The travel bug July 21, 2010
There is one kind of bug that I like…the travel bug. I think it is no surprise that I like to travel. Why else would someone live on a cramped ship for a year? Besides the whole ‘following God’ thing, of course.
But traveling is something that I really enjoy. There is something about visiting various cultures and hearing different languages that makes me happy. The world is so big and it seems a waste to not see more of it.
Right now I sit in Indonesia (a new area of the country from where I had been before). I am visiting some new friends and fellow radio compadres. We are discussing programming for a new radio station in the area. It’s good to chat and get familiar with their life here. They are gracious enough to house me and feed me and be great hosts. Their oldest daughter is currently in the US so I am their substitute daughter and try to be the wise older sister to their two sons. I’ve already solidly beat them in ‘bluff’ so I’d say our relationship is off to a great start! It really is a blessing to stay here with them and get to know them better.
I return to Manila on Sunday afternoon and then Wed head out to South Korea. This will be my first time there and I am so looking forward to going! One of my friends from the Doulos is teaching English there and will be housing me and showing me around for a few days. I should also be able to meet up with other Douloids who are now back in their homes there.
Then the second week of August I will be traveling again; this time to Papua New Guinea. There is a team there hoping to come up with some programming for a local station that is willing to air it for free. Mostly Bible translations in the local languages. There is no one on staff who is skilled in developing radio programming so I am glad to help them figure out the best way for them to consistently producing the program for the station.
In the future, I may be making trips to Singapore to meet with the Wycliffe offices there and after that look to be possibly traveling for a video production product. I am the program manager and we will be showing how rural churches all over the world are getting involved in the great commission. No matter what your means, everyone can and should help. We’ll be hoping to gather stories in Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America. And I would get to travel to each area and help manage the product. You can just imagine me on cloud 9 right now! It is such a privilege to work for the Lord and to travel while doing so is an added bonus.
If you could travel tomorrow, where would you go?
GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURL! I love that life is so very exciting for you right now. And then some. I am thinking and praying for you and that you will just be a big a blessing to the people you are surrounded by as they are to you… I miss your face and your crazy laughs [I'm afraid to say I've even forgotten Hannah's most awkward AWKWARD laugh]…oh wait… I just remembered it. Bring it! Back onto focussing on you. I miss you mate! Awesome to hear of your next adventures and journeys! MWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!