Today I am leaving for the USA. I’m going back to California and my hope was to begin college at Biola University. Unfortunately because of the Coronavirus making plans for the future has seemed almost impossible. I was supposed to leave Thailand on July 29th but my flight was canceled. I was supposed to move into my dorm on August 25th but that was also canceled. I was supposed to finish my Race but that was canceled. The word “canceled” has become a familiar word in the past couple of months. I have spent the last four months home with my family in a world that makes the Corona Virus seem almost extinct (other than the fact you have to wear masks inside the grocery store) and I have been so grateful for that. I have been so fortunate to spend time with my loved ones and be in a familiar place. I was able to do all my favorite things, be in a familiar place, and even volunteer at a children’s home. I got to finish my last three months of ministry not on the Race surrounded by all my friends but at home with my family around. It was an amazing gift I wouldn’t give up for anything. When the Race was first canceled I couldn’t see why the Lord had allowed it to happen but looking back he was giving me precious time at home. Starting my new journey of life in America seems scary especially with no set plans. I am hoping to continue college online but it wasn’t what I hoped for when I thought I would be starting college. My dad was going to help me settle in but now even that has been taken away from me because of this pandemic, but I know the Lord is good and even with big question marks ahead of me, I know he has never let me down.
I know this is a quick update, but I wanted to continue to update you all on what is happening in my life and ask you to pray for me as I get on an 11-hour flight to Frankfurt, Germany and then another 11-hour flight to LAX. I am going to be staying with some family friends who I have never met before. It is all very new and sometimes daunting, but the Lord reminded me that He promised to take me into deeper waters, where sometimes it is scary and uncomfortable but he is always going to be there pushing me forward and holding my hand.
