Thanksgiving in Nicaragua is almost as nonchalant as Thanksgiving at my house back in California. Last year, I shared a Thanksgiving dinner of a Chinese stir fry feast and fried crab (instead of turkey) with my family and this year, I had chicken drumstick and alien veggie soup, and oreos for dessert with my team as we shared all the things we are thankful for around the table on the farm aka La Finca.
It's been 76 days since the start of my World Race, in celebrate of this number, here are (drum roll please) 76 things/people I am truly thankful for (I'm saying a prayer for those that I've listed):
1. My heaven Father
2. Christ my savior
3. Holy Spirit, my comforter
4. Freedom
5. My adventurous life
6. Being single and happy
7. Being on the World Race
8. My awesome family, mom and dad
9. My incredible friends back home
10. Those that are praying for me
11. Strangers that I met and haven't met who are supporting me
12. The Barnes Family who are amazing coaches and leaders
13. Good, God inspired books like "Forgotten God"
14. My squad leaders KK, Carly, and Seth who've poured so much into me
15. L Squad (60 humble fellow adventurists for Christ)
16. Vida Joven staff in Nicaragua
17. The staff, tias, and boys and girls of Open Door Ministries in Honduras
18. The Adventures in Missions staff
19. All the unsung heroes around the world
20. My old coworkers
21. Blessings with finances
22. Almost fully funded for the race
23. My ankle is almost fully healed
24. Good health
25. My pastors Mark & Gail and my church back home, C3SF
26. My bestie Theresa and her bf George
27. Ability to take time off from a full time work
28. My grandparents' health
29. Creativity
30. Rebecca Yang, I have no idea who you are but thanks for supporting me
31. My monthly supporters, one of which is my high school spanish teacher
32. My team leader Sarah
33. How blue the sky was today
34. The Labryth here in Vida Joven
35. Jenny Bleu, the girl I met in Costa Rica
36. Walter, who led us in digging a hole this week
37. My aunts and uncles
38. Our ministry contact for next month
39. My friend Amy
40. My teammate Jen
41. Norman
42. My squadmate Emily (thank you for the iPod and your friendship)
43. God's constant protection
44. A ride to Jinotega from Oscar today
45. The Chinese couple in Honduras
46. My education
47. I can freely worship whenever I want
48. God's goodness
49. Billy
50. God's sovereignty
51. My connect group girls in SF
52. My first mission trip in 2006 to China
53. Missionaries like Dave & Wendy Hudson and many others that have inspired me over the years
54. Anna Matthews, a racer I never met whose praying for me
55. Ji Young
56. Roland
57. Cindy, my life coach (congrats on your new baby Ellie)
58. Jackson, Cecilia & Carissa
59. The chance to see God's ministries around the world
60. Ability to write and express freely
61. Brian Cooke (thank you for the blog that got me to go on the race)
62. All the kids I've been meeting along the race
63. The kindness and warm hospitality of strangers
64. Nancy
65. Gina & Grace
66. My neighbor Denise
67. Ilya & Alfonso
68. City Impact, reaching the Tenderloin district of SF
69. City Team Ministries
70. My squadmate Katie L, who gets silly with me by meowing
71. Bernee, Dado & Kezia
72. A brand new day and our last day of ministry here tomorrow
73. No sickness yet on the race
74. Abundance of clean clothes while on the race
75. Safe travel days
76. My teammates Andrew, Kaitlyn, Bryan, and Meg (thank you for the continued vulnerability!)
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
