Observations …
As many of you know I just returned from a whirlwind trip around the Pacific Rim/SE Asia. Eight countries visited in less than 2 weeks. Thailand, Indonesia, Samoa …just to name a few. I recorded various video segments for the ministry and had a chance to taste the local cuisine as well. This isn’t my first trip abroad …but this is my first stab at listing the obvious and some new revelations!
Here are my observations from this trip and a few are surprising:
-Bottled water is my friend.
-Internet access is always more expensive at the hotels with more stars after their name. Seriously this is something that is really ridiculous.
-No place in America is the traffic even close to how bad it is in Jakarta Indonesia. LA, NY and Houston combined are no comparison.
-A wool suit is not a good idea in Bangkok.
-Samoa is Hawaii 100 years ago (before the touristy stuff )
-More and more places are discontinuing postcards.
-It’s harder on the body’s internal clock going east across time zones then going west.
-I love Polynesian/Asian cuisine!
-I am not interested in a Fish Spa.
-The closer to the equator you get …the better your sunscreen needs to be.
And on a more important note:
The growth of the Christian church is growing rapidly and we need to daily pray for the challenges that our missionary friends are dealing with …that they would have favor with leaders and have their financial needs met.
-The hunger for God’s Word is very pronounced in these countries.
All for now ...Godspeed
