What a fun-filled last 2 days we've had! After teaching on Friday, we prepared our apartment for a party we were hosting at 5:00 for whatever students wanted to come. When 5 rolled around, nobody had shown up, so all of us just enjoyed playing board games to pass the time. 30 minutes went by...and hour passed...then finally at about 6:00 some people came! As we've quickly learned, the Thai people aren't quite as time-oriented like we tend to be. So people came and went and at one point we probably had 15-20 people in the little downstairs of our apartment...we played Uno, talked, ate, played a game called signs, ate some more, then played badminton towards the end when the number of people started dwindling. Overall, we felt like the party was a success :)
And funny story...After everyone had left and we were about to hang out for a little bit, I went to grab a small table for us to play cards...I didn't even realize something had crawled up my arm and on my shirt until Sarah Beth said "it's,it's... on your back"... I was scared it might be a spider or something cause Rachel was tryin to swat it off and I didn't wanna spill my drink, but come to find out, it was a gecko! haha, those little things show up everywhere :D
On Saturday, since we had no plans for teaching or anything, we decided to take a trip to Khon Kaen, about an hour or so away from Mahasarakham & also the 4th largest city in Thailand. We went shopping some & went to a beautiful temple called Wat Nong Wang. It was 9 stories & looked kind of like a pyramid from the outside, so we got to walk on a balcony on each level. It was beautiful at the top, getting to look out over the city of Khon Kaen. When we first got to the temple, our Thai friends who had come with us on the trip offered flowers and incense to Buddha as they bowed down to pray. It was very eye-opening & saddening at the same time to see that they are putting hope in a false god. Please pray for Rinda, Lek, Fon, Nan, Tham, Got, and Noi...that they would clearly understand when we tell them about Christianity and the grace God has to offer them. It's difficult to tell if they understand because they don't speak fluent English...Especially pray for Rinda and Lek, who know the most English out of the group; Lydia, me, and possible Rachel are meeting with them Monday to show them more about the Bible & God. Pray that GOd will give us words to day...They are very open to learning about Christianity, so I pray that God will work in their hearts to show them the truth of the gospel.
I better go....until later, sawadee ka!
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Remember that time that I thought I had a gecko on my back and it was really a deadly poisonous and highly aggressive spider? That was close. Geckos are everywhere and that's s good thing because they eat things that bother us. It's really a blessing to know that we never escape the presence of Him who always watches us.
I love reading your updates, they are such an encouragement to me to see how God is working in people's lives everyday! I am glad to hear that you are having a good time and I am praying for you! God bless, Lauren.
i only wish that i could have been there to see your face when they started to shout at you about the gecko... glad to hear that things are goin well. definitely praying for you and your friends. hope to hear from you soon!
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