We found a place to live and are very excited about it! It is only a 5-minute walk to the office, or as Andrew likes to think, a 2-minute motorcycle ride. (I’m adamant about us NOT getting one, and he is very keen on the idea….)
The only issue with it is that there is no kitchen. Here in Thailand many people enclose their back patio and make it into a room – a utility/kitchen area. This is what we have decided to do as well, and the landlord was okay to split the price of building the enclosed room and electrical wiring with us. We will be responsible for furnishing the entire place and renovating the place with certain improvements…adding air conditioning units, plumbing, water pump, stove & gas, phone line installation, cabinets, storage, drawers, appliances and the like. Suddenly I feel like a homeowner…something I have never been before, especially not in a foreign culture where communication is limited and difficult with our broken Thai!
Right now outfitting this place seems overwhelming for us to tackle, but we are overall SO GRATEFUL for this place the Lord has provided. It is a huge answer to prayer and we feel very comfortable with this landlord. Here you must be very careful about landlords and their honesty and trustworthiness and our guy seems to be very invested in this place and honest with his dealings. Thank God for this as this is also a direct answer to our prayers for someone we could trust!
Please continue praying for us with this situation – we need patience as we look for appropriate furniture and cabinets and outfitting an entire room which must become a kitchen eventually. Pray for us to be good stewards of our finances with which we’ve been provided so that we can cover all the bases with making this house livable. And praise God for His provision, timing, and Thai staff that have helped us negotiate and acquire this townhome.
Jean Bronson said,
October 30, 2006 at 4:55 pm
Townhome sweet Townhome looks charming! I’m so excited that you’ll finally be able to settle down (although its almost impossible for me to imagine “no kitchen”). I can’t wait to see it. And the location seems great. But Becky hold your ground on the motorcycle issue. What’s 3 minutes?!?
Rebekah said,
November 13, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Yay! I am so glad you all have a place and it is kinda fun you get to settle it yourselves!! What an answer to prayer. And Bex, I support you fully on the motorcycle issue:)