There are so many treasures hidden within my bible. Though they may just appear to be nothing, each piece is priceless and carries a story.
The first is from the Philippines. It was given to me from a girl named Angel (pictured on the right). She painted me pictures of flowers and told me never to forget her and to keep loving other kids all around the world, just like I loved her.
The next is from Angel’s sisters, Sunshine & Sangi (pictured bottom right). They both love to worship God through singing. After they were singing to me for about 30 minutes, our squad was going to worship and hear a message from David. I took them with me, let them color and hear the worship. I would write
the lyrics, and they would sing it so loud and with confidence. During a prayer, they gave me these post-its. The first reads “God save the all the people to all sins“-pictured with 3 crosses, the next “God I pray to you she feet to make beter that you Lord“-pictured with feet., and the final one reads “Dear Liz I Love you tita (means aunt). Liz thing you for the Happy day and God Loves“. I love these girls so much and miss them dearly. They are so beautiful, full of joy-no matter the situation they are put in.
The next is my bible itself. While in Thailand, we visited some of the temples and found ourselves in the middle of a monsoon! I happened to be carrying my bible that day, and now it has become a “Tie Dye Bible” or “Thai Die Bible“
The next was a gift from our contacts in Thailand. SHE Ministries left us with a rose, that says “Thank you from SHE”. This rose stays next to Isaiah 35, which was proclaimed over that ministry and what will come. Bangla Road will become a “Highway of Holiness”!This rose means so much to me for so many reasons. I fell in love with the ministry, vision and with the Thai women. I look forward to serving with them more in the future.
The next treasure is on the back of a bank receipt. It was given to me while I was with our contacts in Malaysia. On this receipt are the lyrics to the song “This is the Day” but in Malay (Hari Ini). I spend so much time trying to learn this song. I was able to learn “This is the Day” in a total of 4 
languages on the race. Pictured are our contacts who were so patient in teaching me Malay and the song “Hari Ini”
This next one was created in Busia, Kenya. It was the first church service I attended and there was a little girl (8 yrs old), who found it a little difficult to sit still for the 5 hour church service. So, we colored. I would draw something, she would take it to her chair and color it in. This went on for hours. It was such a fun way for me to connect with this girl. Also, there pictured is the pastor and his wife. Pastor Gideon was and is such an encouragement to our team!
Another image is one of the cards I was given when admitted into Kijabe Hospital. I was extremely blessed with the care here. Though I was sick, I met so many great people (doctors, nurses, food cart ladies and so much more!) People in the community even heard about my illness and that I was a missionary, and drove to come and see me and bless me. Some even prepared special meals that were easier for me to digest!i have so many great memories from the trip and they are all over my bible. I have encouragement notes from teammates, a letter from my first squad leaders right before we switched teams, etc… This book radiates with love and is filled with wonderful stories and memories. I look forward to the many more stories that are to come!
