Want more insight into what my life looks this month?
Here’s my past week! Some days are more detailed than others. Our short-term memory is kinda hazyJ As you’ll see it’s been a pretty busy month with lots of travel, serving in different ways, and meeting amazing people. It’s turning into one of my favorites so far:)
**Things that happen everyday**
- Morning devotionals with team. Right now we’re reading through a chapter of Proverbs a day, followed by prayer dedicating our day to the Lord.
- Feedback. Feedback is a time where gather as a team to share with each other ways we individually reflected Jesus’ character and when we fell short that day. It’s a time to call each other out in love and encourage continual growth. We do this 6 days a week.
Pattaya, Thailand
Friday, December 13th
Day: Visited Thrive Rescue Home. Got tour of facility, met with founder, and learned more about their work against child sex trafficking.
Night: Awesome dinner of noodles and pork. Spent the evening just hanging out.
Our visit with Thrive Rescue Home was amazing! They are doing an incredible work for victims of sex trafficking. It was such an honor to meet with them! Here we are with co-founder, Jen and field coordinator Maegan.
Saturday, December 14th
Day: We welcome our Squad Leaders Amanda and Laura. Later we rode elephants!
Night: Bar outreach with Thrive followed by dinner at Night Market. Read here for more on our night.
Me, Kristina, and our Squad Leader Amanda at our second bar of the night. Read my previous post for the story about these awesome shirts!
Sunday, December 15th
Day: Spent a few hours applying for our visas to India.
Night: Went to Walking Street…a place filled with bars, strip clubs, and brothels. Oh and many of the women there are children and are trafficked.
Monday, December 16th
Day: Spent morning in prayer and discernment for where to go next. Went to a café for a few hours to do research.
Night: Our gracious hosts at Thrive threw us a surprise farewell dinner. That night we went back to Walking Street. We prayed, sang worship songs and Christmas carols, and Kristina danced!
Our surprise farewell dinner! Thanks again to Natalie and Gry!
Photo credit: Sarah Sanders
Tuesday, December 17th
8am | Personal Quiet Time (Bible & Prayer)
9am | Shower & Breakfast
10am | Morning Devotionals with Team (read through chapter of Proverbs & shared favorite Christmas memory)
11am | Cleaned house and packed
1pm | Ate lunch and watched an episode of Boy Meets World with Carly
2pm | Travel to Pattaya Slum Ministries for Unsung Heroes Meeting
3pm | Meeting with ministry
4pm | Travel to meet Sarah & Kristina at bus station
5pm | Ride bus from Pattaya to Bangkok bus station
7:30pm | Wait for Lynn & Vivian to arrive at bus station (I’m on the border of being worried as they are two hours late and have no phone…uh oh! They arrived safely!)
9:30pm | We missed our 8:20 bus to the next town, so we decide to camp out at the bus station. We snack and start up a game of Phase 10.
11pm | Travel to Ranong. (We were able to get on a packed 15 passenger van to our next city. Gratefully we didn’t have to wait until morning to leave, but our 6 hour trip turned into 13 hours)
Ranong, Thailand
Wednesday, December 18th
8am | Wait at a bus station for transfer bus
9:30| Travel to next city
11am | Make it to Ranong and begin hunt for lunch and hostel
3pm |Check-in to hostel and enjoy our bed.
6pm |Dinner and blogging
11pm | Bedtime
Thursday, December 19th
Fasting & Sabbath
9am | Personal Quiet Time (Bible & Prayer)
10:30am | Shower & Ready for Day
11:30am | Morning Devotionals with Team (read through chapter of Proverbs)
Noon | Prayer & Intercession
2pm | Personal Quiet Time (Bible & Journal)
2:30pm | Nap
3:30pm | Watched an episode of Boy Meets World
4:30pm | Get ready for team Christmas Card Photo
5pm | Take team photo for Christmas Card
5:30pm | Feedback
6pm | Dinner
7:30pm | Team Time (we watched He’s Just Not That Into You)
Tomorrow we travel to Phuket to meet another contact! We will be serving alongside them starting tomorrow night in a variety of capacities (prayer meetings, Christmas program, etc.)
While we’re there we hope to spend Christmas on the beach J
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