An alumni Racer gave me the idea to each day write what I’m thankful for. It helps, even on the hardest days, to be thankful for the good and to encourage thankfulness. (I have also learned that it’s a great way to keep track of what’s happened on the Race so far).
I want to share what I am thankful for this week (with explanations) and as you read, you get a small glimpse into my life.
5/14 (Sunday)
-Sweet church (the church where we went had such sweet people).
-Peter and his family (Peter was the son-in-law of the preacher).
-Sylvia’s sermon (my teammate talked about David and Goliath–what we can learn from it as adults).
-Playing with little girl
-Two babies
-Translators
-Yummy noodles for lunch
-Salad
-Napping
-Videochatting with my dad, mom, and doggie
-Squadmate’s blogs
-Mango trees
-Runs to 7/11 (meaning walking to get snacks from 7/11)
5/15 (Monday)
-Breakfaast with team
-Penutbutter
-Praying and worshipping with team in park
-Fried rice for lunch
-Cleaning
-Journaling/quiet time
-Ravi Zacharias (he is a Christian man from India who does apologetics)
-Dinner with YWAM staff and students
-Worship
-Playing Phase 10 with team and Pom (one of the YWAM students)
-Rain
5/16 (Tuesday)
-Quiet time
-Reading “Sold” while listening to the rain and worship music
-Salad for lunch
-Hanging with Paige
-Praying for YWAM’s newish land
-Crabs (there were crabs in the rice fields)
-Moving a shed
-Dinner as a team
-Journaling for 2 hours as it rained
-Good team
-A.C.
-Shower
5/17 (Wednesday)
-Rest
-Yummy food
-Good quiet time and prayer. Digging into Timothy
-Helping cook for Becca
-Napping
-Going to park and evangelizing
-Watching Gong (a YWAM guy who evangelized with us. He’s so good at it).
-Being to enjoy spring at the park
-Rain
-Hanging with Sylvia
-Cooking with Allison
-Talking to Jenna and Paige
-Walking a lot
-Punchinello (a sweet “children’s” story by Max Lucado which is a great reinder of what is important)
-The spider hunt (see past blog)
5/18 (Thursday)
-Watching Mulan with Allison while Paige and Janet crafted
-Painting my nails
-a hug from Jenna
-Being open
-Sharing a small part of my testimony at the YWAM meeting
-Yummy cheesy rice/chicken/brocoli dish two of my teammates cooked for the meeting
-Some encouraging comments on my blog
-Rain
-Becca’s quirks
-Watching “Rise of the Guardians.”
5/19 (Friday)
-Riding in the back of the blue truck
-Going to a fish sanctuary
-Games with YWAM staff/students and my team
-Feeding the fish
-Huge catfish and turtle
-Picnic
-Laughter
-The doggie with a whole loaf of bread in his mouth (at the fish sanctuary)
-Cooking with Sylvia
-Adventure with Allison
-Bakery and Shake me (a cofe shop): Brownies, bread and bubble tea
-Watching Tangled with Allison
-Chocolate from Sylvia for killing spider
5/20 (Saturday)
-Video chatting with John and Sarah
-Shake Me with Allison
-Journaling
-Bubble tea
-Meeting Sarah (A girl from Ohio who’s here in Thailand for three months at the university for her masters)
-Shopping
-Meeting up with Jenna
