When in Thailand

So we've been here for a little over 4 weeks and it has been absolutely amazing! Everything is completely different than it is in America, yet it seems so natural and right. There are things that happen that my team is completely ok with but of it were to have happened in America we all would be complaining. For example our water doesn't always work, in America this would be a huge complaint. Here it's just normal and we've learned to just laugh when the water shower shuts off and you have a head full of shampoo. I have for sure and I think its safe to say we have all really grown a ton in gratefulness and learning to worship God in all circumstances!

We have also been really blessed at the relationships we have been able to build with the Thai students and have been able to engage in lots of  conversation with them. Our main outlet to hang out with students is through lunch at the complex. We meet new students and reconnect with friends. Then our nights are often spent at some sort of practice. KKU freshmen are BUSY!!! Like seriously I thought I was busy but they wake up at 5 for freshy sports practice and have class and meetings all day and ten either cheer practice or another sports practice until about 9. Then homework and whatever else they have to do during the day, they normally go to bed around 12 or 1 to get back up for a 5 am sports practice! I would be exhausted! And it makes trying to hang out a bit of a challenge as they have very little free time. So we started going to their sports practices :) they freshly science badminton team actually practices at night at the body which provides a great way to build friendship and serves them a lot. Cody and I have also become the "frawng mascots" to the science softball team. They have really taken to us and allow us to practice with them and eat with them after practice. Other sport teams( EVERY FRESHMAN plays a sport these aren't super competitive teams) we are involved with are table tennis, shooting, fencing, crosswords (scrabble), and the entertainment teams.

Freshly games will be next week and start Sunday with the softball games. We are going to go to their first game Sunday morning before church, and any others that we are able to make through out the week. As well as being at the badminton and other games as well.

Last Saturday we went on a day trip with about 50 science students. We went to the temple which opened the door to a TON of conversation and allowed us a very easy doorway to share our love with the students we have gotten to know. After we went to central (the mall) and had a scavenger hunt. It was a lot of fun and the Thai students got to experience an American game with their favorite frawng. Side note: multi lingual scavenger hunts are hilarious and lead to some really funny encounters. It was a great time to go deeper with students and to introduce them to more members of our team as well as full time CO staff members.

A huge praise! Su (a second year science student) is now a brother on Monday night!!!! He has been investigating for some time and has been one of our deepest relational contacts after briefly meeting last years CCP team. Thailand is less than . 5 % and there is a huge need for the Truth to go forth everywhere. One of the major requests of the permanent team here is for there to be Thai men raised up who know the love. The majority of Cs here are women and there is truly a lack of strong male believers. So Su is truly an answer to many many requests and we are asking for there to be many more Thai men and women who will come to know the father through the work we are doing at KKU this summer.

 Request:
I'm sick today :( as well as physical sickness has been a huge struggle for the team here. Joel had his appendix removed on Friday night. Jen and Dominic have dingay fever. Dominic had ecoli. Several people have been to the hospital and have been sick with illness that prevent them from being on campus for a day or two. The health of the team is a huge equest as we want to be active and on campus with students.

For there to continue to be interest amongst the Thai students!!! That we would be able to share our stories, the truth, and connect them to the full time staff that are here and allow them to hear from the Thai staff how their lives have been transformed.

For Thai men and women to come to know the truth.

For Thai b&s to be encouraged by our team and to continue to grow and mature in their relationship

To continue to meet and build relationships with freshmen science students.

Specific Students :)
Act, Tangmay, Nuuk, Aun, Make, May, Pbam, Bee, Cream, Lookmoo, Mooauy