So I was thinking back over the past 11
months to all of the new experiences (besides going to 11 new
countries with 40 strangers and meeting some of the most amazing God
seeking people of my life) and decided to make a list. I am going to
try and go in order.
India
-
Was able to pour out the love of
Christ onto special needs children
-
Rode a camel
-
Ate crazy street food
-
Drank the water
-
Rode the Ferris wheel of death
-
Shared the Gospel with villages
that had never heard the Word of God before -
Prayed over people for healing and
watch miracles happen -
Prayed over water buffalo then
have it give birth 30 minutes later -
Dropped off in a town in the
middle of no where at 3 am in the morning to have 3 Indians claiming
to be your contacts pile you in a SUV with a teammate on your lap
for a 2 hour drive over rough terrain only to pull up to a storage
shed that will be your home for the next two weeks -
Hanging out on rooftops looking at
thousand of stars -
Ate a crazy amount of ice cream
and cakes -
Arrived at the wrong train station
with barely enough time to make it to the correct one
Nepal
-
Awesome time hanging out in
Katmandu -
Drove a moped for the first time
up the mountain side to see the Himalayas and almost died a few
times along the way with Noe, Hollis and Melanee -
Hiking mountains to visit homes
and share the love of Jesus -
Took a bus to the Tibet border
only to be able to set my foot across it -
Got on the wrong bus by myself
which took me up to some village where I found a place to stay for
50 cents only to wake up to glorious snow covered mountain tops -
Threw up from a second story
window (Not all of these were going to be fun) -
Drank warm goat/yak milk after
hiking up the mountain (Might have been why I threw up)
Romania
-
Went snow skiing with the guys
-
Saw real snow fall
-
Went to Dracula’s Castle
-
Hung out with Gypsies
-
Dressed up as a biker
-
Got a root canal
Moldova
-
Saw crazy people dressed up as
superhero, soldiers, fisherman, dancers and a dog at the mall -
Went door to door in the snow,
mud, cold, hail and rain telling people about Christ -
Took a bite of cold chicken
sitting in a bowl of fat -
Slept with 5 blankets to stay warm
-
Experienced the nastiest outhouse
know to man (It was full and had to be dug out twice will we were
there) -
Saw a whole pig get cooked by a
flame thrower -
Was told that our group was too
joyful and needed to smile less -
Had the best Easter of my life
-
Enjoyed wonderful dinner parties
and picnics with some amazing people the last few days -
Got bedbugs from the train ride
Swaziland
-
Lived on top of a mountain for a
month -
Got to play with the cutest kids
every -
Picked maze
-
I made French Toast for the first
time -
Heard little girls put Sister Act
to shame -
Hiked to an incredible waterfall
that felt wonderful to swim in -
Witness the most breathtaking
sunrises and sunset -
Spent many nights looking up at
the countless stars
Mozambique
-
Jumped in a car with 3 other Squad
mates and a shady guy we just met that drove us to look for an ATM
in a car that smelled like death (God protects fools) -
50 something hours of a nightmare
called a bus ride to ministry site -
Covered in shattered glass from
broke window of the nightmare know as a bus ride -
Introduced to the music of Lucky
Dubie -
Spent the month on one of the most
beautiful beaches I have ever seen -
Sanded poles all month long
-
Found out I am highly allergic to
Mozambique cashew nut oil -
Had a great time having church by
the beach -
Went snorkeling
South Africa
-
Got to help lead VBS
-
Played with lions
-
Swam with Great White sharks
-
Had a great time with out Real
Lifer -
Left my debt card behind
-
Saw the new Harry Potter two days
before it released in the States
Thailand
-
Got to see how 80 girls can be one
family -
Mowed acres with a push mower
-
Felt like I was home in Florida
again thanks to the weather -
Was hugged by a tiger
-
Had all you can eat sushi
-
Spend a month with WR alumina
-
Rode on an elephant
-
Got to see Thai dances and light a
giant lantern that flies away
Cambodia
-
Was blessed to stay in an awesome
hotel with a pool -
Saw Angkor Wat Temple
-
Stayed in an hourly rate motel for
the month -
Taught English
-
Got beat down in Wii boxing by a
Cambodia kid -
Raced around the zoo with two
trucks full of students -
Have my own ice cream vender
follow our group around the zoo all day
Australia
-
Was given a brand new pillow and
sheets by our contact Isobel (This is a big deal month 10) -
Able to raid a bakery of all of
their leftovers -
Hangout with Aboriginals
-
Saw some crazy awesome waterfalls
-
Had a blast hanging out with my 10
brothers -
Saving up for three days to but a
meal at McDonald’s -
Setting off 10 bug bombs in a tiny
house. (Might have been a little overkill but we are men and it got
the job done)
Malaysia
-
Got to take a ferry ride at 3am in
the morning -
Spent a month of ministry guarding
a bathroom -
Made calendars with amazing
special needs people -
Helped an old man I have never
seen before cross the street when he grabbed my arm and motioned to
where he wanted to go. -
Took a 3 hour tour of Penang by
getting on the wrong bus again. -
Hung out with strangers on a bar
top roof talking about all manners of life until 2-3am -
Said good-bye to once strangers
that had become my family over the past 11 months
(Still waiting for a Squad Mate to post our last group picture.)
Welcome to a little bit of my World
Race.
