A few weeks ago I had to take a small trip to Thailand. I had to leave the country in order to begin the process of securing an NGO Visa. It was a quick trip… only 3 days, but it was a great little break. We (Vicki went with me) left early on Monday morning via bus, traveled the first day, crossed the border, stayed night in Thailand, and crossed the border in the morning, stayed the night at a nearby town and traveled back on Wednesday…. Here are a few things I learned/observed:
1.
Five hour bus ride and this sign made it totally
worth it. Elephant Crossing!!!!! Unfortunately did not see any elephants, but
the sign definitely reminded me that I am a long way from home.
2.
After 8 years of working with students and my
personality type, when I get on a charter bus, I have this urge to count heads
and take role. I had to laugh at myself
that I even thought about counting heads as we left rest stops during our
journey.
3.
I LOVE MOUNTAINS! They always stir my affection
for Jesus. My heart is also humbled that
the God that created all of the mountains in the universe also knitted me
together in my mother’s womb. Its nuts.
4.
Jurassic Park has nothing on SE Asia. I kid you not; there were several times that
I was waiting for a T-Rex or some other Jurassic reptile to charge out of the
trees.
5.
HOT WATER!!!!
I do not have hot water at my house and needless to say, the hot water
and water pressure in Thailand were a great blessing. I seriously took two 40 minute showers. One of the biggest lessons that I have
learned through this whole thing is that it is the simple things…. And hot showers
are a simple thing that I absolutely love!
6.
I am slowly but surely mastering the fine art of
climbing in and out of a tuk-tuk.
There are so many more things that I could list, but I think
I will finish with this. God is continually
pulling and stretching me. I have to
surrender my controlling type A personality daily and pray for a heart that can
be flexible. It is hard, but for the
moments that it all works like it is suppose to, it is so very worth it.
by grace and with much love
sarah
