Tuesday, November 24

And so begins...Week 2!

Start of a new week, and the end of my first full week in Thailand. I am loving it. I love the people, so full of joy and the spirit of worship. I love the surroundings - beautiful, the lifestyle - pretty laid back, it's a good place.

I have been introduced to a wonderful treat, not from Thailand originally, Australia I think, but wonderful just the same. They are called Tim Tam's and it is a chocolate covered, creme filled cookie. You bite off one corner and then the opposite corner and take a sip off coffee through it before eating the delicious coffee soaked cookie. Sounds gross but is so good.

There are Geckos with see through bodies here and giant cockroaches that fly! I am trying to get pictures of both, but hey are fast. There are wild dogs everywhere like 7 in a short walk to the corner. They are for the most part harmless, unless they chase down your motorbike or run in front of it, neither of which I have experienced yet.

You have 2 options for Taxi's in Thailand one is motorbike taxi ,the other is Tuk-Tuk's kind of like 3 wheel motorbikes. Both widely available.

We had chapel in the morning! What a great way to start the day, with amazing worship and then pouring into God's word. After that I took the most terrifying motorbike ride over to the continuum office to facilitate a training session for some of the staff on how to use Photoshop. Dean drove fast, completely in control and aware of what he was doing but fast...lol. I prayed the whole way "Heavenly Father above, keep us safe by your power & love." This has become my transportation prayer...lol.

I spent the afternoon updating my blog from the weekend, and then working on an advertisement for the College to go into the Thailand Christian Directory. It is interesting that God has me here not only to minister for him through Preaching His word, prayer and outreach, but also in practical ways, using the training and experience I have garnered over the years.

In the evening we went for supper at the food court in the mall, not like any food court back home...lol..but it was amazing because they were playing the Celine Dion greatest Hits CD.

I have some amazing stories of God's miracle working power & providence to share upon my return. Pastor Al & Terry have lived an incredible life and as a result have blessed the lives of so many others, including the over 30 Thai/Cambodian children they have adopted into their family over the years, the majority of them serving the Lord today in ministry. While I have yet to get all the details, the basic story of their one daughter coming into their care is as follows. She was strapped to her biological mom's back, walking to the Thai border during the exodus when a landmine went off, killing her mom and throwing her into the bushes. While in the jungle, she and her siblings tell a story of a man they met who told them that he was preparing a place for them. Pastor Al & Terry came across these children and took them in, when during a Sunday school lesson, they were shown a picture of Jesus and the one girl said she knew that man, He was the one who said that He was preparing a place for her and her siblings.

PRAYER REQUESTS:
~Pray for preparations and plans to fall in place for our outreach trip to Cambodia - we leave Friday morning
~ Continued prayer for traveling mercies & safety
~ Pray for divine appointments and the wisdom and boldness to speak and minister in spirit & truth

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. ~ Philippians 1:3-6