Wow this week has been fantastic! It was my highlight of outreach. Our team got to team up with Rina (from Madagascar and she was one of our speakers during lecture phase) and a DTS from YWAM Perth to run a teen mini DTS camp. What is that exactly? It's taking a few topics from a normal DTS lecture and condensing it to 2 days. Our speaker name was Mirisha (from South Africa and working at YWAM Perth). She did a wonderful job speaking on Repentance & Forgiveness and Lordship. My small group was legit...for adults it was: Aiden (from Malaysia), Silas (from Switzerland and on the Perth DTS), Andi, Oy, and I. For students there was Trisha (16) and Nigel (14). Let me tell you a little about Nigel...this kid is a genius. He has built his own computer. No lie. Seriously though our group rocked. We conquered for the talent show and dance off (basically Aiden, Nigel and Andi are amazing). Our last night we had clean up and our small group was assigned to clean the kitchen. We ended up having a leftover noodle mini disaster but it even though it took longer then planned we had some great laughs. Since we are talking about food: I have NEVER been to a camp with this good of food. And it felt like we were eating all the time-cause we were. Shaneen and I soon came to the conclusion that the camp had a Hobbit (Lord of the Rings) meal plan...breakfast, 2nd breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and supper. During our game time it started to pour so we all got absolutely soaked :) I was told that I have a strong American accent by a Canadian (whatever that means). And eventually people began to point out that I have my own accent. I think every word I have a hard time pronouncing came up that weekend. After talking to a group of the girls at dinner I discovered that nearly every zoo, theme park, museum in Malaysia is attached to a mall. For real. The last night of camp (and the last morning) we had spontaneous dance parties! It was hard to say bye to the teens, I really wish camp was longer.
After arriving back to KL Val, Santy, Amanda, Kayla, and I headed to the downtown area to shop and go to a place with authentic Malaysian and Chinese food. Downtown is pretty at night (they still have Christmas decor up lol). We managed to run into Rina and our camp speaker while we were there too.
The next day (Wednesday-only a week until graduation!) was our day off. So our crew along with the other Perth DTS took a unexpected 4 hr bus ride that Rina rented for our group and 30 min ferry ride to a island. We camped out on the beach. It was BEAUTIFUL and so worth the trip! Kara (Perth DTS-American but grew up in Kirgiztan as a YWAM missionary kid) and I kayaked to a few little islands nearby. It was so much fun to dock and climb on the rocks, watching different sea creatures in the water (the water was really clear!) and get out to swim (the water was the perfect temp). It was a good last day in Malaysia :)
So quick update of what my life in Malaysia was like last week:
The flight to Malaysia was super relaxing actually. Bonus! Malaysia is a Muslim country which added a different feel to trip. When we traveled to our accommodations we traveled in separate groups so we wouldn't attract attention and be followed. There are a LOT of Muslims but Malaysia is full of different people groups. A large majority are Indian, Malay, and Chinese (Malays are the Muslims). Our first full day we were taken to the KL Twin Towers to pray and then we hung out in the mall (and went to see X-Men!!) until we had to be back for a meeting. The next day we were off to a Burmese refugee youth centre. It was a pretty nice place that the teens are able gather at. The centre is supported by the American government! I have to say America is really doing something good by investing in these students-they are so amazing :) We had lots of fun playing games with them. Our music team joined us later and did a music workshop and concert. The next day we got to go to another refugee teen centre. Thankfully we got to hang out with these students a little longer, playing games and playing music :) Friday was just a prep for camp day with Rina. I totally loved getting to work with Burmese refugees again (I got to work with a people group from the country when I was in Thailand last summer)!
On my way to the airport. Debrief week in Bangkok here I come! 10 days until I am home :)
After arriving back to KL Val, Santy, Amanda, Kayla, and I headed to the downtown area to shop and go to a place with authentic Malaysian and Chinese food. Downtown is pretty at night (they still have Christmas decor up lol). We managed to run into Rina and our camp speaker while we were there too.
The next day (Wednesday-only a week until graduation!) was our day off. So our crew along with the other Perth DTS took a unexpected 4 hr bus ride that Rina rented for our group and 30 min ferry ride to a island. We camped out on the beach. It was BEAUTIFUL and so worth the trip! Kara (Perth DTS-American but grew up in Kirgiztan as a YWAM missionary kid) and I kayaked to a few little islands nearby. It was so much fun to dock and climb on the rocks, watching different sea creatures in the water (the water was really clear!) and get out to swim (the water was the perfect temp). It was a good last day in Malaysia :)
So quick update of what my life in Malaysia was like last week:
The flight to Malaysia was super relaxing actually. Bonus! Malaysia is a Muslim country which added a different feel to trip. When we traveled to our accommodations we traveled in separate groups so we wouldn't attract attention and be followed. There are a LOT of Muslims but Malaysia is full of different people groups. A large majority are Indian, Malay, and Chinese (Malays are the Muslims). Our first full day we were taken to the KL Twin Towers to pray and then we hung out in the mall (and went to see X-Men!!) until we had to be back for a meeting. The next day we were off to a Burmese refugee youth centre. It was a pretty nice place that the teens are able gather at. The centre is supported by the American government! I have to say America is really doing something good by investing in these students-they are so amazing :) We had lots of fun playing games with them. Our music team joined us later and did a music workshop and concert. The next day we got to go to another refugee teen centre. Thankfully we got to hang out with these students a little longer, playing games and playing music :) Friday was just a prep for camp day with Rina. I totally loved getting to work with Burmese refugees again (I got to work with a people group from the country when I was in Thailand last summer)!
On my way to the airport. Debrief week in Bangkok here I come! 10 days until I am home :)
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