Hello from South Carolina!
These past few weeks have been a true blessing from the Lord. Because my current theme in life is "Follow You Into the World" it's important that I travel. Well, I went to Jamaica and Grand Cayman two weeks ago and now I am in South Carolina. I have to admit I feel kind of bad because I know there are people who deserve these trips and need them far more than I do, but at the same time I'm so happy to be able to travel and get to see far away places. I feel the Lord leading me further and further out of my comfort zone. Every day I feel a little bit more excited to go out into the world. I still have to write a post about Jamaica and I will, but for now I have to leave it at this because, let's face it, I've been slacking off when it comes to updating this blog.
Thanks for reading!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Real family guy.
This is not a reference to the cartoon. No, I'm going to tell you about a really cool guy named Yudi.
I just spent the last 5 days on a luxurious cruise ship - the Carnival Destiny. It was a graduation gift from my beautiful grandmother. The ship set sail from Miami and stopped in Jamaica and Grand Cayman. I will post more about the trip on another day, but right now I have to tell you about Yudi. The loving and loyal heart he has for his family and the story he shared inspired me. Would you join with me in praying for him? :)
I took this picture on the last night of the cruise. My younger cousin (middle) poses with our two nightly waiters. Yudi is on the right. Don't be fooled by the picture - he really is friendly. Both waitors come from Indonesia, and I'm lead to believe that they have similar stories, but Yudi opened up and shared his. Yudi is married, and by the way he spoke of her, I could tell that he really adores his wife. They have two children; a 3-year-old and a baby who was born only a few months ago. By the grace of God, Yudi was able to go home to Indonesia when the baby was born, but is now practically trapped on the cruise ship. His job requires him to work for 6 months straight at a time, then he is able to go home and be with his growing family for 3 short months. After that it's back to the cruise ship. Once Yudi had finished describing his job to us we asked if he had any pictures of his children. He said he has one picture of each child and has them taped above his cabin bed. He said that every night he lays down, stares at the pictures, and prays. He then told us that sometimes when he dozes off he'll shake himself out of it in fear of not being able to see the pictures of his kids.
The man is afraid to sleep at night because he doesn't want to miss a moment looking at the pictures of his children. Imagine how terribly his heart must ache to see them. I can't even begin to fathom it. Poor guy. His demeanor changed as he told us about his nightly ritual. It was easy to see that the separation from his family takes a toll.
Many of my friends have suffered through divorces and other family issues. After watching them go through their tough times it was strangely encouraging to see someone care and love their family so deeply. If you are reading this please keep Yudi and his family in your prayers.
I just spent the last 5 days on a luxurious cruise ship - the Carnival Destiny. It was a graduation gift from my beautiful grandmother. The ship set sail from Miami and stopped in Jamaica and Grand Cayman. I will post more about the trip on another day, but right now I have to tell you about Yudi. The loving and loyal heart he has for his family and the story he shared inspired me. Would you join with me in praying for him? :)
I took this picture on the last night of the cruise. My younger cousin (middle) poses with our two nightly waiters. Yudi is on the right. Don't be fooled by the picture - he really is friendly. Both waitors come from Indonesia, and I'm lead to believe that they have similar stories, but Yudi opened up and shared his. Yudi is married, and by the way he spoke of her, I could tell that he really adores his wife. They have two children; a 3-year-old and a baby who was born only a few months ago. By the grace of God, Yudi was able to go home to Indonesia when the baby was born, but is now practically trapped on the cruise ship. His job requires him to work for 6 months straight at a time, then he is able to go home and be with his growing family for 3 short months. After that it's back to the cruise ship. Once Yudi had finished describing his job to us we asked if he had any pictures of his children. He said he has one picture of each child and has them taped above his cabin bed. He said that every night he lays down, stares at the pictures, and prays. He then told us that sometimes when he dozes off he'll shake himself out of it in fear of not being able to see the pictures of his kids.
The man is afraid to sleep at night because he doesn't want to miss a moment looking at the pictures of his children. Imagine how terribly his heart must ache to see them. I can't even begin to fathom it. Poor guy. His demeanor changed as he told us about his nightly ritual. It was easy to see that the separation from his family takes a toll.
Many of my friends have suffered through divorces and other family issues. After watching them go through their tough times it was strangely encouraging to see someone care and love their family so deeply. If you are reading this please keep Yudi and his family in your prayers.
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