Saturday morning we had Nak Suu (the Rugby program). I helped with registration and taught English. English went well although we did run into a problem with the fact that some of the kids are Cambodian so they didn't know how to speak or write in English or Thai. registration on the other hand was a nightmare. Okay it really wasn't that bad but the girl who knew how to do everything left me with someone who had no clue what they were doing and another lady who knew the ropes but she speaks in a whisper and has a strong accent. Kind of hard to work with when music is blasting and you have a ton of kids that have strong accents when they tell you their name. Sorry, little vent time haha. I am just happy I didn't lose it. Five girls from our DTS will be competing on the girls rugby team for the BIT (Bangkok International Tournament)!
Saturday night we threw a surprise dance party for Shaneen. It was her 21st birthday and she loves dancing so we transformed the classroom into a dance floor. It turned out GREAT!!
Sunday I chose to have quiet time with God (a rare, hard-to-get time when you live in house with 11 girls that the downstairs also doubles as the Ark International office) instead of going to church. It was great not having to wake up before 7am and getting to spend 2 hours alone with my Daddy :)
My day began at 5:45 this morning for morning exercises. This morning was actually a lot of fun, we played ultimate Frisbee! For the rest of day I had morning chores, lecture, hospitality jobs, took a hour nap, and got to hang out and have dinner with Andi while everyone else went to dinner. Having a quiet house is such a blessing!
As for other happenings...
The beautiful 70s weather we had all last week is leaving us :( Its starting to feel like we are actually in Thailand haha.
Manuel, Miriam, Amiee, and Sarah all started throwing up and having stomach problems this weekend but thankfully they are all on the mend now. Please be praying that no one else gets sick!!!!!
Thailand happenings...
I just found out about this weekend.
In 2015, Southeast Asia will have open borders. It is called the ASEAN union (basically the same idea as the European union). There are pros and cons to this treaty. One thing that makes me so sad is that the people of Thailand (and surrounding countries) have no idea this is happening because the governments felt no need to tell their people. Oy, my Thai roommate, was telling me this. Other fact, I heard they will make English the national language. Countries apart of ASEAN are: Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Brunei. Please be in prayer for Southeast Asia.
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