The question is, what do they say? One day last week – Phone calls: 62 Services booked: 0 Meetings booked: 1 One day this week – Phone calls: 57 Services booked: 1 Meetings booked: 1 Miles driven in the month of September: 1289 They just might be saying, “Welcome to Itineration.”
Thank you, Women of Southern California!
Last weekend I was blessed to be a part of the SoCal Women’s Retreat at Pinecrest camp. It was a great opportunity to meet wonderful women from all over Southern CA, and share with them about Thailand and what God has called me to do there. I was encouraged by the speaker, Dr. Lori O’Dea, and by women who talked with me, hugged my neck, and […]
Staying Positive
“Like water off a duck’s back” This saying always makes me laugh, because no matter how easily the water rolls off the duck’s back, the duck is still sitting in a lot more water! But even this part of the equation is so true, and so important. We are all sitting in the middle of a negative world, in which people are drowning in their […]
What it’s all about
Itineration is an adventure. If you’re not familiar with it, let me summarize for you: phone calls, meetings, phone calls, mailings, driving, services, newsletters, phone calls, driving, phone calls. When I first started in May and June, I had no idea how to begin, and I’m still working out the kinks and figuring out the “best” way to do things. I felt distraught and weary. […]
San Diego
I’m in San Diego this weekend for a busy time meeting pastors, having a service, and catching up with a few friends in town. This city makes me think of so many memories – family vacations, youth convention, a day trip to visit my college roommate, homemade tortillas in Old Town (mmmmmm), band trips. So now I am adding new memories to the list for […]
Three Whirlwind Weeks
I got back to California on Saturday after spending three weeks in Springfield, Missouri. It was a great–and busy–time, as my days were full of classes on culture, renewal services, and spending time with old and new friends. Some HIGHLIGHTS: – My roommate Laurel Parmley, who is also going to Thailand and has spent two years there working at an orphanage – Getting to know […]
On the Road (in the Air) Again!
Clouds over the Pacific. Somehow I always sit just behind the wing. Makes for some great pictures. Chicago! Just before landing. This Saturday it’s back to the airport for me. I feel like I’m there so much, I should be able to get mail there or something. Or at least a discount on parking when my parents come to pick me up! I’m off to […]
“Smack It!”
Special thanks to June, my pastor’s wife, for directing my attention to the June 8th entry in Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest. Here is an excerpt: “Launch all on God, go out on the great swelling tide of His purpose, and you will get your eyes open. If you believe in Jesus, you are not to spend all your time in the smooth […]
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S
Looking at a missionary’s life from newsletters and the stories they share seems to glamorize the career missionary experience. We share about the positives and the advances we have made for the Kingdom of God, so people will be encouraged, and motivated to pray and give. I have a few stories myself of the victories I’ve experienced as people come to Christ. Still, as I […]
A Thank You
“…we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses…” A personal part of this “great cloud” around me are the missionaries already in Thailand. So many of them have helped me as I research different facets of Thai culture and what it’s like to minister in a Thai context. My papers for school have been improved because of their input and wisdom. They have […]