that God loves everyone the same, even those who choose evil over him. He is so amazing that he is able to separate us from our sins and just...

So far gone…

October 18, 2013
Adventures
Spiritual Journey

Tonight was our first night of bar ministry in two weeks. Last week we went to the village of Mae Ai for the week, and following that we had our mid-trip debrief. The two were very different, but also much needed for the growth and unity of our team. But as I was saying, tonight was back to bar ministry. I went out with Lauren tonight, and the night started off pretty well. We visited a few girls we've talked to before, and had a really deep conversation with a young woman who owns one of the bars we stopped at. We asked her some hard questions about...

5am Wake Up Call

October 15, 2013
Adventures
Reflections

A couple weeks ago Abby, Juliette and I returned from a 2 day visa run to Laos. The good side of Laos included Laos t-shirts, new passport stamps and Thai visas…the bad side included a 12 hour roller coaster van ride, expensive not so good food, and no seven elevens on that side of the border. Oh and when we got back at 5 am Wednesday morning we were locked out of Zion for about 4 hours until they opened up the café. I won’t lie-coming home to be locked out of our comfy beds was rough…I was not a happy camper. But I am beyond thankful it happened. Because...

Declarations of a Copy Cat

Declarations: Truth that is verbalized. You may not believe what you are declaring. But truth is truth. Unbelief doesn’t change truth. If you don’t believe what you are declaring, keep speaking. You’re heart will eventually follow your words. Because words are game changers. This week I went to a northern village. I was surrounded by rice fields and mountains. Ice cold bucket showers. Squatty potties. Bugs. Mystery food. No fans. No WIFI. No plans. I loved simple, village life. The best day for me was Thursday. I was tired from our crazy day on...

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