Malaysia Bound

On Sunday morning I will be leaving Durham and heading overseas for my first time ever. The flight to Malaysia will be about 24hrs of flight time as it is on literally the other side of the world. Myself and 6 other City Project students will be going to Malaysia for two weeks while the rest of our team will be heading to Kenya. The area of Malaysia I will be in has a large Muslim population, as well as a large Chinese population. Mostly we will be working with college students, however, which are likely to be from all around. I am now completely done with my seminary class for the summer and have spent the past week working on cleaning out gutters and reroofing a shed for a community garden as part of a church wide effort called ServeRDU. Although the work was physically exhausting it was a great mental break after four weeks of a Philosophy class.

My time in Durham has ended up being a time for spiritual cultivation and growth. I have been learning a lot from the example of the pastors at the Summit, my team members, and others I have come in contact with while here. It has been a real blessing getting to give back to the church and the community through service while I have been here, but they have been even more of a blessing to me. I look forward to staying involved in the area even after the summer ends.

I will be updating my blog either in Malaysia or as soon as I return. I ask that you pray for safe travels for my team and that those we share the gospel with will have receptive hearts.

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Jeremiah 9:23-24

“This is what the Lord says: ‘Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,’ declares the Lord.”