Afterword

Last Thursday I made the familiar 3 1/2 hour drive through the Adirondack mountains and remote North Country, NY, to my second home in the US. That's St. Lawrence University and the people that surround it. I caught up with friends who haven't yet graduated and professors still there.

It was a better time than I even thought it would be. I gave a presentation about the year in Vietnam at two Intervarsity Christian Fellowship chapters. God answered prayer to give me clarity and passion in my words and to impact those who heard.

AND- my teammate Bryan drove up on Friday afternoon and stayed the rest of the weekend. The last time we saw each other was at the Danang airport on July 1st, and here we were again, celebrating the experience we had together and laughing like usual. He contributed greatly to the presentation on Friday night.

So Bryan was introduced to the characters of my college days stories, which was a fun connection to make. Saturday night we hung out with a group of Nepali students who were cooking a small feast for a festival. We just can't stay away from those internationals!

I ended the visit with the glad relief of reconnecting to a very important part of my past, and with the knowledge that I had left a legacy in my four years there. Praise God for it all!















Still striving together for the goal















With my good friends the Ewart family (minus their son Sean). They are staff for IVCF, and they played a huge part in my faith and development during college.















My friend Dipesh, from Nepal.