A trip to remember!

Hello Guys!

Do you know that feeling of overwhelming joy and peace? Oh have i experienced that feeling the past week.  Let me tell you why!

This past week i was given the opportunity to go on a short service trip that some of the High Schoolers go on. I was very excited to travel a little more in Asia. Little did i know that this trip would mean so much.

The intentions of this trip are to teach English and build relationships with the people, but as i was there i learned more about myself than any other retreat or camp. So wanna hear exactly what happened? Lets start from Day one!

Day 1: We left from the school at 1. Then drove 1 1/2 hours to the train station. Then got on my FIRST ever train ride for 4 hours. Then we all got in a car and drove 4 more hours! Needless to say we were so happy to arrive at our final destination! 

Day 2: We got up at around 8, then left to meet a community/family of a man we were working with. Then took a little to trip to a beach! The beach was so pretty! But ha funny story when we arrived it was empty, roped off, with police and military people guarding it. So we were hesitant to go but they told us we could stay for 20 minutes then we had to go. That day was the day the government was taking over the beach. Crazy!! Anyways,  We then went to our first school! Me and My Partner were teaching a class of 14-15 year olds. It was so much fun! I think they got tired of all our songs tho! We then left and Went back to the house to relax and rest! We then had lots of fellowship and ate dinner! It was a fun night! One funny thing about that night was the group of girls all learned a break dance! Yep that's right a break dance! You should be jealous! After dancing all night it was time for bed! 

Day 3: We got up at 5:30 and left for a new city at six! (I loved this City!) We arrived a few hours later and the world nicest families house! As soon as we arrived they welcomed us with love and just were so kind! They just smiled all the time and I miss them! We then left and met another man's family! After that we went to another school and i would totally teach there if i could! This time i got to teach alone. (with a translator of course). I got to teach 4th grade, the kids were so cute and their attitudes about learning were so cool and all you could do was smile! I was so sad when we had to leave! We then left and went to another School where they had a special presentation for us that consisted of martial arts, and the traditional dance! It was so cool! After we left there we went to a medical school to encourage them to learn and practice their English. That was fun! Then we went back to the house! Where we made some new friends and just had a fun time! That night we went to a fair that was a blast! It was so cool and different from any fair in America! It was such a good night! One of the funnest nights i have had in a long time! I went to bed a very happy person.

Day 4: It was time to go. :( I was not ready to leave. I loved this place. And then we journeyed back home. 

As i was riding in the car on the way home i can not even begin to describe how heavy my heart was. I felt like i was leaving a part of myself there. As i was thinking more and more i realized HE was really trying to tell me this is your future. I really believe that more and more as i spend time here i feel more called to teach but overseas. Each day i am asking HIM if this is his desire. 

Also another thing that i learned was that i need to enjoy and take advantage of the time i have here in Asia! It is a gift and it is such a great opportunity that not really many people get. 

So as i have been back here exactly a week now. I just feel this heavy burden to share His light. I am so thankful to have an awesome gift! I can not wait for more opportunities like this in my future because these are the most life changing!

So there is a little bit of info about my trip. Thanks for reading!