Wow! This past week has flown by! I cannot believe we only have one more week of ministry left 🙁    This last week we taught English at a school and it was FULL of kids. Sooo many kids. Going into this trip I was feeling kinda nervous about doing a lot with young kids because I don’t feel like I am energetic or crazy enough, I don’t have a passion for them, and I often feel like I can do ministry much more effectively with older high school or college aged kids. I’ve never described myself as a “kid person” because everyone in my circle at school is...

“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” -Psalm 103:8 After almost 40 hours of traveling we finally arrived to the ministry base we were going to stay at for the night in Bangkok. The hosts were so kind and provided us everything we needed, I was overwhelmed by their generosity. When I walked in, the first thing I saw was a large banner that said “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” in English and in Thai. When I saw that it really truly hit me how universal his love is. It’s not limited to any type of...

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” Ephesians 3:20 thailand is a country that is known for its beautiful scenery and amazing food, but unfortunately also it’s booming sex trafficking industry in The Red Light District in Bangkok. this past year my heart has really been drawn to wanting to work with anti sex trafficking ministries to fight this injustice. i was really hoping that being in Thailand meant we’d get work with an anti sex trafficking ministry – specifically...

“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” -Psalm 103:8 After almost 40 hours of traveling we finally arrived to the ministry base we were going to stay at for the night in Bangkok. The hosts were so kind and provided us everything we needed, I was overwhelmed by their generosity. When I walked in, the first thing I saw was a large banner that said “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” in English and in Thai. When I saw that it really truly hit me how universal his love is. It’s not limited to any type of...

You really don’t know the difference in cultures until you enter a new one. Textbooks and the internet tell us what it’s like to live somewhere far from home, but you really have to enter a new culture in order to understand it. When we came to Thailand we learned about the people’s natural tendencies during a ‘cultural orientation’. Even when I learned about Thailand in Thailand by Thai people, I still failed to fully grasp the type of people I was about to be surrounded by. We learned during this orientation that Thai people are innately kind and loving. I...

You really don’t know the difference in cultures until you enter a new one. Textbooks and the internet tell us what it’s like to live somewhere far from home, but you really have to enter a new culture in order to understand it. When we came to Thailand we learned about the people’s natural tendencies during a ‘cultural orientation’. Even when I learned about Thailand in Thailand by Thai people, I still failed to fully grasp the type of people I was about to be surrounded by. We learned during this orientation that Thai people are innately kind and loving. I...