Madison returned safely home from Thailand on Saturday. There were lots of tears and "maddy-hugs" at the airport. Madison was with her mom through the rest of the weekend, but we spent a lot of time on the phone Saturday morning and she came over to the house Sunday afternoon to show us all of her pictures and give us the "brief" two-hour version. The things that stood out to me (I urge you to get more from Madison in person)

• Madison was not homesick – though she missed talking to people she knew. She was glad to be home, but God really gave her a heart for the Thai people. She said she could immediately get on a plane and go back.
• Her team worked in an orphanage, a leper colony, and on a Christian family’s farm. They did evangelistic work with students in schools. There were several people who put their faith in Christ at their invitation.
• Madison said they mostly ate rice, chicken and pb&j sandwiches. Though, she did fall in love with the Thai food they did eat. She got to try octopus and seaweed soup – mmmmmm.
• I think most significant was to hear how God worked in Madison’s heart. She was convicted by the committed faith of the Thai Christians. I could tell that she came back with a stronger, more passionate faith and a call to do more work on the mission field.

God is good. He is faithful. Praise God!