A little insight on outreach teams

That is what it looks like when an Indian and an American are soon to be "takin' care of business." It is a terrifying site to behold and I would suggest if you ever see a duo of this caliber to run for your life.

This is my buddy John. I don't even know what we are doing in this picture. The good news is, I have finally figured out how to get pictures on this blog so you may not have to rely on my poor mother's free time to see pictures of Malaysia. It is pretty sad I have been here a month and a half and just figured this out.

I am learning more and more how funny it is when God works. Everyone here at our DTS gets along, for the most part, minus a couple of minor exceptions in the past of course. One thing I learned in China is, that no matter how mature or adult everyone is, there will always be certain people that get along better with others and tend to gravitate toward one another. This is an inevitable part of life and it is the reason you have the friends you do. Certain similarities will draw you towards certain people, and it isn't always the same for others. The same thing has happened with our group here. We are not cliques, but there have been two main groups of people that do things together or hang out the most with each other. Not that we don't love the others, we just all get along so well it is hard not hang out all the time, the same with the other "group". The point is this: After a lot of prayer from the students and an even larger amount of prayer from the staff over the final decision of the outreach locations for students, God split our groups up the very same as they were naturally split by shared characteristics of personality and compatibility. Everyone is going where they feel called and it just happened to work out beautifully for everyone. That said, my travel partners are as follows: Jared, Adrian, Tiffany, Joanna, Hailey, and Leah. It is a great group and we are absolutely thrilled about travelling with each other. No word yet on exactly what we'll be doing, but if I find anything out and I can mention it on here, I will definitely keep you informed in that area.

I did say that I might be unrecognizeable because of weight loss, but the opposite might be true in reality. We have recently found a food stall closer than the previous weekly to bi-weekly food mecca site. This one has become a daily visit. The item on the menu that always gets me is the Roti Bom. Roti is a type of bread and there are tons of different kinds. Bom is a Malay word for bomb. The only exploding this little creation of Heaven does is the explosion of carmelized condensed milk when you bite into it. Possibly the best thing I have ever had and soon to have again, in about 30 minutes actually. Roti Pisang is another great one, Pisang meaning "banana." The possibility exists that I might actually be unrecognizeable due to weight gain rather than weight loss. It is going to take a diet of an incomprehensible magnitude to undo the damage done by these two dishes of solid, sugary fat. When in Rome...or Penang actually.

One of the best things to happen to me since I have been here is the iTunes purchase of the David Crowder Band's cd title "B Collision." Thanks to my parents for the valentine's day iTunes card! I have had this short album on repeat since I have had it along with a couple of other artist such as Derek Webb and the Hispanic composer Silvestre Revueltas (who's an incredible composer, if you are into that form of music). These musicians have inspired me to do everything I can here. Thanks for reading.