120 Candles

The last several days have been bittersweet for me.  Although San Francisco life has been great (Go Giants!), I've been missing Thailand a lot lately.  Most of my significant and memorable experiences from Thailand involve Agape and the relationships I formed there.  On Saturday, October 27th Agape held a large birthday celebration.  Since the majority of the children residing at Agape do not know their date of birth, David decided to assign a day to celebrate all of the children.  The ability to celebrate together makes the children feel appreciated while also bonding them in a unique way.  I was, of course, invited to join the celebration, but unfortunately I could not travel back to Thailand this time around.  Happy Birthday!

Agape Birthday Celebration 

 0° F at 19, 340 ft.

Okay, so I've never claimed to be a reliable and consistent blogger. (Yikes, it's been nearly two months since my last post).  However, I'm pretty sure I've claimed to be a rock-star mountain climber!  Yeah, that's right.  I successfully made it to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro (just in case you hadn't heard yet).  It was by far one of the most intense physical and mental challenges of my life.  I'm not sure I could have done it without the constant love and encouragement from my Agape family.  Check back soon to find out more about my eight-day climb!  And I promise, I won't keep you waiting another two months...

The children at Agape drew pictures of me climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.