100 Memories in 100 Days

100 Memories in 100 Days—World Race Style
 

1. First overseas international flight (Jeremy).
2. First missions trip together—boy is that ever an understatement!
3. Poker nights in Nepal. NEPAL
4. First tuk tuk ride (Jeremy). INDIA
5. First squatty potty usage (Jeremy).  INDIA
6. Rice and curry—breakfast, lunch, and dinner. INDIA 
7. Mt. Everest flight. NEPAL
8. Date nights in 4 different countries. INDIA, NEPAL, THAILAND, MALAYSIA
9. Riverboat tour in Bangkok. THAILAND
10. Witnessing the healing a demon possessed woman. INDIA
11. Finding sketchy internet cafes in Nepal to talk with our families. NEPAL
12. Visiting Asian Buddhist and Hindu temples. THAILAND AND MALAYSIA
13. Walking in front of speeding buses with no hesitation. INDIA, NEPAL, THAILAND, MALAYSIA
14. Bucket showers. INDIA AND NEPAL
15. Finding out the kids at the orphanages in India had received TOMS shoes from a shoe drop and having a photo shoot with all our TOMS shoes (Toni). INDIA
16. Being an illegal immigrant in Thailand for one day. THAILAND
17. Guys hiding behind the girls when we discover a gigantic spider in our living quarters in Thailand. Thanks to Jared for finally killing it! THAILAND
18. Fish foot spas (Toni). THAILAND
19. 1 hour back massages for 200 baht ($6.60). THAILAND
20. Painting two orphanages. INDIA
21. Riding motor bikes. THAILAND
22. Phuket beaches—gorgeous!! THAILAND
23. Floating lanterns—bucket list cross off! THAILAND
24. Weekly malaria medication.
25.  One team member getting lice. NEPAL
26. Two team members being hospitalized. INDIA AND NEPAL
27. Chicken killings. INDIA AND NEPAL
28. 10 hours of prayer and worship. NEPAL
29. 25 hours of prayer and worship. THAILAND
30. Karaoke.  THAILAND
31. Discovering I’ve reached the end of my favorite shampoo (and conditioner) and realizing I can’t buy it ANYWHERE except the states—bummer (Toni)! THAILAND
32. Freaking out about American food when we found it in Nepal for the first time (it had only been a month without it).  NEPAL
33. Playing “baseball” with a plate and a hacky sac in the middle of the airport to pass the time.  AMERICA AND INDIA
34. $3/day food budget. It IS possible.
35. Finding my true identity in my relationship with Jesus—I am DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL (Toni). THAILAND
36. Stargazing in Nepal.
37. Unpredictable power outages.  INDIA AND NEPAL
38. Night markets. THAILAND
39. Thai food. Unbelievably delicious. THAILAND
40. Sleeping on the floor.  INDIA AND THAILAND
41. Sleeping on the roof in tents for the cooler air and still not getting sleep because it was too windy. INDIA
42. Cows freely roaming the streets. INDIA
43. Constantly being stared at because we’re white.  INDIA
44. View of the Himalayan Mountains from our rooftop. NEPAL
45. Losing our Nikon D90.  THAILAND
46. Watching “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises” in Hyderabad (Jeremy). INDIA
47. First time in the Middle East: Qatar (Jeremy and Toni).  QATAR
48. Seeing monkeys roaming freely on the streets. NEPAL
49. Traveling from India to Nepal on our 3^rd wedding anniversary, and then the day ended with me (Jeremy) throwing up. INDIA AND NEPAL
50. Being prayed over by 10 India orphan boys for healing, all under the age of 14 (Jeremy). INDIA
51. Washing our clothes by hand every week and getting blisters as a result (Toni). INDIA AND NEPAL
52. Preaching for the first time (Toni). NEPAL
53. 24 bus ride from Ubon to Phuket. THAILAND
54. God teaching me what it means to be a man in His eyes (Jeremy).  MALAYSIA
55. Smoothies!!! THAILAND AND MALAYSIA
56. God opening my eyes to the pain I feel over my parents’ impending divorce. NEPAL
57. Eating with our hand (right hand only—kinda hard for me, Toni, since I’m a lefty). INDIA
58. Watching all 7 seasons of “Boy Meets World”. INDIA AND NEPAL
59. God beginning a brand new marriage for us. <3
60. Saying “Welcome to our marriage” to our team. It’s so fun! J INDIA, NEPAL, THAILAND, MALAYSIA
61. McDonald’s VIP stickers. MALAYSIA
62. Driving on the opposite side of the road. INDIA, NEPAL, THAILAND, MALAYSIA
63. Not wearing seatbelts in 4 months! INDIA, NEPAL, THAILAND, MALAYSIA
64. Eating AT a grocery store for lunch and dinner every day for an entire month. THAILAND
65. Being an immigrant worker (Jeremy). MALAYSIA
66. Swimming in the Indian Ocean. THAILAND
67. Seeing prostitutes roam the streets. MALAYSIA
68. Randomly finding a Blackhawks t-shirt hanging out to dry as we were visiting a rehab center (Jeremy). MALAYSIA
69. Exploring a 10-story Chinese god. MALAYSIA
70. Rooftop water park. THAILAND
71. 2 hour long conversations with sweet old ladies at tea shops and inviting them to church (Toni). THAILAND
72. Seeing slaughtered goats’ heads hanging in windows meat shops on the streets. NEPAL
73. Traveling for upwards of 200 hours so far.
74. Elephants roaming the streets. THAILAND
75. Visiting my 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, and 10^th countries (Toni)!
76. Witnessing God slowly heal one of our teammates’ eyes. She WILL be completely healed!
77. Floor length skirts and cardigans in 100 degrees weather so we don’t offend the culture we’re in. INDIA AND NEPAL
78. Cramming 25 people into a 10 passenger van. INDIA
79. Doing “Insanity” on the rooftop while people stop and stare at us after a long day of work. INDIA
80. Helping paint a mural! THAILAND
81. Dancing in the rain (Toni). THAILAND
82. Wearing the same soiled clothes for 8 days straight because the thought of ruining more than one outfit during our first month of ministry is too terrifying to think of. INDIA
83. 1 hour taxi rides that cost only 300 baht ($10). THAILAND
84. Asking for yogurt, and then being given something similar to spoiled buttermilk and curds (Toni). NEPAL
85. Arguing with the tuk tuk driver when he tries to charge us 10 rupees per person ($0.20) instead of 8 rupees ($0.17) just because we’re white. INDIA
86. Being frisked behind curtains in airports because of religious customs and security purposes (Toni). INDIA AND NEPAL
87. Breaking down on the side of the road because the radiator in our van overheated and deciding to hike up a mountain to a temple while we wait. MALAYSIA
88. What’s it called? “Baby Fever”? Oh, yeah….. Asian babies are too darn cute for their own good, and ours, too, apparently….thank goodness we only have 2 months left in Asia! THAILAND AND MALAYSIA
89. Witnessing the change in our marriage.
90. Falling in love with Asian culture. THAILAND AND MALAYSIA
91. Eating the best burger I’ve ever had in my entire life at Hard Rock Café in Hyderabad (Toni). INDIA
92. Singing our wedding song (“Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing”) at karaoke in front of 30 people who didn’t speak English (Jeremy). THAILAND
93. Lice checks every night before bed. INDIA
94. Allowing God to use parts of my testimony that very few people back home know about me to bring healing and restoration to girls’ lives (Toni). PRAISE JESUS!!! ***If you want to know, please don’t hesitate to ask; I am now an open book.***
95. Sharing the knowledge we have gained from our marriage with the 50 other single people on the squad. It’s been so good!
96. Losing a combined 30 pounds so far!! Jeremy: 21 and Toni: 9 INDIA AND NEPAL
97. Making a teammate laugh so hard she literally peed her pants (Jeremy). MALAYSIA
98. Witnessing a man come to salvation. THAILAND
99. Boogie boarding in Phuket. THAILAND
100. Being able to convert dollars into any other currency quicker than we can say our names.

 
Welcome to the first 100 days of the World Race—and being married to 6 other people!!!