so this past sunday at church, the pastor's sister-in-law shared her experiences in serving and ministrating for the last 30 years in cambodia and thailand.
i was both amazed at her heart and faith, and saddened by some of her accounts of the developing world. when she went on to talk about a tsunami a few years back (i'm so ignorant, i'm not really sure which one..), my heart went out to not only the victims of the tsunami, but the survivors as well...i couldn't imagine being the only one left of my entire family.
but anyways, all this made me realize that i want to be there for those people. i want to be a part of the movement that helps those in need. i want to be able to physically and spiritually touch those that are suffering. i want to be able to pray with them & for them.
i dunno though, missions aren't for everyone...
i guess in time we'll see.
i am still 14, after all.
but for now i suppose i should start on a smaller scale. instead of pushing too far into the future, i should focus my sights on first ministering to my peers / the people around me. or, even before that, improving myself...i, as a person, could use quite a bit of work. hah
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
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ah, tolstoy. he's also the one that said government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us. <-learned from summer reading
you're so sweet and amazing! you've got such a heart. it's incredible. i do know of a conference in poland that takes place every year... i plan to go as a senior. it's a gathering of young people from all over the world and meet for a week to gain Christ, so it's not really a mission but it's kinda culturally different? i don't know if you're interested in that though.
as for monday... my friend joo is coming over for dinner, you could come too if you want! crystal may come as well, we'll see if her dad allows. otherwise we'll have to meet for lunch or something, but i want you to get your sleep!
we could all go to tea station or something though. none of us are super picky. and i think you'd really like joo- you met her at a gospel meeting before... i think. she's the one asian female i know who might be taller than you :)
anyways, i guess we'll see what happens! let me know if anything changes in your life. as in, anything. like even if you changed bath soap scents or something (i swear that sounded less creepy in my head). i feel like i don't know you well enough :(
reply if you can! i know you've got a busy schedule.
love you
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