There are a million and one things to process through for all-squad month. I wish I could blog it all. In India it was easier. Even though I had less internet access, I wrote blogs with relative ease. But this month I can’t seem to articulate what I want to say to ya’ll. I’m filling up my journal like nobody’s business.
Part of it is that I’m still putting names to everything God’s bringing up for me and Him to work on. They weren’t kidding when they said the Race is like a pressure cooker. You can’t run from God here. You can’t hide or escape or fake it. People are around all the time. And even when you do get time alone, He’s right there-always. This is super comforting for the most part. But it’s also frustrating when you feel tired of being broken and don’t want to work on yourself that particular day.
It’s also simply that I have no desire to get on the internet. Every few days I’ll check the internet connection at home and see that nothings loading. It takes all of 10 seconds for me to shrug and go “oh well,” moving on to other things. It’s not that I don’t love you all. I truly do and would love to stay in touch. But on the other hand I want to be 100% present wherever I’m at.
The Race is like a time-warp. Time goes by so fast out here. And it’s crazy how much happens in such a short amount of time. Every day is full of different things. I want to savor every single one of these experiences.
So I’ll try to get better about letting you all know what’s going on. But please do understand why I’m still not around much internet wise. We’ll compromise. J
Just a small series of updates:
– I didn’t end up hiking a 7,000 foot mountain the Thursday before last. The weather was pretty rainy and uncooperative so we changed our ministry to other things. It worked out since I got sick that week and had to go to the hospital to make sure I didn’t have a parasite. Thank the Lord I only had the flu. It was kinda scary for a day or 2 but I’ve been on the mend. J God’s taking good care of me and my teammates check on me when they notice my persistence is turning into stubbornness. hehe We did end up trekking this Friday. I’ll have a separate post for that in a bit~
– Last week I had the blessing of teaming up with other squad mates who feel passionately about worshiping and at some point leading worship. Again, I’ll write more about that later J
-I have just uploaded some pictures onto FB for India and Nepal. There aren’t a ton but enough for a sneak peek. I’ve decided to take pictures 2-3 days a month that way you can see about 10% of my month and I can avoid being distracted with taking pictures. Also, I’ve noticed that a large portion of ministry go-ons aren’t entirely appropriate to take pictures of. Ex: I just don’t feel right about taking pictures of kids in the slums when I need to be there with them, in that moment. So if you’re seeing more rest and relaxation than you think there should be, please take into account that I’m not taking pictures most of the time because I’m focusing more completely on ministry. We have gotten weekends off all month which has been wonderful. This is when adventures like paragliding and such happen. (Yes, I did run off of a mountain and fly through the clouds with nothing but a parachute and bungee cords supporting me. It was awesome!)
-I’m leaving for Thailand tommorow 😀 It’s crazy how fast this month has gone by and how much God has packed into it! He’s the bomb and I love Him. I can’t even tell you how cool He is and how He’s so intricately working in our lives. He’s the best.
