Sarang hae yo
It is interesting how some things it does not matter where you are, it just feels the same. Like a Sunday afternoon, ice blue raspberry kool aid (yes I had to say it's whole proper name), or slow relaxing summer days.
At first the immediate change from having tons of stuff to do to nothing at all was a little hard. After one or two days of lounging I was going a little crazy. It just feels weird relaxing, when that's not what I am here for.
But after letting a few people know of my availability, I was soon back to work. Just not as much, I still have time to lounge on the couch for an hour. I mean that's what summer is about right? ha ha.
So I have been helping out with a few different teams that have come from other countries on short mission trips to Albania. Most of them have been from the states, but this last one was from Korea. I have really enjoyed seeing the country from there fresh eyes. Seeing how they cope with everything, and then see them go back home. Well that part I didn't enjoy, but I have liked meeting these people who are ready to serve.
The past couple days we enjoyed showing our small town of Lushnje to 32 Korean youth. I thought the people here stared at me all the time, but nothing like the looks they have received. Thankfully the stares were in interest not in unhappiness. I was very intrigued by these teens that were16 to 19 year olds who for last 5 months have dedicated themselves to getting ready to evangelize here.
I had a really fun time with them and learned some things about korea I never knew. They taught my how to say I love you in Korean (Sarang hae yo), and a kids korean song. They were really cool kids. I shall miss them.
Well tomorrow I am off to Kosovo for 8 days. My roomate invited me to go with her church, for a youth program. I am pretty excited, becuase I have been wanting to Kosovo pretty much ever since I came to Albania. For some reason it intrigues me, so we shall see why.
So I have been doing a lot of thinking about what might next step in life will be, and right now I have no clue. That is ok with me, I know God will show me when the time is right. But more then what I will be doing, I have been thinking about my additude and how I will live out my next step. Being here has taught me millions and billions of things that I will take with me where ever I go. The way I look at missions is so different in my mind now. It is not just a word, tied with hundereds of stories and pictures. It was and is my life.
During this first big mission experiance I have made tons of bad choices, forgot to ALWAYS listen to God, let my own personal views and attitude take over, and sometimes just didnt care. But even through all that, God was still here. Somehow he still used me, and I dont doubt for one second that this was exactly where I was suppose to be.
I just finished this amazing book called "Reckless Faith" by Beth Guckenberger. Her and her husband are missionaries in Mexico. The book is just random stories of what God has shown them, done for them or just been there with them. I loved the realness and pure love that she expresses in this book. A wonderful mission minded book, if you are ever interested. But the book made me think a whole lot about how I came into my mission experiance without trusting God completly. I mean I knew God would be with ME and keep ME safe, but did I really believe God could change this country and it's people? It really has helped me see the truth in how I lived here, and I now know what to pray for my next time around.
Well I dont know if any of that made since to anyone else, but God is really making a lot of stuff clear to me right now, and I am so thankfull!
Zoti Te Bekof! (God Bless You!)
At first the immediate change from having tons of stuff to do to nothing at all was a little hard. After one or two days of lounging I was going a little crazy. It just feels weird relaxing, when that's not what I am here for.
But after letting a few people know of my availability, I was soon back to work. Just not as much, I still have time to lounge on the couch for an hour. I mean that's what summer is about right? ha ha.
So I have been helping out with a few different teams that have come from other countries on short mission trips to Albania. Most of them have been from the states, but this last one was from Korea. I have really enjoyed seeing the country from there fresh eyes. Seeing how they cope with everything, and then see them go back home. Well that part I didn't enjoy, but I have liked meeting these people who are ready to serve.
The past couple days we enjoyed showing our small town of Lushnje to 32 Korean youth. I thought the people here stared at me all the time, but nothing like the looks they have received. Thankfully the stares were in interest not in unhappiness. I was very intrigued by these teens that were16 to 19 year olds who for last 5 months have dedicated themselves to getting ready to evangelize here.
I had a really fun time with them and learned some things about korea I never knew. They taught my how to say I love you in Korean (Sarang hae yo), and a kids korean song. They were really cool kids. I shall miss them.
Well tomorrow I am off to Kosovo for 8 days. My roomate invited me to go with her church, for a youth program. I am pretty excited, becuase I have been wanting to Kosovo pretty much ever since I came to Albania. For some reason it intrigues me, so we shall see why.
So I have been doing a lot of thinking about what might next step in life will be, and right now I have no clue. That is ok with me, I know God will show me when the time is right. But more then what I will be doing, I have been thinking about my additude and how I will live out my next step. Being here has taught me millions and billions of things that I will take with me where ever I go. The way I look at missions is so different in my mind now. It is not just a word, tied with hundereds of stories and pictures. It was and is my life.
During this first big mission experiance I have made tons of bad choices, forgot to ALWAYS listen to God, let my own personal views and attitude take over, and sometimes just didnt care. But even through all that, God was still here. Somehow he still used me, and I dont doubt for one second that this was exactly where I was suppose to be.
I just finished this amazing book called "Reckless Faith" by Beth Guckenberger. Her and her husband are missionaries in Mexico. The book is just random stories of what God has shown them, done for them or just been there with them. I loved the realness and pure love that she expresses in this book. A wonderful mission minded book, if you are ever interested. But the book made me think a whole lot about how I came into my mission experiance without trusting God completly. I mean I knew God would be with ME and keep ME safe, but did I really believe God could change this country and it's people? It really has helped me see the truth in how I lived here, and I now know what to pray for my next time around.
Well I dont know if any of that made since to anyone else, but God is really making a lot of stuff clear to me right now, and I am so thankfull!
Zoti Te Bekof! (God Bless You!)
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