As I was speaking with my sweet teammate Jenny the other day God really put on my heart to be more thankful. Thankful for literally everything he has done for me and our team. For providing so extensively and loving us so greatly.
I decided to start this blog series called the Thankful Heart Initiative to help remind me to be thankful for all the ways God shows out. I will do my best to post at least once a week with an update of what I’m thankful for.
Feel free to join in with comments about what you are thankful for each week! We can all be more thankful for how God is providing for each of us. Growing a thankful heart is an ongoing process.
Since I missed the first few weeks here are all the things I’m thankful for from the start of the Race until now:
A place to stay
Squatty potties
Rain
Rain jackets
A real shower
A/C
Peanut butter
The little gecko’s that share our house with us (shout out to Steven our gecko friend)
A real bed to sleep in
Lazy mornings
Spending time with God is those lazy mornings
All of the youth from the church and their sweet spirits
The beautiful example all the people set here of how to be more like the Son
Tiny cups of coffee that make me feel like a giant
Rice
Eggs
Martabok
Okay, basically all the food we have gotten to eat
Cool breezes
The white butterfly that hangs around our house that reminds me of God’s love for us
Clean water
A place to wash clothes so they aren’t super stinky
Super close wifi
All the times I’ve gotten to laugh with my team
All the really vulnerable moments with my team
Basically just my team in general because they are incredible women of God
All of the prayers, love, and support from back home
The adventure’s God has taken my team on so far
Coffee
All the American songs playing at the coffee shop I’m sitting at writing this blog
Cortizone 10
The times I get to read
Seeing the Maze Runner (in English!!!) with the youth
Being in Indonesia
Seeing how God is working here
That’s all I can think of right now, but there will definitely be more to come! Take some time to thank God for all he is doing in your life right now too!
With all my love,
Chels
