ATL ministry,
Oh, what a love / fear I have for you
To wake up, to ask the Lord what He has for me- what a thrill it is to live this way
But it is also scary to say yes to the harder things
It is a little confusing at times
But always rewarding.
It is learning what the voice of the Spirit sounds like
It is working in a hostel and having countless conversations with countless people from
countless countries
It is giving women flowers on valentine’s day
It is walking around a city and praying for the people in it
It is serving my teammates when they are sick/broken
It is going to different churches in different cities submerged in different cultural perspectives all serving the one true Creator, Yahweh
It’s a new coffee shop
It is giving my “giving money” ($150 USD per month) to people I feel the Lord telling me to give it to- sometimes to organizations, sometimes to the homeless, sometimes to churches (10% every month), and sometimes to random people I will never see again and who do not speak my language.
It’s sitting on the floor of our hostel room and worshiping together as a team
It’s a tour with NightLight international where we learn about God’s people providing alternative jobs for women, so they do not feel trapped in working in the bars here
it is sitting in my teammate’s bed writing prayers on paper
it is playing a board game with our fellow hostel worker
it is listening to a friend play the same 4 songs on the guitar over and over and telling him that he IS, in fact, improving
It is sometimes “unproductive” in light of the Western world’s view- but valuable in the Kingdom
ATL, ask the Lord, is an adventure
It’s something new every day
It is a front row seat to see what the Lord is doing here on earth
ATL is so many things- and I know that I am only adding to this abbreviated list as the days go on
It is living life knowing that my purpose is to always reflect the one who created me
It is recognizing that there is no such thing as the separation of “ministry” and “real life”
It is resting in the truth of the Gospel
And it is becoming my normal more and more as the days go on.
sending all of my love from Thailand!
abigail
