the MEKONG mission
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The joy of a child
Today, we woke up, and had devotions, shared by Tham Fuan. Then, we had breaky in the hotel (eggs and weird sausages which tasted like flour). We then got picked up and went to visit a local Christian village. When we got there, a whole bunch of little boys came out to meet us. They said hi and wied (greeted) us. They were so full of joy and happiness. Their joy was really contagious, and anyone who was feeling sick or sad would’ve been cheered up in an instant as these boys were pure sunshine! We made heaps of animal and sword balloons for them. We played with them, took pictures with them, gave them lollies and then prayed for them, and the whole village.
After we left, we went to have lunch (duck noodles & pork trotters rice). We then hopped back on the bus and travelled to Mukdahan. We then visited a market in Mukdahan, which was quite interesting. We stopped for caffé & chai yen (coffee & iced tea). After this, we travelled to the Mukdahan National Park.
When we got to the National park, all we saw were rocks. Rocks and some dead, withered plants. We went for a huge walk in the National Park, and saw some very interesting rocks! We were dead tired by the end of it, so we all had coconuts! After this, we drove for two hours, back to Ubon Ratchathani where we are now. We dropped our bags at the Nevada Grand Hotel (which is by far the grandest hotel we’ve stayed in yet!), and went out for dinner at a really nice restaurant which was on stilts in the water. We had really yummy fish, soup, rice, lard-na & veggies!
Now here we are at Starbucks, paying 150baht ($5) for an hour of internet usage! Fortunately, this card doesn’t expire for a month, which means we can use it again tomorrow!
Thanks for all your prayers and support so far. We all really appreciate it.
To our prayer partners: Please continue to pray for the lady we met in Surin (Miao) and also her daughter who suffers from epilepsy and brain retardation (Koy). Pray that Miao has the wisdom to lead her family, and the strength to look after everyone. Also, pray for a church elder we met in Cambodia, who is suffering from TB, as well as abuse from her husband. Pray that God heals the TB, or provides funds for her to get it fixed by the doctors.
We still have lots of kids ministries, meetings and services to run, so continue to pray for us!
THE TEAM =)
PS. REMEMBER TO CHECK OUR PHOTOS! There are heaps!
http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg213/mekong2008/
After we left, we went to have lunch (duck noodles & pork trotters rice). We then hopped back on the bus and travelled to Mukdahan. We then visited a market in Mukdahan, which was quite interesting. We stopped for caffé & chai yen (coffee & iced tea). After this, we travelled to the Mukdahan National Park.
When we got to the National park, all we saw were rocks. Rocks and some dead, withered plants. We went for a huge walk in the National Park, and saw some very interesting rocks! We were dead tired by the end of it, so we all had coconuts! After this, we drove for two hours, back to Ubon Ratchathani where we are now. We dropped our bags at the Nevada Grand Hotel (which is by far the grandest hotel we’ve stayed in yet!), and went out for dinner at a really nice restaurant which was on stilts in the water. We had really yummy fish, soup, rice, lard-na & veggies!
Now here we are at Starbucks, paying 150baht ($5) for an hour of internet usage! Fortunately, this card doesn’t expire for a month, which means we can use it again tomorrow!
Thanks for all your prayers and support so far. We all really appreciate it.
To our prayer partners: Please continue to pray for the lady we met in Surin (Miao) and also her daughter who suffers from epilepsy and brain retardation (Koy). Pray that Miao has the wisdom to lead her family, and the strength to look after everyone. Also, pray for a church elder we met in Cambodia, who is suffering from TB, as well as abuse from her husband. Pray that God heals the TB, or provides funds for her to get it fixed by the doctors.
We still have lots of kids ministries, meetings and services to run, so continue to pray for us!
THE TEAM =)
PS. REMEMBER TO CHECK OUR PHOTOS! There are heaps!
http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg213/mekong2008/
3 Comments:
Isn't it amazing to hear that the children are so happy and cheerful in spite of their poverty, not only in terms of the material sense but more importantly in the spiritual sense. I am praying and will continue to pray that our Lord will touch and bless these children and their families through the team's various ministries at each town and each church.
I am really encouraged by the opportunities you've all had to share the gospel, and to encourage those people whom you've come in contact with. I will continue to pray for your all and for those people you've mentioned, especially.
And yes, Leng is right, it wouldn't be a Cornerstone team if there wasn't any mention of food (I'm in Japan and I'm really missing Thai / Malaysian food!!!!!!!)
PS I tried calling Dave's mobile but all I got was some Thai (?) pop music -- maybe that's the Thai version of voicemail???