So we just reached the halfway point of the Race! What has happened so far you ask? Well, I have…
- Flown to Chicago to LA to China to Indonesia
- Lived at a Muslim boarding school
- Prayed in a mosque
- Gotten kicked out of a campsite by the Indonesian Army
- Led worship at a Muslim gathering
- Gone rock climbing
- Stayed at a 4 star hotel for free
- Been the guest of honor at an Islamic conference of over 1000 people
- Gone to a Heidi Baker conference
- Learned to surf at Cunta beach
- Gotten an accidental pedicure
- Purposely had fish eat my feet
- Toured Bali beaches via moped
- Eaten street food in Bangkok
- Celebrated Chinese New Year
- Crossed the Myanmar/Thailand border on foot
- Learned to run with a stick for protection against wild dogs
- Wrestled 50 Burmese kids at once
- Preached a sermon in a skirt
- Planted a church in Yangon
- Taught at a missionary training school
- Shared the Gospel with numerous Muslims, Hindus and Buddhist for the first time
- Visited the ancient city of Bagan
- Swam in multiple water falls
- Camped in an airport
- Seen countless people healed in India
- Been in dozens Indian homes
- Been served gallons of chai tea in said homes
- Served at a Mother Teresa House
- Stained my clothes with paint in the Holi festival
- Went to a World Cup cricket game
- Eaten at Chilis
- Visited the Taj Mahal
- Slept in beds with burn holes from the ashes of cremated bodies
- Seen bodies burn on the Ganges and human skulls on the shore.
- Seen the first and third highest mountain peaks in the world
- Eaten enough rice, chicken curry and momos to last a lifetime
- Spent 15 days trekking through the Himalayan foothills
- Shared the gospel with 5 witch doctors
- Helped rebuild a church from the Nepali earthquake
- Danced on a roof
- Seen a goat get decapitated
- Experienced a 4.5 earthquake in Nepal
- Made Indian, Nepali, Chinese, Burmese, Indonesian friends
- Got a tattoo in Katmandu
- Gone bungee jumping
- Worshipped on a mountain top
- Experienced the Father’s love in a new level of intimacy
- Eaten a fish head
- Camped in an abandoned Chinese school
- Hiked with backpackers from Ireland, Brussels, Spain and Israel
- Visited the most expensive national park in the world
- Eaten tacos in China made by a Mexican missionary
- Hitched-hiked in the back of a dump truck
- Watched the sunrise/set on snow covered mountains
- Become an expert squatter potty user
- Ate Yak jerky and fermented Mare’s milk
- Driven a left-side-drive, manual truck on the crazy roads of Myanmar.
- Used 8 different currencies.
- Been at 15,000 ft on a bus and lived at 12,000 ft
- Turned 24
- Spent over 450 hours of traveling so far
As you can see, the first half of the race has been a wild ride for sure. I’ve gotten to do, see and experience more than I could have ever imagined just in these first 5.5 months.
Thank you for your prayers and support so far! I would never be allowed these incredible opportunities without you. I know the Lord has so much in store for the next 5 months, so please don’t stop praying for Him to move and make His name famous around the world!
Peace and Blessings
