Ok so... First blog post ever... No clue what I am really doing here, but I just want to write sometimes. So, this is where I will write.
Throughout everyday life we often have glimpses. There are glimpses of many different things, but the greatest glimpses for me are those of Savior. So I title this blog just a glimpse. A glipse of my thoughts including what I am learning, and a glimpse of my heart.
There are so many things that I miss about South Asia, but the Lord gave me a sweet glimpse today.
I went to Starbucks today for study for this HUGE exam I have Monday.... Not the best idea for be because I am often distracted by people. I had been here for maybe an hour when this couple walked in. My first thought was I wonder if they are from South Asia, and when the husband bobbled his head back in fourth (instead of a head nod up and down to mean yes, in South Asia they bobble their head from side to side) I knew they were. The lady (Mary)came and sat down at a table near me so of course I had to ask... " Do you mind me asking where you are from?" She said Birmingham first, then said that she was originally from South Asia, but had been in America for 14 years. We talked for a while, and I shared a little with her of how I had been to South Asia, and was planning to go back to minister in an orphanage. She told me how she was traveling from Atlanta where she had dropped her son and daughter off at the airport. She was sending them to visit her sister in Houston. Then her coffee was ready, and she and her husband went to sit at a different table. Only for a few minutes, and then they were gone. However, as they were leaving she stopped to hold my hand, and said "it was nice to meet you." She didn't shake my hand, she just held it as she told me goodbye. This is one of the sweet things that I noticed about the culture while I was in SA. The ladies there often hold one each others hand when they are expressing kindness, encouragement, or gratitude. It reminds me of the way Christ is constantly holding us up with His right hand. Isiah 41:10 says "fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
So thankful for this moment. So thankful for little glimpses of the Savior in everyday life.
Throughout everyday life we often have glimpses. There are glimpses of many different things, but the greatest glimpses for me are those of Savior. So I title this blog just a glimpse. A glipse of my thoughts including what I am learning, and a glimpse of my heart.
There are so many things that I miss about South Asia, but the Lord gave me a sweet glimpse today.
I went to Starbucks today for study for this HUGE exam I have Monday.... Not the best idea for be because I am often distracted by people. I had been here for maybe an hour when this couple walked in. My first thought was I wonder if they are from South Asia, and when the husband bobbled his head back in fourth (instead of a head nod up and down to mean yes, in South Asia they bobble their head from side to side) I knew they were. The lady (Mary)came and sat down at a table near me so of course I had to ask... " Do you mind me asking where you are from?" She said Birmingham first, then said that she was originally from South Asia, but had been in America for 14 years. We talked for a while, and I shared a little with her of how I had been to South Asia, and was planning to go back to minister in an orphanage. She told me how she was traveling from Atlanta where she had dropped her son and daughter off at the airport. She was sending them to visit her sister in Houston. Then her coffee was ready, and she and her husband went to sit at a different table. Only for a few minutes, and then they were gone. However, as they were leaving she stopped to hold my hand, and said "it was nice to meet you." She didn't shake my hand, she just held it as she told me goodbye. This is one of the sweet things that I noticed about the culture while I was in SA. The ladies there often hold one each others hand when they are expressing kindness, encouragement, or gratitude. It reminds me of the way Christ is constantly holding us up with His right hand. Isiah 41:10 says "fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
So thankful for this moment. So thankful for little glimpses of the Savior in everyday life.
