i must start this post by apologizing for being the worst updater ever. i hope you can all forgive me.
life has been crazy busy, but so wonderful.
i am home now, & by home I mean Montana. beautiful, lovely Montana. so much has gone on the past couple of months: thailand, leading 15 people overseas, learning how to lead, ministry, preaching, teaching, praying, singing, seeing people come to jesus, playing guitar, trying to speak thai, getting sunburned, celebrating thai new year, falling in love with southeast asia all over again, bus rides, lots of laughs, hike, border run to Laos & many things in between.
over all, our time in southeast asia was crazy good. what an amazing trip we had - we were so blessed by our contacts & how amazing our locations were! we got to do so many amazing things & see so many amazing things. god was so faithful. it was so rewarding after the months of planning & preparation! i definitely had some hesitations in going back to asia so soon after india & everything that happened while i was there, & i had so much self-doubt in my leadership abilities, but GOD WAS SO FAITHFUL. what a sweet season god is bringing me through. just personally, i have learned so many new things about being a leader & god has done it all, because i definitely couldn't have done any of it on my own. this was my first school to staff, & i came in feeling really clueless & ill-equipped, but God's been faithful every step of the way & now these students are a week away from graduation. i can't believe how time flies! yesterday we had interviews with the students from my team & to hear about all that god's done in their hearts since january was so rewarding. not even just hearing what the students have learned, but actually seeing the physical difference in their life, like God has brought them from one person to a completely different one... that is the greatest "paycheck" ever. i am one lucky kid...
i'll be back in Texas May 21- June 3 for my sister's wedding! if any of you wanna hear stories from my time in Southeast Asia, please call or email me, i'd love to meet up!
much love.
life has been crazy busy, but so wonderful.
i am home now, & by home I mean Montana. beautiful, lovely Montana. so much has gone on the past couple of months: thailand, leading 15 people overseas, learning how to lead, ministry, preaching, teaching, praying, singing, seeing people come to jesus, playing guitar, trying to speak thai, getting sunburned, celebrating thai new year, falling in love with southeast asia all over again, bus rides, lots of laughs, hike, border run to Laos & many things in between.
over all, our time in southeast asia was crazy good. what an amazing trip we had - we were so blessed by our contacts & how amazing our locations were! we got to do so many amazing things & see so many amazing things. god was so faithful. it was so rewarding after the months of planning & preparation! i definitely had some hesitations in going back to asia so soon after india & everything that happened while i was there, & i had so much self-doubt in my leadership abilities, but GOD WAS SO FAITHFUL. what a sweet season god is bringing me through. just personally, i have learned so many new things about being a leader & god has done it all, because i definitely couldn't have done any of it on my own. this was my first school to staff, & i came in feeling really clueless & ill-equipped, but God's been faithful every step of the way & now these students are a week away from graduation. i can't believe how time flies! yesterday we had interviews with the students from my team & to hear about all that god's done in their hearts since january was so rewarding. not even just hearing what the students have learned, but actually seeing the physical difference in their life, like God has brought them from one person to a completely different one... that is the greatest "paycheck" ever. i am one lucky kid...
i'll be back in Texas May 21- June 3 for my sister's wedding! if any of you wanna hear stories from my time in Southeast Asia, please call or email me, i'd love to meet up!
much love.
