http://www.rachelhampton.com The Life and Times of a world traveler Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:17:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Life with God is never boring. I know that for a fact. Sometimes I might wish for a little "boring", but if I had very much of it, I'd be back to wanting excitement again.  I'm kind of in an in-between stage right now. Life in Manila is definitely not ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2010/03/09/adjusting/ Spending your birthday in another country is pretty cool. No, you don't have your friends and family but you do have a new experience. That is just what this birthday was for me :) A few friends decided we would go get dinner and a movie. Well, Julia, one girl who ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2010/02/15/birthday-in-manila/ I'm here! Manila, Philippines. Even though I've spent the past year on a ship that has traveled all over Asia, right now I feel like a great adventurer. There was a certain cocoon-ness of ship-life. Yes, you are exploring cities around the world and are constantly in new environments, but ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2010/02/09/my-new-home/ This date may mean nothing to you. It didn't really mean much to me until about fifteen minutes ago. That's when (while reading an old blog) I came across an entry that mentions, for the first time, my interest in the missions program I belong to now. It was written ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2010/01/23/october-13-2005/ I am home. That is the sweet part. Doulos is no longer home. That's the bitter. It is so strange for my crazy, world-traveling year to already be over. But as I rode on my freaking-long plane ride only hours ago, I listened to some worship songs and couldn't help but ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2009/12/30/bitter-sweet/ In case you don't receive my newsletters, I have big news! The Doulos, the ship I've been living on since February 1st of this year is being decommissioned. We all knew this would happen but figured it would be September of next year. Boy were we surprised to hear it ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2009/11/30/change-is-exciting/ There is one really great thing about having lots of free time here in Malaysia during my second land team phase. The amount of time I've been able to spend with God. I've downloaded sermons from Ergun Caner and Ted Cunningham (my amazing pastor from my church in Arkansas) which ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2009/11/15/time-with-god/ "Hi, my name is Rachel, I'm from the USA and I've been on the ship for.....9 months?!" This was my intro at a recent program at a church in Malaysia. I was surprised as I announced it. Just a few days ago I hit my 9 month mark of being on ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2009/11/07/9-months-really/ So it's time again for a massively-long post. Again. I really don't try to be so horrible at blogging. But I won't bore you with excuses again. I'll bore you instead with detailed descriptions of my past month. I am now in my second port in Malaysia. The first one, Kota ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2009/09/28/malaysia-is-pretty-awesome/ I have good news and bad news. The bad news first. My granddaddy passed away. The good news. My granddaddy passed away. I'm happy for him because I know that he is looking into the face of God today. How amazing is that? That has given me so much comfort ... http://www.rachelhampton.com/2009/08/24/trouble-with-being-far-from-home/