So I'm officially back in Davis/Sac. Our team arrived back into the States around 8PM at SFO on July 16th. It's been a long 3 week journey to Myanmar and various thoughts are coming and going.
Having a difficult time adjusting back to the "normal" sleeping schedule. First night back slept for 3 hours and then went off to Hayward for a softball tournament. Last night slept for about 6 hours, but still up before dawn.
MM trip was difficult, not just physically but emotionally. Being in MM really reminded me about my first mission trip to Indonesia back in '98....I disliked that experience very much so, and I think the flashbacks really presented themselves again this year. I realized that 2 things I don't like very much is diesel-fuel exhaust and traveling in SE Asia. I rarely get motion sickness, but it seemed like I was "sick" almost everyday. The weather was hot and sticky, except on those days that it actually rained. Food was a hit and miss, mostly a hit, but still battled with stomach issues throughout the trip. Saw more than my fair share of Buddhas and pagodas and temples....these people are blindly living oppressed lives and they don't even know it. So much deceit and manipulation and corruption...only God can break through that blanket of evil.
Definitely saw first hand how God used our team to encourage the missionaries and their wives and families. Awesome times of fellowship and worship and just plain laughter. I think they needed the encouragement...the affirmation that what they sacrificed to do was the right act of obedience.
Still got a few thoughts to process and convert into prayers before God. Learning to pray more...learning to just speak with God more consistently (ie: meditation).
Grateful to all of my supporters, for without their help, this trip would not have been possible. Need to write a follow-up letter/testimony. Hopefully I can clearly express into words the things that took place in Myanmar in the last 3 weeks....
PTL!
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