Malaysia #1

I'm at the airport. 4hrs before my flight.
Not on my own accord mind you - although I do tend towards a higher anxiety level when I'm traveling - but Paige and her mom had to get home quick so I got dumped. Fun.

My initial reflections on this trip are firstly that I am dissappointed I cant be in Walla Walla for the start of school. The scheduling details of this trip didn't become fully clear to me until well into the process - and I had committed myself to coming along.

Thinking further however, I am feeling some excitement as well as expectation. I have been praying a lot about this adventure - asking for God to use the group in meaningful, relevant, and lasting ways to help people we come in contact with make the next right steps for them. I also have a lot of hopes that this trip will help each participant grow and develop in their own ways. I am extremely excited about some communiity building exercises we will practice each day that I hope our small group will find helpful and unifying.

On another note I think this trip is just going to be a good time. I have never been to Asia before and this experience hopefully will be a brilliant one. I tease Paige regularly that I'm "part Asian" because of my affinity for Asian food (at least the American estimation of it). Kuching; Singapore; Here I come!