The end of month four brought about our first team change. At first I was not looking forward to a team change, but God knows best and His timing is perfect. I’ve already been so blessed by these girls as we pursue Christ together.
When coming up with a team name, several of us had visions of gold, light, yellow, sunshine, etc. Someone suggested “The Golden Girls” (cue our theme song: Thank You for Being a Friend) and the name stuck. We’ve already created so many memories and I know these girls are now friends for life.
I’m so thankful for sisterhood and community! I don’t always understand how it works, but these girls are patient to teach me and let me learn alongside them. So without further ado, here are my girls that make up The Golden Girls, and some of our favorite things. 🙂
Jessi – Illinois
Color: Purple
Animal: Owl
Movie: Romantic comedies
Book: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Love Language: Words of affirmation, quality time
Scripture: Song of Songs 4:7
World Race Food: Thai
World Race Memory: Playing sardines at Ordinary Hero in Ethiopia
Dakota – Missouri
Color: Green
Animal: Wolves
Movie: Fight Club, It’s a Wonderful Life
Book: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Love Language: Quality time, words of affirmation
Scripture: Isaiah 61:1
WR Food: injera (Ethiopia)
WR Memory: Almost dying white water rafting on the Nile river
Christie – Texas
Color: Teal
Animal: The Griffin
Movie: Despicable Me
Book: Captivating by John and Stacey Eldridge
Love Language: Acts of service
Scripture: I Corinthians 13
WR Food: chapatti and Ugandan jackfruit
WR Memory: Jam session with Ron and the kazoos
Cary – Colorado
Color: Green
Animal: Elephant
Movie: Cheaper by the Dozen with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball
Book: Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthral
Love Language: Acts of Service (maybe)
Current Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5, John 3:23-30
WR Food: Som tum (Thai), injera wat (Ethiopia)
WR Memory: Dinner at Mary’s in Ethiopia, seeing the Holy Spirit come in a Starbucks in Chiang Mai (honorable mention to dying Rachel’s hair purple in a pastor’s home in Jakarta)
Liz – Tennessee
Color: Blue
Animal: Kitty-cat
Movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Book: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Love Language: Words of affirmation, quality time
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10
WR Food: chapatti (Uganda), rotee with chocolate and banana (Thailand)
WR Memory: sharing the Gospel with my hair dresser and then her contacting me a few days later to share that she came to faith
Rachel – Indiana
Color: Red
Animal: Elephant
Movie: Penelope
Current Books: Captivating by John and Stacey Eldridge and The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Love Language: Quality Time
Scripture: Psalm 16: 11
WR Food: any soup at Mekong Bird Resort (Cambodia)
WR Memory: meeting Tsion and God continuing to shatter my boxes, break down walls, and humble me
Our first month as a new team we were privileged to have a special teammate. Evelyn is from Indonesia and joined our Fusion route for two months as part of Exposure. She was with our squad in Malaysia and Thailand and is now back home. Please remember her in your prayers as she seeks to be the light of Christ in her home country and as she discerns what God has next for her life. We love and miss you, Evelyn, and wish all God’s best for you!
Evelyn – Indonesia
Color: all soft colors
Animal: Bear and owl
Movie: Hotel Transylvania
Book: Inside Out by Larry Crabb
Love language: Acts of service, quality time
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:14
WR food: Grilled chicken, bread with bonbon
WR memory: Fasting and prayer-circling Walking Street 7 days, 7 times on the last day
