from left, Jim, Dave (MTW Thailand director, Goh (Thai staff) and Andrew. In front of the main campus building on Ram 2's campus.
Andrew inside a Ramkhamhaeng 2 University open-air classroom. They're huge!
This outdoor ad says, "We love the King" This yellow logo is the most common trend in Thailand. Thais LOVE, deeply revere, and honor their King.
Last week we hosted Jim pictured above, to see alot of our ministry activites before he moved on to a neighboring country and then Chiang Mai to visit Boonchu, a Karen pastor in Northern Thailand. We took him to see the Ram 2 University Campus, where our team has recently started a university ministry called UCF. Last weekend we went on the campus retreat to a beach just south of Bkk near Cha Am. It was so encouraging to see Go and Pat and other Thai staff lead the retreat almost completely and hear Pat present the Gospel. It was a weekend of crazy bus rides, silly games and competitions, and lots of getting to know people.
At campus retreat on the beach - Thais are hiding in the shade because they hate to get dark from sunlight
Goh (awesome leader & Thai staff) on the beach
We broke into group workshops. Choices were: drawing, dancing, photography, and English. The second day we added a Christianity workshop to answer big life questions...
Pat (Thai staff and great future pastor) leading one of the many silly games played at the camp
We are praying for many of these relationships started at the camp last weekend and through the university ministry. Pray that Thai staff would be able to follow up with many of these friends since after the summer intern college group from Mississippi leaves, we will have almost no foreigners doing campus ministry.
In other news, we got to spend time with our friend Chris & Taeng yesterday, visiting from Connecticut. Taengs family still lives here so they come at least once a year to visit. We’re so excited we crossed paths again in Bangkok.
Taeng and I at Jim Thompson Cafe, one of our favorites!
One of the unbelievable storms that descend upon Bangkok every day. Rainy season goes from May to November, so we are right in the thick of it.
Chris & Andrew on C & T's balcony after the big rain for the day
With Chris & Taeng at their hotel.
This is the Thai alphabet (consonants only, vowels are not a part of the alphabet). This was painted on C & T's hotel room wall - it's decorated very modern-ish, very chic & cool. There are 44 consonants and 26 vowels, I think? Alot!
