It’s in there somewhere…Courage. Boldness. I can see it manifesting itself in some ways- like when I ate frog. And intestines. And eel. And stomach. Yes, that thought in your head is correct- that is NOT something Jen would do under normal circumstances. (Mind you, I wasn’t starving when I ate these things. That would [...]
We are here and trying to continue getting settled in. It’s been good here. Some grand things are happening. It’s strange though because, except for a few situations, it doesn’t feel strange to be here. It doesn’t feel at all out of the ordinary or even like we are a world apart. Granted it is [...]
Hey Everyone! Wow it’s been quite a week! 36 hours on a plane, I had a cold and was blowing my nose the whole time. I must say I don’t think my fellow passengers liked me all that much. It was good though; everything went smoothly! We’ve all been settling in and cleaning our apartments, [...]
This city rules. Within 45 minutes of my arriving, I was thrown on a bicycle, following a moped through the streets. I was on my way to sign up for housing. This was a thrilling experience. Back home we look both ways usually once. When riding here you look both ways, however you have to [...]
This has been one of the most memorable weeks of my life thus far. It’s pretty cool to see how much favor this group has. Our trip over here was one of the easiest I’ve experienced. What are the odds that 14 people travel completely around the world and catch every plane and not lose [...]
My body is a little achy – a cold or something I guess – but I feel satisfied this morning. As I look at the wet laundry that hangs in my living room window, I feel somehow that we’ve arrived. Or at least we’ve all survived long enough to need to clean our clothes. It [...]
I never really understood what that song was all about by TLC, but I do know that we are not simply chasing a river, but we live in the river! That is what the time here so far has been for me! Experiencing the joy and favor of God!!! Already I am blown away by [...]
The sun is rising, the silence of night is slowly fading. “sweep” “sweep” The sound of a woman sweeping the streets outside my window. “Come… talk to me…. spend time with me…” a voice proclaimed. “Spend time with me” it echoed. “spend time with me!” Then a song began to echo in my mind. “I [...]
Hello, Sorry it’s been so long. I assure I have been too busy to make it to an internet cafe and too ignorant of the fact that we can pick up a wireless connection in our apartment until last night. So here I am buried in a big pile of Asia. It’s pretty crazy, and [...]
This is crazy. I’m getting wireless internet in my sixth floor apartment in the middle of Asia! It’s ridiculous. I love it. The signal is pretty weak, but I’ve set up a table by the window and it seems to be working ok… even if it’s a bit slow. I’ll write more later I hope. [...]