Here I am, at the end of my time in Thailand, with a full heart and memories to last a lifetime. Everyday brought with it new adventures and challenges.
Expectations were shattered and new levels of intimacy with the Lord were reached.
I never expected to see so much of myself in a girl working at a bar.
But because of that I know specific things to pray about for her.
I never expected my heart to break for the men buying the girls in the bars.
But because of that I have a greater appreciation for the godly men in my life.
Through each challenge and adventure God revealed a little bit more of His love, for me and for the people of Thailand.
From the beginning I felt like God was saying that this trip was going to be a love letter. It took me a while to find it, but I soon found love everywhere I went.
In the markets, the bars, and even the rain.
God was just showing off when He placed us in a ministry that housed us above a coffee shop. He knows coffee is one of my love languages.
It wasn’t long before a question came to my mind. God is showing me love, how can I show him love?
I was reminded of this sentence.
How you treat the creation is a reflection of how you feel about the creator. Bam!
I love God, am I treating his creation in a way that would show that love?
This month I have been trying to appreciate all that is around me in a new way.
Sometimes it’s easy like, seeing the sky, really seeing it for what God created it to be, or marveling at the beauty of an exotic flower.
Other times it is a little harder. Like talking to the men in the bars and seeing them as more than what they are doing, but seeing God in them. They were created in God’s image.
Sometimes I want this big feeling of love to rain down and automatically make ministry easy. I want love to happen to me. But this month I have learned that love is not always a feeling. It is a choice.
Life is a love letter from God to us. The way we choose to live and move in that life is our response to Him. I want to live a love letter life.
What about you? What kind of letter are you sending God?
My squad and I leave for Cambodia on Wednesday. We will be staying in the capitol for a few days for ministry orientation then we will be splitting and going to different cities for ministry. My team will be going to Kampong Cham.
Prayers for safe travels and easy border crossing would be greatly appreciated.
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