Love

Yesterday I spent some time at a coffee shop (surprise, surprise) with a Thai friend of mine who I haven't spent much time with this stay. I actually met her in Montana as she was on the DTS (Discipleship Training School) before mine, and when she returned from outreach she stayed in my room for a week. Anyway, we had a lovely time catching up. She told me about how she met her husband, a Thai man who had lived in Australia for 17 years. She met him in Perth by accident and they were an answer to each other's prayers. They continued to have a long-distance relationship for six months until he came to Chiang Rai to do his DTS, spend time with her, and then they were married this past December. They have a beautiful story of God moving in their relationship, learning to open up, and becoming best friends. Her story was an encouragement to me in my relationship with Sumu, and as I think about how God has put us in one another's lives and spoken to us in a wide variety of ways I am increasingly certain every day that he's my guy for good. The biggest obstacle is the distance, but obviously it's possible to survive the thousands of miles of separation for a time; my friend and her husband sure did!