“Colleen, we need to pray for Steven (the Thai principal’s son) at flag as he’s really sick. They think it might be dengue fever.” Really? I don’t think it can be that, but sure, we’ll pray for him! I had heard Stephen was sick but I didn’t know it was that bad. He was out…
Oot
Since its rainy season Oot has had more time to sit and talk with me between her busy selling moments. On Friday I had time to sit for awhile and since the weather was bad, she had time for me too! She would tell me a phrase often “Mai glouah die, glouah mai die” which…
Creative Thinking
“And God said what?” It was good! My grade 9 class answered in unison with their weak morning voice. “So if God created this world good and man was the climax of His creation that means Katak here is a mistake, right?” YES!! That woke them up. Any time they can make fun of their…
The First Week
“Taan cow na krap.” Bunan said to me as I ate my bowl of cereal in my house Saturday morning. About 4 hours before, I had come downstairs to a land close to what Noah must have seen. The kitchen and living room were under about a half-inch of water. The task was so daunting…
An Odd Day
Midnight came and went for me on Friday night after Thai food, French dessert, and a great time of visiting with Mary Beth and Paul…my first stateside visitors…that were actually coming from New Zealand. I woke up before 6am and went for my typical Saturday run that soon became untypical. It was one of those…