(Dre Lindquist wrote this, she is a teammate of mine. I’ll update more in a few days… but I wanted to at the least let everyone know where we are and how we got here. She does a great job of updating… So here it is. I’ll go into more details soon.)
We’ve been in England for around three
days at a YWAM base. We’ll be starting ministry soon in London. A
ticket to London was our only way out of Thailand. There’s a lot of
logistical explanations that I won’t be going into, but let’s just say
that it’s a blessing to be here. A bit more expensive than planned,
but due to how the economical downturn rippled into the EU, the pound
is no longer worth twice the dollar and has lost strength. So this
means warm clothes purchases which is splendid. What else does this
mean? It means Christmas in London, winter coats, absence of incessant
sweating, wreaths on doors, British accents, holly bushes, hot tea and
savoury crumpets, and basically, more smiling. I cannot express enough
my overall gratitude to have been delivered from Asia, and not only
that, but to have been given the opportunity to serve here. It’s a
whole different scene in the 1st world. But the Lord is already
revealing a lot which I’ll talk about more in later blogs.
days at a YWAM base. We’ll be starting ministry soon in London. A
ticket to London was our only way out of Thailand. There’s a lot of
logistical explanations that I won’t be going into, but let’s just say
that it’s a blessing to be here. A bit more expensive than planned,
but due to how the economical downturn rippled into the EU, the pound
is no longer worth twice the dollar and has lost strength. So this
means warm clothes purchases which is splendid. What else does this
mean? It means Christmas in London, winter coats, absence of incessant
sweating, wreaths on doors, British accents, holly bushes, hot tea and
savoury crumpets, and basically, more smiling. I cannot express enough
my overall gratitude to have been delivered from Asia, and not only
that, but to have been given the opportunity to serve here. It’s a
whole different scene in the 1st world. But the Lord is already
revealing a lot which I’ll talk about more in later blogs.
From cleaning in one of Bangkok’s slums to flying on one of the
more luxurious airlines in the world within a span of 24 hours, can
really give two contrasting portrayals of poverty. One of spiritual
poverty and the other physical poverty. Sometimes it’s overwhelming to
understand that reality and to experience those distinct environments
within such a short span of time.
more luxurious airlines in the world within a span of 24 hours, can
really give two contrasting portrayals of poverty. One of spiritual
poverty and the other physical poverty. Sometimes it’s overwhelming to
understand that reality and to experience those distinct environments
within such a short span of time.
December 3rd (I believe) the leaving process began from Thailand.
We went to a conference center where we received handwritten plane
tickets where a bus shuttled us to an old Vietnam military base. Once
we arrived there, we were told to remain on the bus since we didn’t
technically have authorization to walk on the base’s grounds.
Eventually we boarded Etihad’s Boaing 77 for Abu Dhabi, UAE (United
Arab Emirates). During our five hour layover, we stood in line for
nearly the whole time and then it was off for London’s Heathrow
International Airport. It was about two days of travel up to that
point and we still had to make it to the YWAM base where we were going
to stay for around three days. They were kind enough to take us in for
that time. Half the time we feel homeless, but at the end of the day I
feel so privileged and blessed to be doing what we’re doing. Ha, it’s
a treat to have tea and toast readily available for breakfast, and even
better, to be able to put a piece of toast with jam on the counter and
not worry about it being attacked by a colony of ants that come
crawling from the walls.
We went to a conference center where we received handwritten plane
tickets where a bus shuttled us to an old Vietnam military base. Once
we arrived there, we were told to remain on the bus since we didn’t
technically have authorization to walk on the base’s grounds.
Eventually we boarded Etihad’s Boaing 77 for Abu Dhabi, UAE (United
Arab Emirates). During our five hour layover, we stood in line for
nearly the whole time and then it was off for London’s Heathrow
International Airport. It was about two days of travel up to that
point and we still had to make it to the YWAM base where we were going
to stay for around three days. They were kind enough to take us in for
that time. Half the time we feel homeless, but at the end of the day I
feel so privileged and blessed to be doing what we’re doing. Ha, it’s
a treat to have tea and toast readily available for breakfast, and even
better, to be able to put a piece of toast with jam on the counter and
not worry about it being attacked by a colony of ants that come
crawling from the walls.
Thank you all for your prayers regarding getting us out of
Bangkok. The Lord heard them all and He ended up extending His grace
much more than I deserve.
Bangkok. The Lord heard them all and He ended up extending His grace
much more than I deserve.
