Day in the Life – Malaysia:
This month my team partnered with one other team from our squad and was placed with YWAM in Penang, Malaysia. YWAM has their hand in many different ministries here in Penang and we each got to pray and allow God to lead us to the ministry He wanted for us.
This month I was led to volunteer in the Adventist Hospital here in Penang. We helped in the development department helping to raise funds for their heart foundation that helps patients that cannot afford heart surgeries. We also walked around with the Chaplains and got to meet some patients and pray and talk with them.
When we first started to work, we were not sure if we were going to enjoy the month. The days were long, and asking people for donations wasn’t the most fun. But we started listening to God and seeing His heart in the work we were doing, so we made it fun. We began to make relationships with the staff there, we loved surprise visiting the patients we had already met with the Chaplain, and we brought all sorts of instruments such as guitar, a drum, and a harmonica, to set up and play and sing for donations.
God really is our ultimate provider, and at the end of the month we raised 18,500+ RM…which in USD is $6,000+
Day to day:
6:45- Get up and ready to run/ workout with Kelly
Shower
Eat breakfast
Time in the Word
8:30- Catch a bus to the hospital!
9-9:15 – Finally arrive at the hospital, hopefully not bus sick :/
9:15- Check in, collect our badges, vests, and get ready to raise some money
9:25- Pray for our day, that God would bless it and be present in the hospital
9:30- 12:30 Do rounds on all floors and all waiting rooms asking others to donate to the heart foundation. Also set up and sing and play songs for donations
ON CHAPLAIN DAYS:
9-10 Pray and have intentional time in the Word
10-12 – Walk around and meet patients. Sometimes just talk with them, and others pray. – If you go to the pediatrics this may include playing, coloring and singing Taylor Swift songs 🙂
12:30 – LUNCH TIME!
1:30-2:45 – Last hour of rounds around the hospital, and more singing and playing!
2:45-3- Count our money for the day! Total it up!
3- Hand in our vests, say good-bye, and sign out
3:15- Try and make the 3:15 bus back
4ish- arrive back at the house!
On Tuesday and Friday nights we have the privilege to go to PENHOP (Penang House of Prayer)- and worship for hours with the PENHOP team and the community around.
On Wednesday nights we get to prayer walk the city, and meet with people on the street. Sometimes its women or ladyboys selling themselves, sometimes backpackers just hanging around, or sometimes the homeless. We get to connect with them, and try and build relationships with them and tell them about the hope that we can find in Christ!
Few more pictures of the hospital…
