We arrived in Thailand! It’s been a crazy ride to get to this point, and I’m not talking about the travel days (even though those were crazy too). Ever since I got accepted to the race, it’s been months and months of preparation. Excitement, anxiousness and every single thing in between. Getting to this point has been crazy, cannot even fathom what this next 9 months is going to look like. But it’s finally here!! It’s happening!! What in the world.
Traveling over here took 3 days. 3 days that felt like 8 but at the same time only felt like 2 seconds. So many emotions, so many thoughts, so many “what in the world am I doings”. I couldn’t really explain how I’ve been feeling. Too many things overflowing my brain to the point to where my head just hurt. But then we got here. Sleep deprived and disgusting, we finally made it. Picked up our bags, and hopped in the back of a sung tao to get to where we were staying. 5 of us crammed in the back of one, all of our bags spread out.
That was the most peace I have felt since applying to the race.
Driving through the streets in Chiang Mai, Thailand at 12 o’clock in the morning sweaty and exhausted, I have never felt more at peace. 2 backpacks weighing down on me but still felt like all the weight on my shoulders were lifted in that moment. Weights that were there for so long but didn’t even realize were there. I finally felt relief and I felt like I was meant to be doing this. Meant to be here. I’m thousands of miles from America but I feel at home. I’m in freaking Thailand!! Never would I have thought I’d be here, making this home, feeling at peace, serving Jesus with some pretty dope people. But that’s just what a simple “yes” to the Lord can come to. It blows my mind. I’ve never once felt ready or prepared to do this, didn’t know when or even if I would. Still don’t know if I can completely say I am “ready” or “prepared”, but I feel immense peace and I feel relieved and I feel like I am supposed to be here. And that is all I need. Pumped to start ministry and dive into everything the Lord has for us here.
So with that, let the adventure begin!!
