Saturday, October 5, 2013; 10:00 AM
Hong Kong
So, a few days ago my squad touched down at Hong Kong International Airport for our two month tour of Asia. After three months in Central America, three in Eastern Europe, and three in Eastern Africa, we are now wrapping up the Race in a quick two month excursion through China and the Philippines. Crazy!
When I try and retrace my steps back to Honduras, I might as well be remembering my freshman year of high school. We’re talking ages ago: thousands of miles, thousands of faces, dozens of languages, hours of ministry, from mountains to valleys to oceans, from Geckos to Monkeys to Tortoises, and from Chocobananos to European pastries to Ugandan Chapatti. The first month of the Race was another life-time ago.
And now, we’re down to our last and shortest continent. Man, what does a guy do with that? I guess we just make the most of the time we have. You don’t try to rush through it. Take one day at a time, look for opportunities, grow in the Lord, and when things come to a close, they come to a close. Still, all the traveling, learning new languages, the long night bus rides, the jet lag, diarrhea, and meeting new contacts has almost become a way-of-life for me. Not that I won’t be able to adapt when we touch down in LA, it’s just going to be different. Guess I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.
So, as far as ministry in Asia goes, I have no idea what I’m doing yet. I probably won’t know until the day we meet with our contact. I’ve gotten use to that part of the Race too. I may be doing some barista work, which could be interesting with Chinese customers. I really don’t know.
Currently, I am in Hong Kong. I have recovered from jet lag and one wicked case of diarrhea (thank you authentic Chinese food) and am now enjoying my stay here. Likely, we will be here for a few more days, enjoying the blissful life of American tourists. Really though, this place is gorgeous: beautiful mountainous landscapes dotted with sky scrapers and giant bridges that jump from one island to another. It’s like a city from the future that has harnessed the ability to harmonize technology and nature into the perfect ecosystem. People don’t ride tigers here, but still, it’s pretty cool. It’s also a multicultural state, so you see folk of all kinds of ethnicities.
All in all, I’m really enjoying this leg of the trip. Please continue to pray for us as we journey into the mainland to discover the vast reaches of the Orient. I’ll do my best to keep you guys up-to-date. And I look forward to saying hi to ya’ll when we arrive state-side in a short few months. God bless guys.
Your brother,
Seth
PS: I’m posting a million and one pictures on my facebook page. So, if you want to see what I’m seeing check it out: https://www.facebook.com/seth.rehmert
