Our time in Thailand is coming to a close. Tomorrow morning we will be on a bus leaving for Cambodia. I can’t believe it has already been a month, and we’re on our way to our second location!! This month has been more than amazing, and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect beggining to the year. We were asked durring debrief to think about our best and worst moments of this month.
My best moment: While my team and I were in Sikoraphum we met a woman named Sawat; a budhist–and she knows English. She lived on the corner accross from us. Everyday we would go over there, and she would make us the BEST chai-yen! We would sit on her front porch and talk to her several times out of the day. Every time we walked by we would say, “Sawat dee kah!”, and she would say it back with a smile. Right accross from her there is a lady named Pi-Lek. She is a Christian. One day my team leader Molly was over at Pi-Lek’s house talking to her about Christianity, and Sawat was translating between them. At the end of the conversation Sawat turns to Molly and says, “Your God shines light…my god, buddah, does not.” WOW! Talk about devine appointment! Then the next Sunday, both Pi-Lek and Sawat, came to church!
My worst moment: I knew form the very beggining of being accepted onto the World Race that one of the things that would be the hardest for me would be the constant change of ministry. Only being in a place for a few weeks and then having to leave. It is hard for me to form relationships knowing that I won’t be around too long. This is something that I have been in prayer about since we started. While in Sikoraphum God built the relationship between me and the pastor’s wife, Pi-Nien. I know that the Lord places people in our paths for certain reasons, and for specific times. Leaving Sikoraphum and Pi-Nien was very dificult for me, but I know the Lord’s plan is bigger than I could ever imagine. I am more than willing to have to go through this every month if it means that I am part of furthering the Kingdom of God. I can’t wait to see more of the places and people God will cross my path with in these next months to come. So, I guess it’s really not my worst moment…
See you in Cambodia!
