Passionate Pursuit

     Happy New Year everyone! 2015 has been an incredible year and I can't wait to see what 2016 has in store. I want to thank everyone for their support and encouragement so far in the process of getting to Thailand. Currently I have raised around $2,000 for my trip. That's incredible and I feel so blessed and in awe of what God has been able to do so far. I pray that as everyone makes plans for their New Year that everyone stays safe. I don't have any profound words as we enter the new year, nothing exceptional to offer you. Don't think that a new year will solve all of your problems and change everything. The New Year is just another day. The only thing that can change things is God and his power. So, as the new year approaches make sure you're putting your trust in the right place. Have a blessed year!

     The name of my blog is Thailand and Other Lost Causes, that probably seems like a strange name to give this blog. Why would you call something you're passionate about, something you want to spend the rest of your life doing, something you want others to support you in a lost cause? It makes no sense...it seems counter productive, it's not I promise.      The idea for the name came from  this blog post  that I wrote almost three years ago while I was an undergrad intern at Honor Academy of The Ozarks. That post was inspired by one of my favorite quotes of all time,      "It's very often that the lost causes are the only causes worth fighting for." - Jimmy Stewart      These words are spoken in the fantastic movie Mr.Smith Goes To Washington by a man by the name of Mr.Smith ( Jimmy Stewart ) who is in Washington D.C. fighting what seems like a losing battle for something he believes in, something he knows is right. He's fighting for the children of Am