July 6 - Asia #3

Have I mentioned how beautiful it is here? Ya* is a pretty bustling city, compared to what we had expected. But if you look out from the windows of our school, the city is just a small part of what you see. Beyond, you can see fields and farms and mountains. It's like a painting. All these different shades of green, and different patterns. There's a patch of trees that look so picturesque and when it's windy, they're all leaning one way, like a painting of a windy landscape.

Everyone should come here. I really think so. I've really been convicted that we all need to be freed from our schedules. Hehe. Originally, when PB and Jooho talked about going to Ch* this year, I didn't want to. I thought I would start my internship so that I could finish my degree in 2 years instead of 3. That plan quickly fizzled out when I couldn't register for the right classes and I'm so glad. We're such slaves to our schedules and plans and whatnot. If I had stubbornly followed that plan, I would have completely missed out on this experience. Life here is so focused: it's all about Him. There is nothing else to worry about and everything we do revolves around Him. It's been so good for me to see what that's like. Things that are foreign have always scared me: I want to stay with what's comfortable and with what I know. But I'm beginning to realize how limiting that is. G is working mightily in other places and it is so worth it to ditch my own plans and ideas to see what He is doing elsewhere. I think everyone should experience what it's like to leave the everyday grind for a few weeks, months, years, and to just take a leap of faith. It may seem like so many important things prevent us from leaving for such a long period of time, but I would challenge that. I am being transformed in ways I could not be if I had stayed in New York. It's so worth it.

We're all enjoying it so much here. In fact, some of us may not come back. Hahaha. Just kidding. . .

Saturday was a crazy scavenger hunt with our roommates, which had us climbing mountains and seeing all the sights. Sunday was a quiet day. After lunch, I walked around the campus (it was a sunny, beautiful day) and just sat by myself and spent some time with G. Today, now that our whole team is here, we'll have our first team meeting.

Please ask our father to continue to transform us, from the very core of our beings. Ask that we would form deeper relationships with our roommates and fellow teammates (both of Remnant and from other ch-ches.) Also, that we would be sensitive to His voice.

Thanks for reading!

-Michelle