February 2009
3 posts
The end of my telescope
I have been trying to get my friends to watch the movie blood diamond, but no one is ever “in the mood” My human trafficking movies are also collecting dust on the shelf… “I just want to chill out when I watch a movie”, “Im not up for anything to intense” The first time I watched blood diamond I watched with my friend lydia. We bawled at the end of the...
Some important things...
So I was encouraged by my good friend Sam to update this blog (thanks Sam). I think it is just the thing I need right now.I have been a little discouraged lately (mostly because it is so cold!) I hate winter a lot… I had to keep saying to myself “Jessica your doing important things” so that I will keep working hard. I am doing some important things, I’m not tyring to say...
August 2008
30 posts
God loves us all, even the customers….
What was the last thing you bought?
A coke? 2.00
A latte? 4.65
A CD? 16.00
A thai woman for the night? 17.89
In Bangkok they are all just as common.
elaina.
Today was a great day, it honestly felt like a million degrees, I ate some great food, and spent a lot of time holding babies,(out host family has three under the age of four). Everything is brand new here, even though there are lots of problems there seems to be so much hope. This morning my first interaction with the girls at the well was hearing them sing songs to God, Im glad I had this...
July 2008
6 posts
We are here!
So we literally just arrived, everything went smoothly for getting picked up and we have a great room, I feel very safe and welcome….
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” –- Henry...”
– I love that Thailand is my destination, but my real destination is to be with new people, learn a new culture, to expirence the hurt of others, fight evil, speak about Jesus and love everyone around me more then myself
