I want to start off by apologizing for not making regular blog post, there hasn’t been as much free time as I thought there would be and I’m loving that. I just have to make time in order to do all the small tasks that I told myself I would while on the trip, like this blog for example.
Anyways, this trip has been nothing short of AMAZING! Everything from the skylines of the cities and the Ministry has absolutely blown my mind. I am still processing the fact that I am even in Thailand… Wow.
I’ve learned that the street food is really good, sometimes. The people here are always smiling and nice, always, and the roads don’t have lanes but just lines on the road for design I guess because no one stays in the lanes here. Motorcycles and mopeds are 110% a thing here and I’ve seen 3 people stacked up on a moped on a regular basis. haha
God is doing some absolutely amazing things here! We are serving a ministry called Place of Grace which takes kids in from the slum communities here and gives them a place to play and be safe all while showing them the love of God and reading them his word all in a place where the name of Jesus is not well known at all. The population here in Thailand is less than 1% Christian, most of the population being Buddhist ( about 98% ) and the rest being Muslim ( 1% – 2% ). Seeing the way that these kids open up to the name of Jesus has absolutely filled my heart with joy. However , to see how these kids are living breaks my heart. The slum communities here are in some of the worst possible living situations I have ever seen. That alone blows my mind with how much joy some of these kids have and it makes me ashamed of some of the things that bother me when I am back at home like something as small as a stain on my new shirt. These kids are quite literally living in 1-2 ft of sewage water and living in makeshift housing…
God has taught me so much more than I ever expected coming on this trip. He is revealing to me his true love for me and the true Gospel to me. There is so much to be said about what all I have been learning by just leaning into him and what he wants for me and his kingdom. I have truly received a new love for my heavenly father. There is no better feeling than the intimacy that I am building with him.
Thank you so much for reading this and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me through social media or my email or my phone number if you have it!
