Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I was able to be home from Dec 18th to Dec 27th for a greatly appreciated Christmas break. It was so great to spend time with my family; I have missed them all so much! I had a wonderful Christmas, and this year it really was about being together. I was able to unpack from my time in Orlando do laundry, shop for Thailand and Christmas, do our annual Christmas crafts, and repack all in 9 short days. It was quite busy to say the least!
I am off! I am back in Orlando now, and then I will be heading to Thailand tomorrow at 5:45am! After getting over the stress of having to put everything I will need for the next 2 months in a backpack I am starting to get really excited! I am leaving December 30th for Thailand and I will be there until February 21, 2009! At the moment our itinerary looks like we will be in Thailand the whole time. Originally we were hoping to go to Cambodia for part of the time but due to communication break downs on the part of YWAM Cambodia we are unable to go. I am sad but I am also thankful that God knows best and He will have us where he wants us. For the first month we will be traveling up to a small mountain village called Pai, where we will be working with a small local church to reach out to the community. It looks like another VBS is in the plan which I am excited about! We will also spend a lot of time building relationships to encourage and disciple the local believers. Our second month we will spend in Bangkok working with a ministry to the sex trade victims. The ministry is called The Well because of Jesus’ encounter with the women at the well in John 4. I am not exactly sure what we will be doing yet but I will know soon. I am so excited about working with the girls. I can’t even imagine what these girls have been through at such young ages.
I don't know when i will be able to get internet again but i will bo my best to write again soon.
