Traveling to Thailand

I’m so grateful to say that myself, the team, and all our luggage (minus a guitar which is on its way) made it safely to Chiang Mai, Thailand! In case you’re wondering what a 3 flight, 23 total hours in the air day feels like, here’s a peek into my flight from California to Taiwan, our second and longest flight of the journey:

1:39am PDT There’s a child screaming. The lights just dimmed. Noah Kahan is in my ears. The lights are crisp outside the window but my tired eyes add a slight fuzz to them. The child is still screaming. I’m scared, excited, apprehensive, and I cannot believe this is real. I’m in the middle seat which is my least favorite but I have Benadryl waiting for me. I think we’re about to round the corner. I’m fighting to keep tears away. Yup. It’s 1:46 plane accelerating. And we’re off. 

2:54am Finished up dinner. There was pork with rice which wasn’t bad!

3:00am I took Benadryl.

3:13am Brushed my teeth

7:00am I’m awake again. I thought a good chunk of the flight had passed, but we have a solid 7 hours ahead of us. It’s pitch black outside the window- there’s nothing except the horizon somewhere. It’s eerie.

11:02am Three hours remaining! The whole team’s up- we stretched our legs and stood for a bit and the flight attendants gave us some little snacks.

11:37am Japan sighting!

1:02pm We haven’t seen the sun in 17 hours.

1:57pm (4:57am in Taiwan) We can see the red hues of the sun rising. 25 minutes until we land in Taiwan.

Adjusting to a different time zone, culture, native language, and foods has been challenging, but a beautiful opportunity to seek the Lord and rely on his strength in all things. Some of our recent activities in Thailand include: visiting schools that we’ll be working in, driving and walking through the city, visiting a Buddhist temple up the mountain, and trying lots of new foods! Yesterday during our trip up the mountain to see the temple, God provided 2 encounters with other Christians that blew us away in his intentionality and faithfulness. We met a missions group from Florida as well as a missionary who goes frequently to the temple to pray. I cannot wait to explain the details of how God’s been moving and blessing us as a team! For now, please keep us in your prayers as we adjust to living here :)

Please be praying for:

• Restoration to businesses and families from serious flooding here in Chiang Mai

• Team health and wellness

• Continued opportunities to have conversations and meet people

• The Holy Spirit to be moving in and through us