My heart smiles 🙂
I’m doing well up here in the mountains with my boys! It has been refreshing for me to join the manistry group and I look forward to all that we will end up doing in the next couple weeks. It looks as though Dave and I will make a Bur/ma run this weekend in order to extend our passports. It looks as though we will also be heading down a river that is pretty dangerous to Karen people…well pretty much anyone who isn’t deemed a “tourist.” This river is the border between Thailand and Burma on the western side near Mae Sariong. Tensions are high and there is a bit of warfare evidently from both sides because this is one of the places that some of the refugees cross. We won’t be coming as tourists though. We’d be there to pray.
Yesterday we took off through the mountains to a riverbed that we decided to use as a road (my jeepin’ boys would love this!!!) up to a small village tucked away at the base of a couple mountains. Pictures will come at some point in time but I’m not sure when. Anyway, this was also very near the border and we helped out a little bit with a youth camp that had been going on for a few days…This was such an amazing place and I’m pretty sure even I wouldn’t have stumbled on this place if I was looking for it 🙂 However, I’d love to come back and visit these people some day.
Helping males make the transition from boy to man continues to grow as a passion within me and there is a very decent chance that Lord willing, I’d come back to this part of the world with a group (or multiple) to help with this process. God has blessed us with some amazing contacts that are already dear to my heart. I’d share their names but for their sake I won’t at this time. I’d love for you to be praying for them though as God is moving mightily in this area and through them. They have an incredible vision to reach the surrounding villages and face some opposition right now. I’d like to say that it was only from the enemy but it also comes from some within the body. Pray that His will would be done and that He would have favor as they continue to serve.
Today we got to see a waterfall…and I got to climb it again. It’s kind of funny because this is starting to become a trend. Ma, don’t worry, I will try to keep it in reason 🙂
Being present in the present is much easier when we don’t know the schedule and we’re seeing such amazing things…pray that this continues to be practiced and lived out as we move on from this area of the world.
God is drawing me into His heart again…or still…I guess it would be more accurate to say that I’m turning, fixing my eyes on Him and allowing myself to be drawn. Regardless, praise God!
I desire to day dream about giving Him glory…do you?
