what a journey it has been; 72 hours of travel, 5 plane rides, an uber, a bus ride and lots of walking later but now we are here! yay!
As I write this I am sitting outside on the front sitting area of our hostel. Cars, mopeds, walkers, scooters, trucks, buses all zoom by and there is a buzz. It’s raining, which is actually a relief since it is so hot here. I am in awe. I woke up this morning feeling like a little kid on Christmas morning. I lay there and began to pray and thank God that Im getting to wake up here, that this was now my reality. wow. I began to pray for the city, the people, our squad and teams. I thanked him again and again for my home team and all the love and support I feel from oceans away. What an adventure!
Today we got to explore the city. We set out to buy shampoo, conditioner and laundry detergent…basics that suddenly were very overwhelming. BUT, we did it 🙂 after that Kenni, Heather and I got lunch, which was noodles in spicy pork soup. we sat at our table and told stories of middle school and high school and we laughed until we all had tears in our eyes. I can tell you this for sure, Sprite has never tasted better!! afterwards we set out and looked for desert (of course) and explored the streets. we took in the sights, the smells, the colors and laughed at the craziness of the traffic. this is going to be a wild ride, but one I know will be well worth it.
I am so excited to sit and tell you all i’m learning, and to share stories and moments and all of the in-between! But, for now I just want to say hi 🙂 I wanted to say thank you; thank you for your support to help me get here, in whatever and all ways it was. It is life giving to be here and feel loved, prayed for, supported and encouraged even when I am miles away. Already there have been sweet moments of confirmation that I am supposed to be here, that this is where God wants me. Im learning so many things already. Im learning things about myself, about traveling, about relationship, about love and how it has no bounds, about healing and growing pains, about letting go and trusting, about embracing change instead of running from it, and I am learning about God and his character, how simple and beautiful and inviting He is; i’m learning to fly. SO many cool little glimpses and moments and it has only been a few days!
I cannot wait to write again this week and tell you how it all went! However, today Im going to chose rest. Today I am going to chose simplicity. Im going to take a moment and soak this in, because all too soon it will be a memory.
Thank you, for your support, your care for me and genuine love for me, and all of the encouragement and prayer. you mean more to me than you know. I love you boundlessly.
Hugs,
Aves <3
Heather & Kenni 🙂
Street view
Street View pt 2
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Mornings in the Common Room
Kenni Grace 🙂
first purchase in Thailand? Water from the 7/11 store in the airport of courseee
