You Might Be in Malaysia If…
1. Settlers of Catan is mistaken for black magic.
2. Your taxi ride that was supposed to be 15 minutes turned into an hour.
3. Your taxi driver is lost but you just crank up Usher’s “U Got It Bad” because it’s the only thing that seems right.
4. Ministry this month is ATL (Ask The Lord) and God shows up in absolutely incredible ways just about every day.
5. Your team becomes a family.
6. The neighbor at the hostel is always showering you with free food and drinks.
7. In budget means McDonald’s more than you’ve ever eaten it in your entire life.
8. A weekend trip to Singapore becomes a reality.
9. You manage to get an awesome house for the last 5 days of the month with hot showers, beds, and even a washing machine.
10. Because you have a washing machine, your house looks like a laundry service because of the clothes hanging absolutely everywhere.
11. You don’t learn any Malay at all because everyone conveniently speaks English.
12. The church you attend for the month reminds you of home in the best ways possible.
13. You lose a teammate, so you send her off with a cake that turns into a cake fight.
14. You find a game store with Settlers of Catan and Life, so those are what your evenings look like now.
15. You live in a hostel above a club for the month, so you learn to fall asleep to the bass vibrating your bunk bed.
16. Ministry looks like talking to the homeless, hanging out with the bar workers, going on prayer walks, or just sitting in a coffee shop being filled by the Lord.
17. You realize ATL is what everyday life should look like.
18. It’s so hot outside, you start sweating as soon as you open the door to the outside world.
19. The goal is to get from Point A to Point B as fast as possible because both locations have AC or you wouldn’t be going that direction.
20. The Schwarma man gives you 50% off so you can eat at his restaurant in budget.
21. It is month you want to model the rest of your life around.
