Hey everyone!!! So it has been a while since I last blogged and I apologize, but life has been a roller coaster. Today after a 28 hour bus ride I arrived in Malaysia with a happy / sad heart. Its weird for me to realize that 2 months of my race have come and gone. I knew at the start of my race that it would fly by but I didn’t think it would go this quick…
This last month in Thailand I was lucky enough to have a wonderful ministry. My team and I were at a school that was bought at the beginning of October to welcome all ministry kids and the kids that have been in the sex trafficking system. This school will eventually give them all a chance to go to a school safely. The owners of the school hope for it to be ready at the beginning of the new year but that means it needed lots of renovations. The first day we arrived we were put to work right away and started working on the caregivers house. We had to sand down all the walls in his small house which took us about 3 days because the houses in Thailand have so much detail in almost every corner. Once we finished we primed the inside and then painted it all a beautiful white to make it look fresh and clean for his family. We also painted and cleaned the outside of the house so that it was ready to move in to by the time we left. To sum it all up my team and I were in charge of the caregivers house and if we were needed in other small projects like breaking concrete we would also take that on. I’ll admit we all have a weird love for breaking concrete even though it is back breaking work! It was lots of hours spent at the school everyday that would be hard on the mind and body but everyday we strived to be the best we could be. We were striving to see all the positives even when half of my team got sick we still pressed through and created a wonderful home!
So on tuesday morning at 2:30am we left the beautiful country of Thailand. I know I always say that it’s beautiful but it truly was just breathtaking. It was weird leaving behind all the normalites I was use to, the people I had grown close to and the hostel that I called my home for so long. Before my squad and I left Thailand our friends who worked at the McDonalds right across the street stayed up till we left to come and say goodbye to us. My heart just broke because until that moment it hadn’t hit me. I would not be seeing these new friends of mine anymore and I would not get to see their bright and loving faces everyday. It was hard driving off knowing I may never come back to Chiang Mai…but I know I will never forget all the wonderful experiences that I had here!
Today I sit in a coffee shop in Malaysia with excitement building up in me. I can’t wait to see what wonderful things this country will offer me in this next month!! Thank you all for all the support and love you show me on the daily. With only 2 months down I can already say it has taught me so much about myself and other and I would not give up these months for anything!! On that note I would love to continue learning more about the new cultures and experiencing everything these countries have to offer so in order to do so I still need some support in fundraising. I still have about 2,000 to raise until I am fully funded. Thank you again for everything!!
With Love,
Tatyana
