Ice Kachung!

Today has been quite busy, as have the last several days. I am sorry I've been unable to post updates more recently than now, but it has finally become possible for me to make regular updates this week. :-)

We drove from KL to Penang on Sunday afternoon and went to a very nice Chinese restaurant Sunday night for dinner. I ordered some noodle stuff, but the funny thing is, they didn't bring my food until everyone else finished eating! :-D its ok though, because I was not hungry by the time I got it, and the flavor was quite heavy with soy (not quite my favorite just yet). That night we moved into our next hotel, the GoodHope Inn. It is great! kind of rustic, with a tannish orange color on the exterior walls, and decent rooms. The interesting thing about this place is that the bathroom multitasks - it contains the toilet, sink and shower in one little room :-) Kinda fun! I'm rooming with Victor Pey, our team leader, and he is awesome! We are really enjoying rooming together. We stayed up until 3:30 our first night rooming together, talking about spiritual things, solving the Rubix cube, listening to music and just enjoying hanging out :-)

Today I tried something called Durian and ice kachung. Durian is a spiky outside, pods on the inside, type of fruit... kinda tasted and smells like a rotting sweet onion. the Ice kachung was also very unique! It has shaved ice, topped with a red juice (don't have ANY idea what flavor it was), and creamed corn, black gelatin strips, and red kidney beans. Pretty good stuff :-) when we went to lunch, I bought a chicken and rice plate... when I tried that hot sauce... yeah. pretty much burned my mouth off at first contact :-) :-) awesome!!! :-D

Pray for the team, especially over the next few days. We are going to be using alot of energy, and its not through our strength that we can do anything, but only as God gives us help! He is the reason we are where we are, and its incredible to see Him at work. Keep the prayers coming!

Gladly serving Christ,
Lewis

Tick Tock Goes the Clock

A few more hours and my trip to Asia will be underway!

At 6 am, Eastern Standard Time, I will be getting up, putting on my travel clothes and eating breakfast! Then my family will circle up and have a quick huddle and a word of prayer for me before I leave.

Then, at 7 o'clock, I will be pulling out of my driveway and headed to the Cincinnati airport so that I can start towards Southeast Asia! Once I reach the airport, the enjoyable routine of baggage-checking, ticket-printing, "please stand over in this little cubicle while we wand you down and ask you random questions," routine will begin! :-) Airports simply hum with energy, so this is quite enjoyable. Then I will kiss my mum goodbye and be on my way to Singapore!

Please continue to pray that God will provide the number of children needed for our seminars - He can work a miracle! Also, remember the other team members as they travel from all over the world to meet in Singapore.

I look forward to standing in line,

A smile on my face as I pass the time.

The chance to go and tell and see,

this is the time and the person is me.

Southeast Asia is where I will go,

The trip will be long, this you well know!

Pray for me often, and while I am there,

remember I love you way back over here!

:-)

Can I ride in my suitcase, Mum?

As we packed my suitcase for what seemed the 57th time, I decided that packing "light" is the most difficult thing to do when you travel. The previously spacious duffel bag burst at the seams and breaks zippers as we struggled to fit in one more flip flop, a tube of toothpaste and a worn duffel bag "to carry things in when you get there." I tried lifting it and grimaced as I guessed the weight to be right around the 20 kg (40 lbs) luggage limit. Instead of trying to get rid of clothes, I chose to use a bigger suitcase.

My father and I drove down to the local Kroger to weigh my baggage, and guess what! I was under the limit. Not by a little, but a full 15 pounds!

This was rather surprising. But really, I do not mind the flexibility - it only means I can bring more things back :-)

Tomorrow I will be doing laundry one final time, writing thank-you's to all of my wonderful friends and family who have contributed to make this trip possible, and visiting my friend Sam Taylor in the hospital. (He was in a motorcycle accident, please pray for his recovery and healing.)

On Thursday morning, my mother and I will drive to the Cincinnati Airport, where I will check in my baggage and get on an airplane bound for Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota. I will have a 3 hour layover there, then will board another flight to Singapore which will last a total of 21 hours. When I land in Singapore, I will meet the rest of my team. :-)

Please pray for the entire team's safe travel, that all my luggage makes it to Singapore, and that there are no excessively delayed flights for anyone!

I appreciate your prayers! Please feel free to email me at sonics.sk8r.boy@gmail.com or message me on Facebook.

Loving Christ,

Lewis Carter