Two Weeks!

I can't believe that I leave this place in two weeks from today. 2011 has really flown by for me. I started the year off on January 1st flying across the ocean to Thailand with no idea what God had in store for this time. I had high hopes of helping every child at Baan Nam Jai develop an intrinsic love for reading that would propel them forward into a lifetime of reading. I also came expecting things to go nothing as I expect, and that's exactly what happened. Although I did get to work with the kids on their reading a bit and they have really enjoyed reading the various books that were donated and brought over, my main job here has been helping take care of our baby boy who was born on January 25th and came to Baan Nam Jai on January 27th. Then, two days later I met a man named Sumu who came to Baan Nam Jai as the last stop on his short-term mission's trip with his church back in Melbourne. Even upon that first day of meeting him I could tell this was no ordinary meeting. I have been honored to get to know his heart over these past several months and am so thankful that I am going to be visiting him in two short weeks. These past four months have been full of blessings. I've been blessed to spend time with the kids here again, blessed to get to watch this precious baby boy named Non, blessed with plenty of time to do homework, catch up with friends, and spend time with the Lord, and to top it all off I got to meet an incredible man with a heart of gold named Sumu. All the while I was able to pursue my minor in literacy this semester! What an incredible few months... thank You, Lord.