Final Thoughts from Chiang Mai..

So it's the last night here in Thailand and I'm having a crisis as many people do when leaving places and people that they love. I'd say right now 90% of my heart is still here, while the rest is back home (sorry home friends...nothing against you). While I am looking forward to seeing family and friends back home, finishing up school in the next few months and seeing what God will do in my life there, I am dreading saying goodbye to family and friends here. Last summer when I left, I was sad not only because I was leaving, but also because I didn't know if I'd ever be back and if the Thailand chapter of my life was closing. Well obviously I came back and having been here this past month I feel that God has granted me his blessing to come back yet again in the future, and for longer span of time. This past week I have been looking into opportunities for working here and ministries that I can get involved with and come alongside when I return and its something that will be an ongoing part of my prayer life as I go on with life. I know that the place that I am at in Minnesota is exactly where God wants me to be right now, He made sure that I know that. I absolutely love what I do and the people that surround me there, but when God says come back, I'm coming back.

It will be a sad day tomorrow, I will cry and I will go against the part of Thai culture where people don't hug and I'll hug everyone. However (and as typically cliche this ending is I'm gonna use it anyway), I won't be saying "goodbye"...I'll just be saying "see you later."