Thailand Update

We have finally gotten used to things here in Thailand just in time to come home on Thursday ;) We love the work we have gotten to do here mostly because it's so like what we do in Fayetteville but instead we are working with Thai students instead of Americans. During the week, our team goes to the university to meet students and to teach English. We stay on campus from 10 to around 4 and then invite students to come to dinner with us or do some sort of activity with us that night. Friday nights are spent at the Baptist Students Center where we have an hour and a half of activities for college students and then join and larger group of people (all ages) for a program called Friday Night Live. They have worship, a game, and then a short devotional from one of the English teachers who work there. Not only to people get to hear and practice their English, but they also hear the gospel. Saturdays are reserved for more touristy activities. This weekend Cole and I went with a Thai believer to The Grand Palace while our team got some extra rest Saturday morning. It was like something out of "The King and I." When we get back and post pictures you will be able to see the detail and beauty of this palace, both of which, by the way, are very important in Thai culture. We got to see artifacts from the royal family and the system of money from past to present. We then rode and boat taxi and a tuk-tuk (I'll show you pics later of this...kind of hard to explain) to get to where our team would meet us. We got lunch and then went to the largest weekend market in all of Asia!!! Everything from snakes to thai silk was sold there and for awesome prices if you consider that we get 32 American dollars for one baht. We spent an hour and a half there....not nearly long enough! It was my favorite place to go so far. And the students that were with us were so helpful to bargain with merchants and to tell us what was good quality and what wasn't. Cole got to speak at the afternoon service at church and I got to sing with the worship band. It was amazing to get to see how Thais worship....even without Christ Thais are so much more giving and willing to serve than many other people....but with Christ their heart is transformed into something so much closer to the image of Christ...much closer than I am. We fly out Thursday afternoon and will arrive Friday morning back in Little Rock. Please pray for energy for our final days here...that we will not ease up on our ministry. Pray for safe travels as we fly home and pray that we will recover quickly from jet lag upon return. Thank you for all your prayers and support....pictures and more detailed posts soon to follow!!!!! Love, Love!