Update

Hey guys,
This week has been kind of a hard one, but God has definitely been at work. Even in these last few hours I have grown and learned to trust Him, and that He can work anything in our lives for good.
I took a trip into Chiang Mai by myself the other day, just to go and relax, and also to buy a swimsuite.  I spent all day just riding around the city and wandering the mall.  I did alot of praying during that time and I really felt like the Lord was trying to talk to me, but for some reason I just couldn't focus enough to hear what He was trying to say. Finally I just went into Swensens and sat down and just tried to listen. I think what God was trying to show me was that I have just been so busy these last few weeks, filling all my time with shopping and visiting and trying to get to know everyone that I haven't been able to just be calm and spend time with Him. Once I had quieted my mind and just sat down, I just felt so at peace and like, loved. It was such a great experience for me. Then, when I was coming home it was dark and you have to hitch hike from Mae Malia back to the base. No one would give me a ride so I started walking back. I had just given up on getting a ride so I wasn't paying attention to the trucks passing when suddenly a truck stopped for me and offered me a ride. Once I got in the back I started talking to the ladies back there. They didn't speak alot of English ( the one that was fluent in English was driving) so it was sort of hard to understand what they were saying. But I was able to learn their names and found out that they teach at a school that is up the road from the base a bit. I really wanted to find out if they were Christians, but just when I was about to bring it up we reached the base. If you could pray that I get another chance to meet these ladies that would be wonderful. I haven't been able to stop thinking about them. I think I am going to go looking for their school this Saturday, and I could really use prayer in knowing the right thing to do when I do.
Also if you could pray for one of the ladies here, she has a cyst the size of a potato in her tummy and she won't know if it's cancer or not until Friday. She is being very strong and brave, but I just know it must be so hard on her.
I love and miss you all!

Good week

For those of you who knew that I was sick, I am almost all better.  Thank you for praying for me.  This week has been a really good one.  I am really enjoying my time here.  I’m so happy that I got the chance to do this.  I’m still thinking about what to do with my future.  I feel like there are so many things that I want to do and not enough time to do them all!  Right now four and a half months sounds like a long time, but I know that it will go by quickly.  I really want to know what to do after. Go or stay?  Work or college?  Missions or business?  I really wish that He would tell me now what I am supposed to do!  But this is teaching me patience and to rely and trust in him.  I found out on Monday that I will be in China for two weeks doing a mini outreach.  I’m so excited!  I would love to go to Burma too, but then again I want to go everywhere so I guess China is a pretty awesome place to start.  I think I have ruled out the military as an option though.

                The teaching this week has been really good.  A lot better than I thought last weeks were.  It’s not that it was bad the week before, I just didn’t agree with everything Pastor Sydney said.  He was talking a lot about visions and prophesy and listening to and for God.  I really liked the part about listening for God, but I didn’t agree with everything he said about prophesy.  This week we learned about relationships with family and people around us.  I really enjoyed it.  Oh and for those of you who watch the tv show One Tree Hill, one of the speakers is named Nathan Scott.  I just thought that was pretty awesome haha

Love you guys!

Quote of the week: Do you smell that? It smells like.. Up dawg!

Unsure..

Hey guys, I could really use some prayer. Lately I've been thinking a lot about what to do when the DTS is over. I'm considering not going back to the states, but I'm not sure if that is what I am supposed to do. If you pray about it and feel that God is telling you anything I would really appreciate an email or facebook message with your thoughts..

Address

I forgot to add in my last post that the mailing address here is:
Youth With A Mission Chiang Mai
P.O. Box 290 CMU Post Office
Chiang Mai 50202 Thailand
You know, in case you wanted to write me or something.. ;)

Love it here!

I love it here so much.  I don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings (mom) but I really have never felt as at home as I do here.  I have only been in Thailand for about a week but already I feel as though I have grown and changed and learned so much more then I have did in the States.  We haven't even started the lectures and I feel as though my relationship with God and with other people has improved immensely.  I love the Thai people, they are all so welcoming and loving.  Even the ones that can't speak very good English, you can just tell that they try so hard and really want to get to know you and help you.  And they are all very willing to teach Thai to us.  I have picked up a few words, and it is getting easier to understand them, but I still have a long ways to go in learning it.  But it is coming pretty easily.  Thank you all so much again for your prayers and support.  This has already been one of the greatest experiences of my life and you all played such a huge part in getting me here.
I love and miss you all!

Finally arrived!

I have survived the first day here! It has been surprisingly easy to adjust. The base is really pretty, there are so many interesting plants and animals. There are also little green ghecko lizard things everywhere! Everyone here is so nice and welcoming, it's great. I really miss all you guys though. If you have skype make sure to add me! Or email me!
If I don't reply right away it's because I will probably only be online on the weekends because we have to walk or hitch hike to a cafe about 20 minutes away from the base. Or because I'm trying to figure out how to change my computer language back to English.. It's stuck on Thai and I can't understand anything haha.