Hi-lites from Thailand

Hi-lites from Thailand
~ the view from the hotel…amazing
~ the friendly smiles on the faces of every Thai person I met
~ the ladies made sure I had coffee ready to drink at 5:30 every morning
~ some of the most incredible quiet times in my life
~ Sarah threw up 22 times
~ Sabrina passed out twice….or was that 3 times?….not far behind Sarah on the throwing up
~ the Thai woman who was saved!
~ Isaiah 55:10-11…came up again and again
~ smiles, smiles, smiles from the Thais
~ passing out tracts in the village shops/restaurants
~ walking through the jungle
~ out of my comfort zone more times than I can count
~ God held my hand along the way
~ facing my deepest fears
~ Master of the Squatty Potties!
~ Dylan’s knee…Yikes!  Watch out for those mud puddles!
~ watching the youth step up, be flexible, perform, interact with folks with whom they did not share a language
~ trying new foods
~ grilled corn on the cob, grilled sticky rice, and grilled pineapple on the beach
~ jet lag
~LOOONG van rides!
~ winding roads
~ Khao Lak Beach where the Tsunami killed 2,000 people…the village rebuilt…the people were incredible
~ God at work in Khao Lak…5 church groups meet in homes since the Tsunami
~ my Thai Sister-In-Christ…Nong…friendship even through a language barrier!
~ singing the same song in English that our Thai team sang in Thai
~ finding a McDonalds in every country
~ everyone dropping like flies on Wed night
~ God’s provision…Sandy’s dad a missionary Dr in Bangkok
~ spreading the gospel with potentially 10,000 people in one day!
~ filled with pride for ” my kids” as they grew spiritually
~ rambutan, mangosteen, papaya, baby bananas, pineapple
~ listening to the youth’s testimonies
~ feeding the monkeys… what do you do for monkey bites?
~ the children’s smiles…loved being photographed!
~ the Thais immediately reading the tracts handed to them
~ passing out flyers for the revival in the villages…Thais inviting us into their homes
~ the amazing blue and green water
~ the beach
~ the boat that survived the Tsunami….God kept us safe on it!
~ eating breakfast (fried rice) with chopsticks the first morning!
~ the monkey who stole Stu’s bananas
~ living with 29 other people for 11 days! And not one argument!
~ prayers answered after 7 months of continued prayers!  We felt the prayers of our prayer warriors EVERY DAY!
~ lost a day going there…gained a day coming back…very strange!
~ sitting beside or near Stu on the plane for 40 hours of flight…intimidating? Yeah!
~ Chaang…seeing a baby elephant the last day!
~ boba tea in Thailand! Thanks, Libby!
~ flying through 4 countries in 1 day
~ meeting the Thai team and the MK’s! Outstanding!
~30 hour day on the way back…the longest day of my life…literally!
~ home sweet home….I love that American flag!
~ reverse culture shock…the squatty potties were cleaner than Walmart’s bathroom!  Americans pushing their way past us in LAX airport. Stomach’s re-adjusting to the American greasiness.  Living without the other 29 once again. Taking in all that happened in Thailand, processing it, and trying to figure out what to do with it all. New sleep schedules. Does life really go on as usual? More spiritual warfare!