Can’t believe this is how I get to live life moments:
-Helping with the grand opening of a second restaurant that’s actually American style—pretty hilarious coming up with “truly American” themes- yes, Homer Simpson made the list, and no, I don’t know why New York is called the Big Apple.
– Jungle Boogie-ing: leading church services in Malaysian Jungle where these tribal villagers have never seen white people before, which is nuts…glad I could give em their first white stink eye face
-Leading a service for Burmese refugee children
-Shaking hands with a Malaysian pimp while looking for this certain girl who is pregnant, ensnared in prostitution, and in need of healing, love, and hope
– Getting to walk through painful, but life changing decisions with teammates and discovering that we’re all in need of so much grace, but God’s higher than our messes.
– Getting attacked by monkeys at a Hindu temple
– Doing street ministry(sounds semi-churchy to say “ministry”- but we went through a market and attempted to ask people about their faith and if they needed prayer—way scary, but kind of eye openingly cool) with an insanely gifted guy from Finland who has a heart for Muslims that I never knew could exist
– Helping out at a feeding program where over 100 people got served a hot meal and some killer Malaysian tea
– Realizing that even when I think I came on this trip to minister to these “foreigners” and give what I have to offer, I learn more from them than they’ll ever know- couldn’t begin to explain the faith I’ve seen that is undeniably God. God’s already here, I didn’t bring Him with me- the challenge is partnering alongside what He’s already got in the works in Kuala Lumpur.
Was talking with a girl on my team about missions- that the word itself is kind of mysterious. That mission work is kind of glorified, and after I read some of the things I’ve gotten to be a part of, it really does sound like a bunch of crazy, flashy, far fetched, thrilling stories- but I think I’m realizing it’s actually hard, draining, daily grind kind of work that people have already been doing for years that allows us world racers to come into a country and get to see God show up. Getting a glimpse into our contacts’ lives and how they’ve devoted themselves and their restaurants to God has been so cool. They’re reaching so many different types of people- their workers, customers, and they’ve really been showing us world race ratatouilles a few things-can’t tell you how honored I am to get to be a part of it.
