Learning True Religion

Since Sunday we have been staying at a Children's Home in Chiang Rai. It is called River Of Life Children's Home. From the moment we set foot into one of the buildings we realized that this place was not normal. We were invited into their sunday morning service, and I expected the typical children's service; a service complete with Hillsongs' Kids video worship, a Jesus picture to color, maybe some puppets, loads of candy, and a candy coated message. Not the case at all. Over the next two hours we encountered a worship service filled with passion and excellence. The kids lead the worship and they have a spot on team! Honestly, the best worship band that we have heard in Thailand. That is just crazy the team being all under 21, but these kids just know how to worship. Not only worship, but also teach and interceed. The founders of the home, Pat and Debbie, have been incredibally welcoming to us, and better yet have shared a wealth of wisdom with us.
Not only are these kids some sick warriors for Christ, they are an absolute blast! We went swiming/fishing/noodlin'/muddin' in their pond:

We also got to hang out with two of the dudes' home village, which just happened to be an elephant village! And they drove their elephants, and we hung out with their grandparents, eating sugarcane and other sweets.

This was in my devotional like a week ago, and has been haunting me ever since:
"It is one thing to go on the lonely way with dignified heroism, but quite another thing if the line mapped out for you by God means being a door-mat under other people's feet....Are you ready to be not so much as a drop in a bucket - to be so hopelessly insignificant that you are never thought of again in connection with the life you served?"
- Oswald Chambers from My Utmost for His Highest

I am not at all close to being there, but I am closer then I was two months ago. Especially after being inspired by this 80s classic:


Much Love,
- Josh