There is a group of ywam students here from Singapore learning about Mongolia & serving Mongolians where ever they can. Tonight we are preparing a meal for 20 people. It's always great to be able to connect with people to elsewhere in the world to learn, teach, to pray for, receive prayer from, encourage & be encouraged by them.
A lot of crazy stuff has happened over the past couple of weeks, but nothing tops this. Teresa got a call from 2 German engineers who were in cycling on their mountain bikes across Siberia. They got her number from workers in Siberia. The workers told the German guys that if they needed any help to call Teresa. They called when they arrived in Ulaanbaatar asking if they could stay to warm up & have a meal. Teresa made them some of her amazing Indian food & we talked about their trip across Europe, Kazakhstan, Siberia & into Mongolia.
Each evening they would find a flat place to setup their small tents to sleep. I told them that they were a little crazy & that while they were here they would not sleep outside in the smog & cold. I knew they needed one night in a warm place so I found that there was an empty apartment in our building. I told our building manager their story & asked if they could sleep in the empty apartment. I told her just charge me what it would cost. She then said "because it's you Matt, it's free." I graciously thanked her & got the key. The next day we shared a hug & sent them on their way. They were taking the train from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing, then cycling to Hong Kong, Laos, Vietnam & Thailand.