Looking back on this last year, there are so many memories! Here is just a few of my very favorite ones:
When Pastor Raul’s church in the Dominican Republic brought church to us on the roof of the YWAM base in Azua
Riding in the back of Pastor Raul’s truck everyday
Reading Blue Like Jazz in a hammock in the “backyard” of our house in Haiti
Making our Haiti workout video
“Reeping” palm leaves to clear land for the new girls’ home in Thailand
When the children at Remember Nhu sent off lanterns in honor of each of us in Thailand
Spending time in Rawang, Malaysia with the Paul family
Starting a dance party on New Year’s Eve in the middle of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Kirby’s “zoo” drawing during a game of Pictionary in Cambodia
Meeting Texan missionaries in Kimnyaki, Tanzania
Preaching my first sermon in a small church in Arusha, Tanzania
Our (supposed to be one-day) two-day safari in the Ngorongoro Crater
Our Malawi debrief squad game night and performing a commercial for “knuckle guards for heavy hand syndrome” with my team
Waking up and going to sleep with the most beautiful skies I have ever seen in Senga Bay, Malawi!
Meeting Grace and Simon in Senga Bay
Watching “When Harry Met Sally” in our South African bungalow (“You know, I have a theory that hieroglyphics are just an ancient comic strip about a character named Sphinxy.”)
Picking avocados with giant salad tongs (meant only for decoration, but we called them up to a higher, more functional purpose) in Swaziland
Our ATL (“Ask The Lord”) week in Brasov, Romania
When I dared Marcel to take off a candy’s wrapper with chopsticks, and he did!
Our ministry weekend in Lisa, Romania
Our trip to Thessaloniki and Polichrono, Greece
Playing in the rain with my teammates in Ungheni, Moldova
Our squad worshipping at the IHOP (International House of Prayer) in Chisinau, Moldova
Hiking up Orhei in a skirt and flip-flops
Setting up the “Wearhouse” at Causeway Coast Vineyard in Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Getting to see a Ben Howard/ Mumford & Sons concert in Dublin
Performing a flashmob with my squad at final debrief in Dublin
Certain photos courtesy of Ashlee, Karen, Monica, Amanda, and Becky
