God is...AMAZING!

So I'm here...in Tokyo. I haven't slept. We have a full day ahead of us. But God is too good. You think I'm joking. I probably should've slept the entire plane ride over to keep myself from crying. But God is too good. I probably should've crashed as soon as we got to the hotel and cried myself to sleep. But God is too good. I probably should've been sleeping at 4:30 this morning. But God is too good.

I walked through the airport security lines yesterday with my eyes all bleary with tears. I tried not to look like a buffoon with all my luggage in the security line and crying and whatnot. I tried to stay composed. I saw 3 of my friends from orientation, all with red and puffy eyes. I looked around, and everyone had red puffy eyes. We sat there for an hour already homesick in LAX. We talked about how as soon as we got on the plane we were going to sleep, wake up and cry, and then fall back asleep. We all boarded the plane together...and all got split apart.

I sit next to a little Asian guy. He introduces himself. Gabriel. So we start talking about where we're going (the usual conversation starter for JETs). He starts talking about church. I ask if he's a Christian. He is (Praise God!). We spent the next 10.5 hours talking about our faith and sharing our testimonies and praying over the upcoming year. AMAZING. God is too good.

Then we get off the plane, and my uncle is standing there at the exit. SURPRISE! God is too good.

I couldn't sleep. Kept tossing and turning. Kept thinking it was already time to wake up. I got up at 4:30 and there was an amazing sunrise over the skyline. And I was reminded that God is still God. The same God I met every morning at 5:30 in Webb Towers. The same God I met all those times at the cliffs. God is too good.