Finally got to meet some Thai students at the "Cool Cafe" last night; found them lovely, if a little shy, and most of them speak enough English to get into a convo of some sort. Have been picking up some Thai, little by little, though as a tonal language, it's difficult to master.It's exciting to start building some relationships, and to learn a little about what it means to be a Christian in Thailand, a predominantly Buddhist country.Bussed up ...

So our team arrived in Nakhon Sawan, our base during the time we’re in Thailand, around four o’clock Monday morning; it’s about a three hour drive north of Bangkok. On arriving at our “hotel,” we discovered, due to some miscommunication, we weren’t booked in until that night. It was hot outside, those who’d flown in from New Zealand were jet-lagged, and we were all tired. But we’d made it. A two-bed room was made av...

Why so much yellow? Some kind of uniform? Or did all these people just happen to wake up and simultaneously decide it seemed like a great day to wear yellow?Actually, it turns out many Thais wear yellow every Monday, in honour of the king. The Thai hold the royal family in extremely high esteem, and the monarchy is especially celebrated this year as it's the 60th year of their reign.This is a photo I took at the bus stop, probably looking a bit of a minority ...

Went to church this morning. Caught the sky-train to the nearest stop, got lost, then got a ride down the Soi with a Thai woman on her way there who noticed me, probably looking a little out-of-place or lost, while I was waiting for the van.  I managed to locate my contacts - an elderly Kiwi missionary couple - amongst the throng of people coming and going between the services. Church was in English, but very international; the service kicked off with some g...

Touchdown!Seeing as it's 5:55 in the morning, NZ time, at the moment, I probably should be sleeping, but I think I'm just buzzing to be here. The flight was long - 11 hours - and I didn't manage to get much sleep, though I did make friends with the Sri Lankan sitting next to me and attempted to make friends with his little boy in the seat in front of me; Rach's little gift, a pack of games she'd created and random facts, helped keep me occupie...