Hello all wherever you are in the world!
The past few days have been amazing, incredible and made our group think alot about their own lives. Sunday was very special as we had a Church service with 6 baptism's including our very own Darryl. The young Thai musicians are improving in confidence and skill after some workshops. The main issue has been the tuning and the PA system. Both area's have been worked on and Sunday showed just how much work they has put in.
Stan spoke at the service and reminded us of the abundant love God has for us no matter what... He told us that God understands that various societies have things that other's might find strange and yet God loves us all for who we are. Samarn talked to the Thai people about how people should develop life skills that will ensure they have a better life for themselves and their families.
Monday was tourism day with Elephant trekking, snake handling, swimming in a beautiful waterfall and visiting markets. Some photos follow and more are on the online photo album. After school finishes each weekday we play with the boys and girls. This is a good way of teaching them conversational English. Rugby at a very rudimentary level has been taught... The Thai boys are fast but light and the sight of five or more of them hanging off a kiwi lad whilst racing to the try line has everyone in fits of laughter! A couple of older boys would make great halfbacks or centres but Soccer is the game of choice here as the size makes it difficult to play Rugby.
Tuesday was a teaching day with most of the team going to a local school. I stayed back here to assess the computers and electrical systems. Whilst here a miricle happened of which I will not share until back in Auckland. I'll keep you on the edge of your seats! A lot of sport was played with the kids after school and we wore a few of them out! (They did the same to some of us!)
Today (Wednesday) we were priviliged to attend and teach english at a Buddhist University. The monks put on a welcome that included demonstrations of their way of praising Buddha and their philosophy on life. We broke into groups and did conversational english. My group was really interested about life in NZ and were amazed by the photos of waves and the beaches. Only one out of eight had ever even seen a beach. We were able to tour ariound the university and see some amazing sights. These included a massive golden Buddha as well as some ancient relics. See our online photo album soon for photos. http://picasaweb.google.com/pakpingjainz . Don't forget the email address that has been set up for the tour. pakpingjai@gmail.com . Please ask questions about the trip and our work here... we would love to hear from you!
Anyhow... I have some photos to process and upload... take care and keep praying that we are able to achieve what God would have us do.
Regards
Peter
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