So today was our last day of full ministry in Malaysia.. the rest of the week we have off to get things together and catch up on things we need to get done. We will say goodbye to our two squad leaders Julie and Sage as their 4 months with us is now complete… So sad.. we will miss them so much.. it will not be the same without them. Julie has a heart of gold and is a soft sweet spirit but with a bold warrior of God on the inside. Sage.. there are no words to describe this woman! She has been such an encouragement and I def admire the energy and strength she gives off. Both of these women are such amazing examples of women warriors of God.. i couldn't imagine this race without either one of them! On that note.. we have now gained three amazing new squad leaders from within the squad, Jake Morris, Courtney Buckner, and Chelsea Hughes. These three are gonig to take us soo far in our walk with God and i can't wait to see where we are at the end of this race!
Malaysia.. so many things to say but so little words to discribe. We have had an extremely busy month but it was soo good. Some of the many things we did- taught at Burmese (Myanmar) refugee schools.. most of these children and their families will be headed to the states sometime soon. I have completely fallen in love with them all. We also did sermons at a village one weekend for the native Malays… That was amazing.. the present of God was so evident. A couple of us went to a redeeming rose ministry which works with women out of prostitution. We led worship and studies at Wednesday night prayer groups, and other night "small groups" or cell groups as they call them here. Some others painted and helped put together a new Burmese refugee school.. lots of painting and such. During that i stayed back and the restaurant and helped with their lunch rush and making relationships and bonds with the workers and the owners, aka our contacts.
The hardest part of the world race… which i never even thought about before… making new friends and developing family.. and having to say bye after just one month. You would be totally surprised at the amazing bonds you can creat in just one month.. and the fact that you have to move on and be totally focused on the next month is so hard. Especially this month. I feel like i am leaving a family behind.. which is precisely what i am doing. I have a feeling i will be back again, if only for a visit. But if not, i am certain i will see this family again in Heaven. God brought me to this particular area for a reason.. I absolutely love the people here. The staff have become sisters to me.. they are so eager and hungry for God in a country where persecution is major. And our contacts have seriuosly become our mother and father. They have been such amazing spiritual leaders, it is such a comfort to see to people really working hard to build the kingdom and listening to God's voice every step of the way. The way they have constantly challenged us spiritually and as a team has been such a blessing. I will miss our bible studies with Peter and i will miss my massages and sleepovers with Carol. She comes across as a very strong woman, which she is, but she is also such a complete softy and so caring to others.
So im saying goodbye this week to family i have started to really care about and i will miss them dearly. But to know that i will see them one day- if not here then in our heavenly home, is so comforting. I know they will have many jewels on their crowns. And we are def having a party at Carol's mansion 🙂 ha…
