In honor of my last week of actual ministry, I've compiled a few lists… Here are my World Race Top Fives
Books I've read: (All highly recommended)
1. Love Does- Bob Goff
2. The Jesus I Never Knew- Phillip Yancey
3. Irresistible Revolution- Shane Claiborne
4. Sex God- Rob Bell
5. The Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis
Funny foods:
1. Cow stomach
2. Ice cream on a bun
3. Chicken throat
4. Warhead fruit
5. Really good Mexican food… in Cambodia
Things I'll Miss:
1. Team time
2. Strong community
3. Going to sleep and waking up with the sun
4. Foreign hospitality and openness
5. Cheap food (well, cheap everything)
Things I won't miss:
1. Handwashing all my clothes
2. Cold showers
3. Cockroaches, mosquitos, and the like.
4. Being stared at all the time
5. Moving every few weeks
Priorities upon arriving home:
1. Squeeze my nephew, Peter
2. Get rid of half my clothes
3. Cocktail hour with mom
4. Use a dishwasher
5. Eat a crab & avocado sandwich
Favorite kiddos
1. Samantha (Ecuador)
2. Fernando (Peru)
3. Zenika, Johan, and Dirk (South Africa)
4. MJ (Thailand)
5. Tongmeg (Cambodia)
Smells I will never forget:
1. Guava
2. Pad thai off the street
3. my pillow in Africa
4. Brown sugar popcorn over the stove
5. The bus in Mozambique
Ways to say Thank You:
1. Danke (Afrikaans)
2. Multumesc (Romanian)
3. Obrigado (Portuguese)
4. Kab-koon-kah (Thai)
5. Gracias (Spanish)
Acquired Skills:
1. Rewiring electrical throughout a house
2. Play the ukulele
3. Talk about my feelings
4. Cooking
5. Using a machete properly
Things I'm SO happy I brought with me:
1. Long spoon
2. Full size pillow
3. Dream journal
4. solid shampoo
5. beanie
World Observations and Lessons:
1. There is NO such thing as common sense
2. There are so many beautiful people and sadly most of them only see themselves as the same skin/hair color as everyone else in their country.
3. Knowing/understanding someone's culture doesn't always make their behavior less aggravating
4. No one has rhythm except Swazis
5. Women work SO hard.
Unique Race experiences:
1. I didn't use a real squatty potty until month 9.
2. My dad came to visit me on my birthday 🙂
3. I only had one month that I'd consider to be a "rice month"
4. I'm walking away from the Race with only 1 scar
5. My team got professional photos taken of us.
More blogs to come!!! Pray for my team as we close out our Race together and begin the re-entry process. Thanks for all your support!
