Hello everyone. It has sure been a busy week so I am sorry for not being to update this earlier. Every morning we continue to dig deeper into the word of God as we continually go through the book of John. Occasionally we will have another missionary here come and teach us in the morning. We are constantly meeting new people everyday. Today on campus I made friends with a Chinese student who is in the International Program at Payap Christian University. He knows Chinese, Thai, and English- pretty amazing!! It is very neat to meet these people, and when we go back to campus and see them, we always have conversations. Cell group this past week went well. One of the Thais who is back visiting from going to school in New Zealand, named Eddie, taught our lesson. We played a bible trivia game that night, I was surprised to see how much the Thais new about the bible! On Wednesday night we went over to a couple's house (Chris and Casey) who have been staying here in Chiang Mai and working with us as well. They are missionaries in Cambodia but are here for now. They had us over for some worship time (in English!!). Sometimes we just need a break from speaking Thai all the time. It was great, they taught us some new songs they have learned since being on the mission field. I borrowed a book from Casey called "Irresistible Revolution". It's a very inspiring book and makes you think how comfortable we are in our Christian walk. Instead of just believing we need to act on our beliefs and live our lives in service and submission to God. I continue to teach these 3 precious girls English every week. They are all 19 years old. It makes me feel good that they continue to show up for class, I guess that means I'm teaching pretty well. They speak very little English, so sometimes it's difficult for me to explain what words mean when they don't understand me. But since I have learned some Thai I can do a good job explaining things. One thing I like about church every sunday is they do not have only one preacher. All the guys in the congregation take turns preaching, whether you are 19 or 35. They actually thought America churches were odd for only having one preacher. On Friday night we headed up a lock-in for the students and for the youth. It was lots of fun. We had a ping-pong tournament, relay races, and we watched Meet the Robinsons. I know you're supposed to stay up all night at a lock-in, but I definitely went to bed early! On Sunday after church I did the bravest thing I have ever done, and that was bungee jumping! I had avoided it for weeks but finally got talked into going, and I am so glad I did. It was an awesome experience and I would love to do it again. I did not go by myself though, I went with one of my Thai friends. If I was standing up that high alone I probably would not have done it. This Saturday we are returning to the leprocy village to take them some food and just to visit with them. We are trying to soak up everything here in Thailand before we plan to leave in a few weeks. This summer has been a blessing in every way.
