Hey Everyone! We finally made it into Chiang Mai on Wednesday. We got into Bangkok late Tuesday night and spent the night at the Bangkok church. We found an afternoon flight on NokAir and were greeted by some members of the Thai church. Robert, the missionary at Payap Christian Zone met us and took us to Carrfour where we were able to get a few necessities. Wednesday morning we had Equipping time with Sean, David, Robert, and Larry (all missionaries to Thailand). We met some more of the Thai teens, they are a lot of fun! They have been very patient with teaching us Thai phrases and helping us get around. We had some spicy Thai food for lunch- actually it was "Mai pet" (not hot) but to us Americans it was very hot! After an afternoon of Equipping we left with four of the Thai college students and Robert to the mountain retreat. We stayed on a houseboat and were able to have some quiet time to pray and meditate about our focus for the summer. The mountains were absolutely beautiful. I was still feeling really bad from the 36 hour trip over, so I crashed pretty early. It has been a lot of fun (and sometimes a little difficult) getting to know the Thai people, but they are definitely more welcoming to foreigners and most are very friendly. My first phrase to learn, and probably most important, has been "Sa wa dee ka". Hello.
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Yeah! I get to be the first to post a comment! Whitney we are praying for you and your whole team. If a butterfly's wing flapping in Kansas can cause a monsoon in Punjabi, then a group of young courageous Christians can rock the world from Thailand! May the Breath of God blow through you all!
You look like you are eat spaghetti out of those bags. I am excited to get your address and comment on all your fun.
Gayla
Hi Whitney; Looks like you are having a great time over there and doing a great work. We love you and are praying for you everyday. Love, Dad
Hey Whitney! A couple of the folks who were with us in Montevideo this past semester (Mark Foster and Marissa Walker) were also in Chiang Mai last summer, and they are SOSOSOSOSO jealous that you're there now! They just LOVED their WWW experience there; hope you do too!
I'm looking forward to reading more about your adventures in Thailand.
Peace,
Karen (Cukrowski)
Hey Whitney! WOW - it looks like you are having an AMAZING summer! Seeing new places, meeting new people, trying new things...what a great opportunity. I want to know how you got into the program and where I can sign up, lol =D Anyways, I'll be praying for you to keep having an awesome experience in Thailand this summer. I look forward to more fun blogs and cool pics!
In Him,
Ashley (Decker)
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