Visiting Friends

I just got back from a short road trip to reconnect with friends from college and a colleague from Davao. Here are some highlights:

• playing with kids and getting to wow them with my seemingly large scientific knowledge of how the world works
• callouses on my fingers from playing worship songs with a fellow member of the "Ghetto Laundry Girls"
• interacting with a friend's family members as if I were just one of the family
• painting and catching up
• praying for someone in person rather than half-a-world away
• praising God for the ways that He has worked in and through my friends' lives

I love serving a great God who can use short visits and a little bit of hard work to encourage everyone!