Overtime
you come to realize there is no reason to get excited about any ministry you
are told about. At least not until you arrive at the contact’s home and talk
with them again and even then it may change.
Coming
into the month of May. The tension was high among the girls. Some were
expecting to work in the sex trafficking ministry, while others were hoping
they wouldn’t be. This is no easy ministry. In fact it is one of the tougher
ministries on the world race. Expectations were high as many assumed that since
we were in Thailand and that is all that is talked about that this would be the
ministry this month.
However,
the expectations of this month were shot down and instead we were given
ministry information about a church in Chanthaburi. Many ladies were
devastated, myself included; however, I was also relieved. Working in the bars
would have been a stretch for me, but I knew that God would help me through it
so I was up for the challenge.
Instead
we were told that we would be working with a church, teaching bible studies, going
to hospitals visiting patients, teaching soccer, and working at a leper colony.
Hearing the list of ministries made my heart skip a beat and shed a little
tear. Wow, I would be able to do so many different minitries and each one of
them was a part of my heart. I love soccer, love doing bible study, love
working with patients, and have always wanted to help in a leper colony.
Before
leaving on this mission trip God told me that the ministry would not be about
me and asked if I would be willing to hold a dying person so that they wouldn’t
feel alone? I told Him it would be hard, but I would do it and I thought that
this month may have been what God was talking about. I tried not to get my
hopes up because like I said before don’t get excited about a ministry until
you are at talking with the contact face to face. However, this month no matter
how often I told myself not to get excited, I did.
I
decided to look up more information about leper colonies. I wanted to learn as
much as I could so I wouldn’t go in dumbfounded. On the way to the city of
where our ministry was I shared with my team all the information I found and shared
with them my desire to work with them.
I am sad
to say that each thing on the ministry list turned out to be wrong. This month
would instead be a month of teaching English. We would be teaching English at
schools, churches, camps, and homes. You give us a location and we will be
there. I can’t say that I enjoy teaching English, but I can say that I am going
to be learning to love it!!!!
