Thursday, August 03, 2006
from the Field
and fast internet! and semi-reliable (more reliable than satellite internet in a Lisu village in northern Thailand), too!
i'm still processing. this is one of those posts where i don't know what's going to come out, and frankly, i'm a little nervous and excited about what will. maybe it'll be nothing. maybe it'll be one of those hard lessons about myself that are hard to swallow...because there's been a lot of those in the past couple months or so.
today was the first day of training. i'm excited about it, and we had a lot of fun today and tonight, playing sand volleyball after a good dinner at Mariah's. i had fun with my girls, too - going to Jenny's apartment with Linds and Mel was amazing.
God is good. i've heard that a lot from a certain someone in the last week and a half or so, even though he's still half a country away from me, but resting in order to be alert and safely come home. and it's true. and i'm so thankful for John and his willingness to say it in the seemingly least likely moments, because that's when i need to remember it most, because it's when i'm being pouty or negative or simply tired and not remembering on my own. i'm so thankful for God speaking through John like that, and John's willingness to let Him.
it's 7 until midnight, and i'm getting up for training in the morning. we have a full, fun-filled day, i'm sure, and then it's off to Williamsville for a cookout/barbecue!!! i'm pretty pumped about seeing some people i haven't seen in 2+ months. then, it's back here and bed and sleeping in on Saturday to get up and have a day off for the first time in 2+ months. which means i'll probably clean my room because i'm so excited about this certain white van (maybe named Myrtle) pulling into campus. so, it's probably not so much the van as the people in it. then it's chilling on the couch, watching LOTR with John (i'll probably pass out). i might be a little excited about that, too.
jump of topics - spiritual warfare. i know, pretty big jump, right? but it was a theme with some of the girls and i before i left, and it continued in Thailand. to just be aware of that unseen but still ever-present realm all around us. scary sometimes, but also important. that's all the coherent thoughts i can form right now on it.
things i missed (not people, things) this summer:
my sleeplist
my bed
not having to look for bugs on the toilet seat before you sit down
air conditioning
good chocolate
now i'm struggling to come up with things, so those are probably my top five...yup, that's what i'd say.
ok, now it's 12:01...my bedtime all summer was between 8 and 9 (in preparation for the 4:53 am alarm). i'm surely a pumpkin by now and my fingers are shortening and looking orange as i type.
peace friends
i'm still processing. this is one of those posts where i don't know what's going to come out, and frankly, i'm a little nervous and excited about what will. maybe it'll be nothing. maybe it'll be one of those hard lessons about myself that are hard to swallow...because there's been a lot of those in the past couple months or so.
today was the first day of training. i'm excited about it, and we had a lot of fun today and tonight, playing sand volleyball after a good dinner at Mariah's. i had fun with my girls, too - going to Jenny's apartment with Linds and Mel was amazing.
God is good. i've heard that a lot from a certain someone in the last week and a half or so, even though he's still half a country away from me, but resting in order to be alert and safely come home. and it's true. and i'm so thankful for John and his willingness to say it in the seemingly least likely moments, because that's when i need to remember it most, because it's when i'm being pouty or negative or simply tired and not remembering on my own. i'm so thankful for God speaking through John like that, and John's willingness to let Him.
it's 7 until midnight, and i'm getting up for training in the morning. we have a full, fun-filled day, i'm sure, and then it's off to Williamsville for a cookout/barbecue!!! i'm pretty pumped about seeing some people i haven't seen in 2+ months. then, it's back here and bed and sleeping in on Saturday to get up and have a day off for the first time in 2+ months. which means i'll probably clean my room because i'm so excited about this certain white van (maybe named Myrtle) pulling into campus. so, it's probably not so much the van as the people in it. then it's chilling on the couch, watching LOTR with John (i'll probably pass out). i might be a little excited about that, too.
jump of topics - spiritual warfare. i know, pretty big jump, right? but it was a theme with some of the girls and i before i left, and it continued in Thailand. to just be aware of that unseen but still ever-present realm all around us. scary sometimes, but also important. that's all the coherent thoughts i can form right now on it.
things i missed (not people, things) this summer:
my sleeplist
my bed
not having to look for bugs on the toilet seat before you sit down
air conditioning
good chocolate
now i'm struggling to come up with things, so those are probably my top five...yup, that's what i'd say.
ok, now it's 12:01...my bedtime all summer was between 8 and 9 (in preparation for the 4:53 am alarm). i'm surely a pumpkin by now and my fingers are shortening and looking orange as i type.
peace friends
// posted by erinlizabeth @ 11:51 PM 
