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TEACHING ENGLISH: This week I taught English for the first time. I learned that the preparation needed to teach English is….knowing how to speak English. Since we are attending Thai classes which take up most of the day we are not expected to teach English during this time. But twenty minutes before the English class for the day pastor asked me to teach for him. The first class ranged from children 8-15 years old. Their English was surprisingly good and they were fairly well behaved. I had them draw pictures to describe the words they were learning and they seemed to enjoy that. The second class ranged ages 18 and up. Some can speak English almost fluently but others struggle very much. Teaching with this range of capabilities is difficult but they are so nice about everything it’s hard to know if you are doing a good job or not. They are so happy to be there and are so eager to learn.

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Children On Our Street

THE THAI PEOPLE: The Thai people are quite possibly the friendliest people on this Earth. They are so kind to you and absolutely love to hear you try to speak their language. I now understand why this is called the Land of Smiles.

BUDDHISM: Nearly 90% of Thailand is Buddhist. The monks walk the streets and even have a reserved seat on the BTS (Bangkok Transportation System). It is not uncommon to see a person stop what they are doing when they pass a Buddhist temple and bow. It is part of our mission to reach these people but it is a great challenge to get through.

7 ELEVEN: There is a 7 Eleven on nearly every single street corner. Literally. This doesn’t mean the food inside is American either. Some of the Lays chips flavors vary from Squid to Seaweed along with a complete aisle dedicated to Soy milk.

THE SANDWICH: Thailand didn’t get the memo about the sandwich. There is seriously no sandwich to be found for miles. Kelly introduced us to an American that runs a deli/coffee shop that makes amazing sandwiches but it is an hour or so travel from our home. I never thought the sandwich would be such a delicacy to me.

THE PINEAPPLE: When I thought of Thailand and their exotic fruits I never thought of the pineapple. They are amazingly sweet and juicy. But we are definitely looking forward to mango season which is right around the corner.

Home Sweet Home

INTERNET: We had internet installed in our church plant today. Hopefully this means I will be able to update the blog more often and communicate with everyone on a more regular basis.