15 Things I Learned in Malaysia
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Curry and I are not friends….enough said on that topic.
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There are always opportunities to serve and in places you’d never think of, even away from the “ministry site”….walking around the neighborhood, dropping off/picking up laundry, working out, McDonald’s (seriously), and even getting Chapati (food) from the road side stand down the street.
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Too much down time is dangerous for me. (Often my mind would wonder to what life would look like after the Race…what kind of job?, should I go back to school?, where will I live?, etc) I was worrying more about what will happen after the next 5 months instead of living in the present with God and my team.
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Plans change…roll with it! You can plan an entire day out, but just know that your day will almost always end up looking very different! This is 100% what everyday on the World Race is!!! (You’d think I would be used to plans or circumstances always changing, but some habits die harder than others)
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I am happier than a kid at Christmas when I find a normal toilet instead of a squatty potty!
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Squatty potties give you killer legs and improve your balance!
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Malaysia is as humid and hot as Georgia is in the summer time, but Malaysia is like that year round.
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McDonald’s and KFC run the world, unfortunately. (They both have been in every country that we have been in so far)
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Malaysian children grow up having to be Muslim, they do not have a choice, and are taught the Islamic beliefs in school.
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Malaysian beaches and sunsets are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen.
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There isn’t religious freedom in Malaysia. We were not allowed to tell others that we were Christian missionaries, but instead that we were students studying abroad teaching English.
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It’s incredible when you get a chance to talk about Jesus with a Hindu.
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Demon possession is very VERY real. We went to an orphanage where 3 children were possessed by demons (one girl was possessed by several demons) and under the leadership and supervision of our contact, Pastor Mark, all 3 children were delivered from the demons into the hands of God.
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I’m starting to come around to not having hot showers and sometimes even enjoy the cold showers.
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I will always remember and cherish the time spent with our contact, Pastor Mark, his wife Tina, and their children: Krishen, Aaron and Esther. I have never felt so connected to any of the other contacts in the other countries. Pastor Mark and his family truly treated Team Phoenix as part of their family.
