Adventures – Page 17

There’s Grace for that.

July 31, 2013
Adventures
Reflections

I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Signing up to lead, I didn’t know which country I’d go to, who’d be on my team, or if I would actually be able to do it well. Praise God, there’s grace for that. At training camp, The Lord gave me a word for the summer: “Surplus of Grace” Ever since, I’ve clung to that promise, especially in the moments when I needed it most. There’s grace for saying goodbye to your family, friends, and all that is uncomfortable and embarking on a journey full of unknowns. There’s grace for the...

Beautifully Broken

There is this saying in Thailand when comparing two things, “Same, same, but different.” Now this may sound silly at first but no other phrase so perfectly captures my experience in Thailand. I came to Thailand broken and continued to break over the course of my trip. Somewhere in the middle however came a breakthrough and while I am still the same girl I am, well, different. Ok, pause. I am sure some of you have been thinking, “Great you changed. But what about Thailand? Why haven’t you shared anything about your ministry?” Let me reassure you, ministry...

First World Problems

I’m just going to be honest. I have no desire to go to Africa. I mean, if the Lord were to call and then drag me there then maybe I would. But all real and great missionaries go to Africa, right? Well probably… I have a few friends who have done missions in Africa within the past few years, including my three leaders here in Thailand. And from what I’ve heard it’s SO hard, but that it’s so good. It is such a stretch physically and materially from the life most of us know in America, let alone emotionally and spiritually draining because of all the...

Can I get an amen?

Hello world. Well here we are, the last night in Chiang Mai. It's day 54 of this journey, and is all I can say is wow. In that 3 letter word comes along memories, laughter, pain, revelations, new things that have been learned, joy, peace. All things. You think of it, it probably happened. I can't even begin to describe what these last 54 days of my life have looked like, I still can't comprehend all that has happened. Here is what I do know.. I know that I watched God answer my prayers as He broke my heart for what breaks His. I befriended women working in the bars even men who...

Sobfest: July 22, 2013

July 22, 2013
Adventures
Reflections

If you know me, you know that I don’t really cry a lot. I don’t really know how to do it. I don’t like the snot associated with it. And I especially don’t like when other people see me cry. Ergo, I have not been a very happy camper these past few days. I’ve lived in Chiang Mai, Thailand for the past 2 months. It became my home. The 18 strangers I came with became my family, a sisterhood. I will miss a lot of things about this season of my life… The kids in the slums who demonstrated unconditional joy. The girls working at Zion who joked around with me...

God of This City

There's a song by Chris Tomlin called "God of This City". Maybe you've heard it. Well It was originally "written" by an Irish band called Bluetree. I put "written" in quotation marks because they never technically wrote it. But I'll get to that later. Since I've been here in Thailand we have gotten the chance to go into bars in the red light district to reach out to the girls that work there. These girls are often prostitutes and are being trafficked or at risk of being trafficked. We have mostly gotten to go during the day, which is...

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