A picture is worth a thousand words. It’s a commonplace saying, but none of the feelings, experiences, and conversations behind these photos are commonplace.
The first is an attempt to show you what I did for ministry in Thailand. It’s trying to express the joy serving this sweet child brought me. This month I got to spend most of my days playing, teaching, and loving this sweet child. The rest of my day was helping her mom and other reused women at Samaritan Creations make dolls. Do you see all the hard work, frustration, love, and more in this picture?
The second picture is an attempt to capture my time with my parents. It tries to show the joy, the laughter, the love, and encouragement that my parents brought me. Having them here with me for a few days was the best gift I could ever get. What you don’t see in this picture is the bar we went to together to minister to young women selling themselves. It doesn’t show you the tears or hugs my parents and I shared when we said hello and good-bye.
These pictures aren’t commonplace, just like any month on the World Race isn’t commonplace. Each month has it’s own challenges, heartbreaks, God moments, and breakthroughs. How’s the World Race? It’s a commonplace question for me, but my answer isn’t commonplace; how can it be, there is not one word or one picture that can describe or explain the experience that is the World Race. So when I see you all in a few months, after the World Race is over, get ready for an unconventional answer to your conventional question.
While in Thailand I had the privilege to work with an organization called Samaritan creations. They recuse women from the red light district and teach them job skills and about Christ. To learn more about the work they are doing or to buy some of the goods these women make go to: http://www.samaritancreations.org/
I am finishing the World Race I still in need of funding. I only have $1,416 left to raise. Please consider donating, and help me finish this mission fully funded. You can impact Gods Kingdom by investing in me.
