Adventures – Page 48

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...

Expectations

When we were at training camp, we were told to let go of all of our expectations. Honestly, I’m not really sure what my expectations were coming into Thailand. But I can tell you that there are a lot of things I didn’t expect. I really didn’t think I would miss my family as much as I do. I’ve been away from home for longer periods than this before, and there’s always Skype. Somehow being in another country makes it seem a little harder though. The Lord has definitely given me a new appreciation for the people He has placed in my life back home and I realize how...

Love in the Midst of Being Degraded

When I first signed up for this trip I was SO angry at men who could buy a girl for their own satisfaction. How could you ever be so messed up that you could ever believe that it was okay to degrade a girl in such a way?! How could you ever treat a human being as a commodity bought for your own enjoyment?! But I knew this anger would greatly affect my ministry in such a negative way and I had to do something about it. So I started to pray. I prayed daily that he would let me see these men from His eyes, not my own. Let me see them as His creation also. And He did. I arrived on Bangla...

A Love that Overflows!

“But he said, ‘What is impossible with men is possible with God.’” Luke 18:27 As I lay awake last night, really frustrated that I had drank coffee too late, I started dreaming with God. 🙂 I then became thankful for the coffee, because now it was just Jesus and I. I started dreaming with God. Dreaming of what he is going to do on Bangla while we are here, and after we leave. We will leave God’s fragrance. The road won’t be as dark, because we are there. People will of seen God’s love through our eyes. God has his plan for...

Leap of faith

July 1, 2012
Adventures
Reflections

For the longest time I’ve always wanted to go bungee jumping. To be able to face that fear of falling and jump. The thought of it always made me so excited. And now I can say I’ve finally gone. But I didn’t think it would have such symbolism in my life as it has. Almost all my life I’ve struggled with abandonment. I needed a plan. I needed control. And I held onto far too many things. Abandoning myself would mean letting go of those things and that’s not something I was willing to do. No matter how many times God kept telling me to just trust Him fully...

Unseen Victories

July 1, 2012
Adventures
Reflections

At training camp, many different leaders encouraged our team to seek out the small victories in the day to day. The little things are going to be a big deal, they said. This is a hard ministry. In the time you are there, you don't always get to see much fruit. That doesn't mean that things are changing or that God isn't moving. He is. It just takes time. Well, I am finding they were right. As much as I want every bar girl I spend time with to immediately realize and believe in their worth and leave their job right away, that's not how it...

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