In Thailand, BBQ means shish kabobs, not what the typical American would think of as “barbecue:” brisket, chicken, meat on the grill, cream corn, baked beans, etc. So when we do barbecue in Thailand, we have small wooden sticks and put layers of tomato, pineapple, meat, squid, pork, etc. Last night the campus group from Jackson hosted another barbecue – this time on our office roof. We had kareoke, bbq, games (Mafia), and dancing.
Trey & Ying manning the grill at campus bbq night on the roof
On the roof eating & talking w/ students
Andrew w/ some of the guys
Tim defending himself "Mai Chai Mafia kap"
We’ve also had another Intro to Christianity class on The Fall. One of the questions this week was, “How did the second person come about if Adam was created by God?” We sang “Shout to the Lord” in both Thai & English.
People listening intently as Hank talks about sin and the Fall.
And...the inevitable card-playing immediately before and after the teaching...
We’ve also had the opportunity to have time with Melanie, who is leaving the field after 2 yrs! She was with us her first year and is just now rounding up her 2nd yr. She will go back to the States tomorrow and seek approval as a long-term missionary w/ MTW. She’ll be back here once her support is raised.
Melanie and Mary, both 2 year people like we were...
We will miss her dearly! But Andrew and I are happy she’ll be in the States for awhile so we can see her again before she comes back. She lives in NC.
Here's the other side of the table - Rhianna Mills, Jan Veldhorst and me. Eating at Fuji, our favorite Japanese restaurant in Bangkok to say goodbye to Melanie.
