Friday, August 31, 2018

Gifts 14401-14500

14401. Joking with the girls at English Speaking night. 
14402. Catching up with the Cooks. A mutual understanding of 
            lives. 
14403. Ability to read the Word in Turkish and have an even deeper 
            understanding. 
14404. Dolma heaven. 
14405. Meeting a UUPG. 
14406. Quiet time. 
14407. Making Jenni belly laugh. 
14408. The crazy fight in the servis. 
14409. A good night’s rest and a week of better dreams. 
14410. Sunday chill time, Sunday word time. 
14411. Time with the Altays. 
14412. Time with Cemile. 
14413. Fish and fun with Altays. 
14414. Seeing the ladies faces light up at their happiest school 
            memory. 
14415. Remembering Mr. Camp and other funny teacher memories. 
14416. Cemile saying she couldn’t make it in America. Perhaps our
            conversation in Mardin stuck with her. 
14417. The note, “Your labor is not in rain (vain). 
14418. The quicker Z pursues the paths, the quicker she will come 
            up empty. 
14419. Velvet Ashes' week on waiting. 
14420. Hudson missing us. 
14421. Sweet time of Fellowship in Hebrews. 
14422. The candles that wouldn’t burn out. The light can’t be 
            snuffed out so easily. 
14423. The lady snake dream to make me wonder. 
14424. Star Wars themes that we’re not alone. Help will come and 
            good will not be snuffed out. 
14425. New Varlığın album. 
14426. Praying that his blessings would flow far as the curse is
            found. In me. In my friends. In my city. 
14427. Fun time with Jude. 
14428. J helping around the house. 
14429. Packages arriving the last possible day. 
14430. Arriving just before I left. 
14431. Only 20TL for all 4. 
14432. A surprise one from Sindy. 
14433. A job offer from BM. 
14434. A Christmas Skype with family. 
14435. Good gifts all around. 
14436. I can be an example of Jesus who didn’t entrust his heart to
            man.
14437. A day of Christmas movies, art, baking, and trying out the 
            Cookeville roll. In an empty house. 
14438. The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever. 
14439. Unexpected stocking goodies. 
14440. A hug via Marin from Lisa’s mom. 
14441. Not choking too terribly from laughing so hard. 
14442. A sweet time with Türkü and her gratefulness and a hug. 
14443. Ticket to Ride games during the holidays. 
14444. Running into AB at the pazar. 
14445. Single gals to do stuff with. 
14446. Veggies for dinner. 
14447. Brice’s encouragement: “I am thankful that you do things 
            like help us set up bank accounts and help us get phone 
            screens replaced, but I am so, so thankful for the example
            you provide of opening up your life to locals and sharing 
            truth. You have often been too hot, too cold, too tired, and
            had your personal space invaded far too much, but you 
            press on for our King. Thank you for your example of 
            faithfulness.”
14448. Turkish song silliness with Buket and Ekin. 
14449. Sharing what I’ve been learning with mom and dad. 
14450. Buffalo chicken tacos. 
14451. Good talks of faith and what awaits us. 
14452. GAMES!
14453. Moses' sermon example settling my heart. 
14454. A quiet day at home and lots of things done. 
14455. Finding out about THA. 
14456. No more water leaking in the bathroom. 
14457. Sister trying to communicate with Ayşegül. 
14458. Prayer and knowing my course. 
14459. Sustained warmth in spite of cold. 
14460. Life giving convo with Natalie. 
14461. Laughing until I cried retelling how I choked on water. 
14462. M didn’t come with Y. 
14463. For a chance to preach to Christina and I. 
14464. Musa Bey’s kindness. 
14465. Toilet store helping a foreign girl out. 
14466. Ample alone time these past weeks. 
14467. Fixing the toilet. 
14468. Golden sunshine. 
14469. Serving with the Suits. 
14470. Joker playing refreshing for me. 
14471. My parents still around to talk to. 
14472. Wisdom to cancel plans in order to get rest. 
14473. LOTR The chief peril – not torment in the dark but the 
            danger of light and joy.
14474. A desire to go rather than feeling obligated to go. 
14475. The beautiful, hopeful dream. Feeling strengthened by that. 
            From my vantage point dry and desolate, lifeless - desert. 
            From God’s: lush green growth.
14476. Dreaming is not in vain. He is working. 
14477. Don’t pity my singleness. I have my treasure. 
14478. Partnering with L and J. 
14479. Notes from Shawna. 
14480. He gives what we need and eventually we see it’s what we
            wanted all along. Moving to this apartment meant new rich 
            local friendships. 
14481. $$ for a computer. 
14482. Surprised by Zekey. 
14483. Snowcapped mountains on the left, the Med on the right. 
14484. Abundant Laughter in Utown thread. 
14485. GL and Les praying for me. 
14486. Full heart from time with them. 
14487. An earlier Utown flight. 
14488. Sweet taxi driver. 
14489. A day of rest, no Turkish. 
14490. Jenni picking up lunch. 
14491. For sweet time with the Altays. 
14492. That Sibel asks questions and researches. 
14493. For laughter playing Fish Bowl. 
14494. For The reminder ‘Our God reigns’ like medicine to my
            soul. 
14495. That Evi is regularly reading. 
14496. Boldness to pray 4 times this month. 
14497. Early to bed rest. 
14498. Marin’s sweetness. 
14499. Türkü going home early. 
14500. Güçlü sözüyle her şeyi devam ettirir and the truth it brings. 

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