http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org Andrea Lindquist - en-us Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:11:57 GMT 30 http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=past-the-threshold http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=past-the-threshold A man walks with his daughter passed the threshold onto the pastors land and straight to the one he understood knew desperate times, and the hope in desperate times.  His browned, weathered skin looked heavier and heavier the longer they spoke.  A tear soon fell from a wrinkle, and another.  Five minutes passed.  He prayed with the pastor, Me arrepiento de mis pecados y quiero vivir nuevamente en Cristo donde hay libertad y vida. - I repent of my sins and I want to live anew Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=comfortable http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=comfortable Tarantulas.   Mosquito bites.   Drime.   Whats DRIME do you ask?  Although it sounds like some strand of Dengue, I assure you it is not.                                                      & Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=palenque http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=palenque Bienvenidos, Living in transit for about four days from Miami to Mexico City and from Mexico City to Cancun, Cancun to Villahermosa and then Villahermosa to Palenque can be draining.  Switching from English to Spanish, Spanish to English can be too.  But honestly, this is the call.  Well be making our way to Guatemala for debrief and then Nicaragua for hurricane relief slash working with a pastor there.   Up until this point Ive been able to get to know some of the loca Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=bon-voyage http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=bon-voyage No cellphone. No wallet. No pager. No car. Nothing but a one-way ticket. So here we go.  I may have talked on the phone more in this one week than over the last six months. Though I slightly loathe the phone, I have been SO encouraged by you all and hearing from you has made me feel so loved and cared for.  Today I leave on a jet plane, but Im leaving this next year up to the Lord. Im a hungry student who desires the Rabbis bread of life. B Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=godbwye http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=godbwye Saying goodbye begins.Interestingly enough, 'goodbye' comes from godbwye (1573) which is a contraction of God be with ye. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/good-bye]  We linguistic junkies live off what we can get from etymology.  :)That God will indeed be with me, may comfort some.  And for others, be glad that such thought comforts me.  I already have the sense of being sent out like someone going into battle.  There's training, preparation, equipment, and prayer Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=garage-sale http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=garage-sale Have you ever felt undeserving of something?  When a huge group of people get together, labor and do what they have put their word to without complaint - for my benefit - makes me feel loved and yet undeserving.  Today was the garage sale for the World Race on the church's parking lot.  These people have not known me more than a full year, and yet without an ounce of doubt in my mind, they make it clear though their words and actions that they care about my overall wellbeing -- be Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=you-and-i-are-no-longer-dalits http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=you-and-i-are-no-longer-dalits Slowly opening one lid at a time, the incandescence became brighter, begging to start anew.  New voices in song rang throughout the village, filling ears and even stomachs.  Getting up, she walked toward familiar laughter of friends.  In their native tongue they sang, "Christ Jesus has come to save, hallelujah!  He has come to set us free!"  She joined them singing joyfully for this One who was praised by strange faces but familiar hearts................................. Sat, 3 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=this-i-believe-small-red-bible http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=this-i-believe-small-red-bible We were asked to write an essay called "This I Believe" about what really matters to us, as preparation for this world missions adventure called the World Race. Growing up in Wisconsin, religion consisted of Lutherans and Catholics.  God was laid on display with all the other cast iron.  My parents did their darndest to get us to church the first 12 years of my life, but to no avail.  Whether due to us labeling them hypocrites or them to us, heathens, we left.  But the one tr Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=team-pi http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=team-pi Driving off in the Blue Kazoo to make our group moment, the question of our team name lingered. We pulled onto a gravel spot off of the main road and once out of the car, we ended up heading down to what we pretended was the riverbed of the Chattahoochee. After walking along its bank, the idea of writing in its sands and leaving our mark sounded like the right thing to do. But what mark? What do we stand for? "42...what about Pi?" "Actually, 3 times 14 is 42. From Pi's 3.14. So w Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=red-dirt-in-my-hair http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=red-dirt-in-my-hair Laying motionless on the red dirt ground of Gainesville, Georgia, I did my best to be a good unconscious plane-wrecked victim -- for the small group activity that gauged our teamwork and communication through difficulties. Time and time again the urge to assist and come out of 'unconsciousness' to help, pulled from my very basic instincts. Literally putting my body in the hands of others and trusting them to keep me from actual brain injury, while allowing them to help me in my time of utter v Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=training-for-world-race http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=training-for-world-race Ruined. Delivered. Those two words above are the only words that really resound in my mind.  I've deleted at least 2 paragraphs of reasonable theology as to how I might connect them to my experience at training here for World Race, and have decided to no longer use distant verse to you who want to know me and why I'm here. So why ruined?  Why delivered?  Do I really believe who Jesus Christ says He is?  Do I believe He's alive and actually moves in our daily lives like a f Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=romania http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=romania Located in Eastern Europe, Romania borders the Ukraine to the North and Moldova to the East.  The Danube river passes through this nation-state and empties into the Black Sea that harbors some of its Southern part.This country used to be made up of three principalities; Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia.  In modern times, because of close historic ties to Moldova, Romania has tried to bring unity to the two -- but agreements have not been made.  The two countries have traveled Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=route-news http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=route-news WE KNOW THE TENTATIVE ROUTE!I was immediately excited.  However for those who know me, I don't show my excitement regularly.  This time when I opened the post marked "July 2008 Race Route Announcement" after coming from work, I did a little screaming and jumping -- and I'm not a jumper.  Maybe a clapper or hand waver, but it takes a lot to get me to jump over something.  Needless to say, my roommates were disappointed they missed that moment.  So here it is (note: this i Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=thailand http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=thailand Once called Siam, Thailand is the only southeast nation never to have been colonized by a European nation; however they have been influenced by and lost land from the West. Thai currency is the baht.  Though fluctuation occurs, it's around 33 baht to one US dollar. The Thai calendar is based off of an Eastern version of the Buddhist era, making it 543 our Western Gregorian calendar.  The year AD 2008 is called 2551 BE in Thailand. Thailand has officially 75 provinces and u Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=how-great-is-our-god http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=how-great-is-our-god The Holy Spirit is indeed on the move.  I couldn't help but be moved after reading about how God is using worship music to reach Vietnam from Seth Barnes blog.  A once hostile communist country resistant to anything spiritual (let alone Christ-centered), is now having their doors opened ajar to hear the Word of God through song.  The thirst for Him is great, for only He can satisfy --  ears are being attuned to hear and eyes opened to understand.  He moves even in places Sun, 9 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=mustard-seed http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=mustard-seed I was thinking back to my freshman year of college, to a conversation I had with a classmate after a World Politics class.  I was the youngest of the young as a Christian; faith of a mustard seed.  My classmate said that he was planning on going on a missions trip to Indonesia through his church, and I thought that would be interesting.  But when he said that there would be hostility and that there are dangers in bringing the Word, I told him, "I give you a lot of credit, I couldn Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=costly-vs-cheap http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=costly-vs-cheap Deals. We like to make deals, don't we? You do something for me and I'll do something for you. Not all of us may overtly express this attitude, yet humanity carries such angle in its heart. How can we approach God in prayer asking for something to happen because you have done something for Him? If we come before the Lord as something other than a repentant child looking for a Father's love, He will say 'I don't know you, turn from me'. And rightly so, if we indeed knew the King of Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=some-needs http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=some-needs -I'm using the same format as another World Race participant to express my needs for this trip- 1) Encouragement - Please visit and subscribe to http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org by clicking on "Subscribe to My Blog!"  Throughout the year I will be posting pictures and journal entries.  Please take time to check in on me and to post comments, send me pictures from home, or send your love and prayers.  Also, PLEASE ask me about this missions trip and why I am going Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=blog-bog http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=blog-bog I must confess something.  I may be the biggest slacker-blogger ever.  The fact that I'm posting this blog doesn't exactly help my case, but it has been an uphill battle.  I really enjoy reading all of my fellow WRers' blogs, but as for myself, it's been hard to write on the worldwide web thoughts that throws me out there.  I think I remember reading about another having somewhat similar inclinations, but these are indeed deep seeded for me.   God however is working Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=support-letter http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=support-letter Dear Family and Friends, November 10, 2007 Hello! I hope this letter finds you well. Much has changed in only a few months and the Lord has used those changes to teach me perseverance, wisdom and patience. This being said, He has been preparing me for a call toward missions. I was really excited to find out about an opportunity to join Adventures in Missions, as a part of their World Race Mission. I prayed, applied and am now accepted! I plan to leave in July 2008. Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=hope http://andrealindquist.theworldrace.org/?filename=hope I had to write this down, if only to acknowledge it.I was working with one of my first graders the other day on the weekly spelling list -- 6 year olds' delight of course. One of the words was hope. The routine is to go through all the words making sure that they can not only spell them, but also to understand their meanings as well. This requires telling them the Spanish word. There was a little Hispanic boy who upon hearing the word in Spanish, looked at me perplexed. Noticing this I aske Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT