I’ve been on the World Race for 5 months now. There is a lot of loving, living, and growing that happens in 5 months. I thought it would be fun to give you some Top 5’s of various things.

None of the lists are in order of awesomeness.
They all have a special place all their own.
 
TOP 5 QUOTES

  1. “You can’t stay here, your bags are freakin huge.” –Airport man at JFK, with thick NY accent, during our 24 layover between Costa Rica and Poland.
  2. “Mucho Mejor!”Erin Jackson’s best attempt at saying “You’re better than that,” in Spanish.
  3. “Let’s dig a hole and put the devil in.”  -Children singing in thick Romanian accents.
  4. “Necessito Papel Higenico Por Favor!” –Every month so far, there has been at least one time I do “big business” and there is no toilet paper. Sometimes my teammates are there, sometimes they’re not, it’s really funny when they’re not.
  5. “This, is very Moldovan.” –Fanel, our translator/body guard/big brother/friend in Moldova.
 
TOP 5 KIDS THAT STOLE MY HEART

William –Honduras

 

Candy –Guatemala

 
Helton –Nicaragua

 

Gabi and Costi –Romania

Anya –Moldova
 

TOP 5 FUNNIEST THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED

Pooping my pants in Honduras
One of my teammates pooping her pants in Honduras
Spitting my drink out all over the table in Guatemala

Getting hit on by a Romanian man while I looked like this… (he was dead serious)

Watching my teammate try to kill a turkey for Thanksgiving

TOP 5 HEART BREAKING THINGS

The dump in Honduras
That any family wouldn't want her…

The innocence being stripped away from children in Romania
Being served dinner in a home that barely has enough money to feed it's own
Leaving an amazing part of the family of God each month

TOP 5 THINGS THE LORD HAS TAUGHT ME

Community is hard, but it's worth it
Being a missionary is nothing more than loving him, loving people, and sharing it
He wants me to open my umbrella of influence
Live for today, tomorrow isn't promised
He loves me, the real me, and that's enough