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A City Not Forsaken

September 8, 2012
Adventures
Spiritual Journey

On Wednesday, we talked about prayer, intercession and prayer walking. We read tons of verses on the topic and then we were taken to a Buddhist temple where we were going to practice prayer walking. I had my bible, my iPod and my partner, Autumn. Quick sidenote, we are like celebrities here. Autumn and I are both pretty tall, so walking around the temple at least 4 people asked for pictures with us.Their heads were at our ribcages! Anyway, we stepped inside the temple and immediately, my chest felt heavy. Thai people are typicall pretty peaceful. But God was showing me that it was...

nightLIFE

September 8, 2012
Adventures
Spiritual Journey

night·life noun 1. the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion, as at a nightclub, theater, or the like. On Friday we experienced our first night of bar ministry. Let me tell you, Bangla Road is the epitome of the “nightlife” that we all know. God opened my eyes and showed me what nightlife looks like through His eyes. When God looks into these bars, He doesn’t just see a bunch of people partying, He sees His lost and broken...

Praying with Buddhists

September 6, 2012
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Spiritual Journey

The last few days here in Thailand have been rough to say the least. Obeying God to come here has been hard; I still don’t know why I’m here. I’ve been homesick for Uganda and Indiana. I’ve also been comparing myself to my teammates which is bad because it makes me down inside.Any who, yesterday afternoon I realized how much I allow ministry define me. I strive and chase after Jesus mostly through serving. Whether it’s holding babies, preaching/leading Bible study, doing something silly for kids or even just prayer walking I feel an accomplishment and a greater...

No Grip on Me

September 6, 2012
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Spiritual Journey

Since I have never really been away from home with people that I don’t know for longer than a week, I anticipated some homesickness going into this trip. I really anticipated that the homesickness would grip me. I wanted to be prepared to fight off any homesickness so I brought pictures from home. My hope was that I could look at those pictures when I started missing my comfortable and safe little life in Livonia, Michigan. I also put my pillow, pillowcase, and sheet in a compression bag in hopes that when I took them out in Thailand, they would still...

To Worship You I live.

September 5, 2012
Adventures
Admissions Department

In Thailand, their philosophy is that the highest part of your body is the head also the cleanliest and the dirtiest part of your body is the feet. That is why I have to be mindful of two things: Never touch a little kid’s head because our hands are dirty and their mothers would be VERY MAD at me and two, never have the sole of our feet face someone because it is the equivalent to giving someone the middle finger. Yikes. Anyways, today we talked about Prayer, Worship, Intercession and Prayer Walking. One passage that stuck out to me was in 2 Chronicles 20:21-24, when the Lord sent...

I’m Home in His Presence

September 4, 2012
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Spiritual Journey

There's one thing that has been consistent in my life for the past five years and that is the inconsistency of a home. I have moved from dorms, to apartments, to my parents’ home multiple times throughout the years. After college I moved from Colorado to California. I lived in solitude at my apartment where God clearly wanted to have intimate and uninterrupted time with my heart. It was in the early mornings and late nights that God would speak to me and develop my heart. I called that place home because of how deeply I came to know the Lord there. All the moves prior to that...

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