This was a long one coming, but I didn’t really know what to write for the Vietnam month. A little recap for the month: we worked at a bakery with socially responsible people and also spent a week in Bavi at a organic farm. With the bakery I helped in the kitchen, which for me was a blast as I got to bake and cook. Even though I couldn’t understand most of what was being said they did teach me some sign language, as well as what it really means to love in your actions. Where we stayed was another lesson that people do live like that even though many times I couldn’t stand it. I do admit though that my team got closer through that struggle and we had many laughs and late nights as either no one wanted to sleep or just couldn’t sleep. From rats scurrying around underneath are beds, to water being dumped on you while going to the bathroom, to putting a hole in the cement floor with your bed, to being eaten alive by mosquitoes with 40 bites!on one arm, and to the laughs and screams through it all. At Bavi we got to learn how green tea is grown and made at a tea farm. Along with how organic is better in the end for the people. I got to weed, plant, water, and make compost(out of manure) for the garden. We all left with wanting to have one someday….just maybe not so big.
Through this month I went through a lot of internal thinking. Was the race for me? Could I leave and be ok no matter what people say? What did I want from this? etc. I knew I was missing something. For myself I need God and I also need true fellowship. I felt like I was missing out on that. Ministry was going great. I didn’t really have a problem with that. I just felt like things were slowing down. I really began to miss home more and the comforts there. I felt done with the amount of moving around I’d done and wanted to settle down with some roots somewhere without knowing I was picking up and moving once again. When I looked farther I realized that my 3 months was up. That 3 months meant more to me then I realized. 3 months was always the length I knew I could commit myself before things came up. I know that you don’t have to go across the world to have God grow you, but that it was a privilege from him to have this time in this way to grow. I needed something drastic and I got it. It’s been an amazing journey so far and will continue in that. Besides God has been good to me and has always shown me early on why I am where I am. In light of all that I did become so much more of myself this month and became close to my team. I learned to love those girls in where we were at. At the beginning of the month I was done and wanted to move on, but at the end of the month when we were separated I was the one that was shedding the tears.
So now I’m in Africa with a new team and a new position. Were named Avengers yay! and its a co-ed team and I’m in charge of finances for the team. God continually leads me in how to grow. Thank you for the support from all!
