Looking back on my time in Thailand I have made some amazing friends, worked with some adorable and sweet children and have had experiences that will stay with me forever. And yes, I can say that I have really changed. I can see how God has worked in my life through this experience to learn more about His world and the children that are in it, to learn more about Him and to also share His love with others.
There have been parts of coming home that have been difficult. I have had an experience that has changed me, but I have had this experience on my own. No one that I speak to here is going to be able to understand what I have seen, what I have been confronted with and what I have been able to do. I might be able to explain it to them but that isn't the same as them experiencing it and in that way it is challenging. Not everyone I speak to is going to be concerned with disabled orphans in Thailand, not everyone in going to be interested in the work that I have done with children on the other side of the world. I have to remember that the things that don't matter to me anymore still do matter to others. Just because my world has expanded to include people from another country, that doesn't mean that everyone else's world has and I guess I have to remember that. The things that matter to them are still important even if they do seem small to me.
So now it's time to look forward. On to my next adventure and the plans that God has in store for me. Right now I'm looking for jobs here in Australia to apply for but I keep distracting myself by searching for volunteer opportunities else where. I want to help people and change there lives, I guess the biggest way that I feel that I can do that is in countries where there isn't such immediate access to health care and particularly speech therapy. But that is something that requires a lot of thought, a lot of prayer and a lot less impulsivity.
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