Month 6 in Malaysia has come and gone. It literally seemed like 3 months crammed into one month because every 6-8 days we were moving to another city. Our lives were spent in vans and buses it seems. So much happened that month both good and bad I thought I would recap it all for you by week and with photos!
Place 1
Location: Kuala Krai
Contact: Pastor Yesudawson
Living Conditions: We stayed above a Chinese Presbiterian Church
Van Name: The Sweatbox
Ministry: We traveled with Pastor Yesudawson to various cities (Kota Bahru, Gua Masong, and Tako) doing house visits, prayer, and teaching English.
Length of Time: 8 days
my team in Gua Masong
We crashed a birthday party and it is tradition for the birthday person to feed everyone a bite of cake.
Haile and I eating ABC in Kota Bahru.
(it's shaved ice, ice cream, corn, beans, nuts, fruit, jello, and coconut milk)
Place 2
Location: Kuantan
Contact: Pastor Samuel
Living Conditions: We stayed in Pastor Samuel’s house
Van Name: The Icebox
Ministry: We went to an indigenous village to teach them about the bible. We helped with a youth camp and did various house visits.
Length of Time: 6 days
Visiting a family and praying for their son with brain cancer
We taught girls some beautiful girls about self worth and self esteem at a youth camp.
We were blessed to eat some desserts for dinner!
AND we made some great friends!
Place 3
Location: Sitiawan
Contact: Pastor David
Living Conditions: Haile and Angie lived with a family. Alana, Nikki and I were with another family and Mac and Phil stayed with the Pastor.
Van Name: The Rollercoaster
Ministry: We had some rest because we were all getting sick, but we preached and did house visits.
Length of Time: 6 days
Got up close and personal with some monkies
Tried coconut jelly (DON'T DO IT!)
We also learned to go wherever life takes you.
Place 4
Location: Nilai
Contact: Pastor Raymond
Living Conditions: Stayed at a children’s home.
Van Name: The Spaceship
Ministry: Hanging out with the kids and speaking at church events.
Length of Time: 3 days
Lived in a children's home with 4 beautiful girls!
We exchanged dance moves
How could you not fall in love with Teba!?
Prayed for more faith for the girls from Burma
Place 5
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Contact: Pastor Edwin
Living Conditions: A sketch hotel called Hotel Florida
Van Name: N/A
Ministry: REST
Length of Time: 2 days
Decided we needed another team picture
Stopped by at the Twin Towers
Had Chicken Fettacini Alfredo for the first time in almost 7 months! Thanks Mamma Mary Blattner!
And had some yummy frozen yogurt at Spoon. Good way to end a busy BUSY month I think.
