The orphans learned some English and practiced writing their names in English and such. They drew pictures and played water games in the heat. 

After spending time at the orphanage, Eric, Ashely, Tutu and I ate dinner at this awesome pizza place. Western food tasted SO good.

Tutu lives in a really nice house here in Thailand- it is absolutely beautiful. But things are not always as they seem. Tutu told us a little of her story today. Tutu sold her house originally to build an orphanage. During that time, Tutu lived in a tent. It wasn't until a man from California came and realized that she was in a tent that an effort was made to get her back in a home. It was then organized to buy her house back. 

Tutu always talks about how much God has blessed her. She told us that in the Bible it says to help those in need and God will bless you. So she did, but never expected God to give her her house back.

I know the story told on here doesn't seem very powerful, but it hit me really hard. Being here has again prompted me to try to figure out my future. I am in a place right now in my life where I just have no idea where I'm going to end up, and that is scary and extremely uncomfortable and I hate it! But if I seek to do what God tells me to do, he WILL take care of me. Even when I do not expect him to at all, he will completely exceed my expectations. 

It's all about trust. I feel this is something that God has been trying to teach me throughout this whole past year, I just haven't grasped it yet. I"m a slow learner :) 

But Tutu is an incredible testimony to me. She trusted God completely and obeyed what he said to do, and she has been so incredibly blessed for it. It's just awesome to see how faithful God is and how willing Tutu is to follow him even without ever expecting to be repaid.