BangkokUrbanTrek2011

pages from my journal: day 1 onsite

As I journaled each night, I always had this blog in mind. Lol. So now I am retyping it, virtually word for word, right out of my lovely orange journal given to me as a 20th birthday present from Paul, as my present to all of you.

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2:05 PM Thursday 6/23

Bangkok Tweets - a play-by-play of the beginning of Week 2

gummy614…

listening to the rain fall on the corrugated tin roof

watching a korean-chinese-thai dubbed old fashion-y drama

itching bug bites

sitting with Grandma

eating weird fruit

thankful i’m with self-sufficient, kind grandma. energetic, sweet lady

wanting to sleep at the Guest House for american team time!!!

missing home

crying for family and boyfriend, and because of humungous spider

unsure how to use the bucket shower

grateful for Pon, Thai-English teen / translator

appreciating the amenities of Ruth Center: water, fan, food, candy, guitar, COMPANY

can’t believe. it’s only day 2.

NOT loving little Thai kids

praying for Ansell, Abi, Daniel

RODE A MOTORCYCLE!!

journaling too early. I should save this for nightfall.

(read an entire journal entry from my first full day below…)

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Exotic Fruits from Thailand

Eating fruit was a daily occurrence throughout the Trek, and before I forget what they all look and taste like, I shall show you the fruits, most of which I ate for the first time in Thailand!

Mangosteen

Long- gan (raises body temperature!)

Lychee

Pineapple

Rombutan (ngaudt) - such a WEIRD lookin fruit!

Dragonfruit

Li’l Bananas - very sweet!

…durian…. >:[

Papaya - we even scooped out the seeds together :’)

Green Mango

“Santol”? … idk, but they ate this fruit with spicy sauce. Weird.

the life cycle of a longsat. I’ll never tell how many of these i ate. they grow on big brown clusters!

nose apples. They look like noses. they are not tasty.

Video

This video was made by my host ministry in Bangkok, Ruth Center, that ministers to the elderly poor living in the outskirts of the city. My Grandma, Yaay Pensri, is in it! She is short with very dark skin and fluffy white hair, a big smile, she used to get sick a lot and cries in the video. Finally watching the video today made me miss Bua Luong, Bangkok, and my grandma sooo much! I hope and pray every day that God will be with her, heal her and reconcile the whole city to Himself.

Real blog post ASAP!

Link

Sex Trafficking

Just doing some last-minute reading before the Trek begins - tonight!

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You know, I live a pretty comfortable life. I have good friends, a nice home, kind parents. I can always indulge in some of my favorite things: the beach, fro-yo, hot chocolate, my bed, watching a movie. And there’s still a lot of experiences that I still want in life: marriage, kids. So there are a lot of days when I don’t particularly want Jesus to come back again. 

Not today, though. Today my heart aches. Come, Lord Jesus. Come back to us.

Quote

Truly, the Gospel is more than a set of things to believe about Christ. It is a radical call to come under the discipline of the Kingdom, bidding a rich young man to sell all that he has to give to the poor, or a corrupt tax collector to go and repay all he had robbed.

Feelings

It is officially June 16, 2011 PST.

I am feeling totally

• nervous (butterflies)
• anxious
• worried
• scared
• dreadful (in the act of dread)
• regretful (want to go home)
• full of second thoughts and cold feet
• depressed (away from family, friends, pao)
• isolated/uneasy

Meanwhile, only a little bit of me is feeling slightly

• excited
• eager
• curious
• in a learning posture
• willing to obey
• ready to serve
• prepared
• commissioned
• hopeful

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6

Please be with me tomorrow, God. And every day I am in Bangkok. And every day I’m not in Bangkok, too.

tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?

my laptop -_-“

at least I can’t say Bible, because all Scripture is living and God-breathed.