Adventures – Page 47

the best kind of cheat code.

I have been sick for the last 8 days, and let me tell you, I’m sick of being sick. This entire week, I’ve had to sit here on my top bunk, sweat drenching my blankets, completely drugged on Dramamine and Tylenol PM and anything else that might give me some rest. A few days ago, I finally had enough of my hopeless day-dreaming of home and all the things I would do when I get there and what I would eat and how I would feel and who I would see. I finally decided being sick wouldn’t distract me from my purpose here. So, I listened to a podcast from Cornerstone in Simi...

Jesus said, tell them i love them.

You know that moment when Jesus is like, "Tell them i love them."? And he says it over and over and he gives you that perfect moment to share who he is and how he loves. Yeah well there was no doubt in my mind i was supposed to tell Bea* that Jesus loves him. Bea* is a lady boy that we met the week before and we had come back to visit him. We talked about what we had done during the weekend and then BOOM. We had talked about church and Jesus before but this time he basically shared his life with us. He shared with us the persecution he had faced and harsh words spoken to...

Iâ€™m so forgetful, but You always remind meâ€¦

I think there is a misconception of the character of God in our society. He has been turned into this judgmental and untouchable power that still somehow lets evil invade our lives. He fits perfectly into a little box of rules and regulations. But for me, here in this place, nothing could be further from the truth. My God is creative and compassionate. My King is just and faithful. My Father in heaven has my heart not because of anything I have done, but by His loving grace alone. My Savior is alive. He cannot be contained to a box. He...

That’s Where Love Is Found

When there is a language barrier between you and the Burmese worker trying to ask you for help, but the love of Christ takes over and makes actions speak louder than a thousand words ever could. That’s where love is found. When you are given just a few minutes to talk to the street vendors, but those few minutes are more precious to them than you could imagine. Because for once they are being treated like human beings and not being rudely pushed aside. That’s where love is found. When you are in a bar that seems to be surrounded in absolute darkness, but you get the chance to...

The Battle Raging on Bangla

As our journey has continued on we have come back to debrief every night with more and more stories of being able to talk into the bar girls about their self worth. This is both exciting and heart wrenching at the same time. These girls see prostitution as their only way of providing for their families and themselves; and their parents force many of them into it. Some have been in the bars for the majority of their teenage and young adult life and have developed the idea that their beauty is based on whether or not they have a man with them at the bar. This realization hit me like a...

God smiles through Chef Boyardee

We are half way through our journey here in the beautiful Phuket, Thailand. Since we have been here a few weeks there are a few things that become a bit monotonous, as does anything, as it becomes daily life. Phrases like “what a surprise chicken and rice!” and “because it’s friggin’ Thailand” have become a part of our daily conversations in response to meals, cold showers, morning meetings and a lack of...

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