Bangkok Day 5

Today was our busiest day so far for our team.  We started with a team meeting at 6:45 and then headed off by mopeds to one of the local schools to run their English Camp.  It was a great day, but extremely tiring.  The thing that constantly amazes me is the appreciation the local teachers have for our efforts.  They even had a special presentation at the end of the day where they gave us some very cool gifts and photos from the day.  English learning is a very important part of Thai life and we were reminded by one of the teachers that this was a way for the locals to get better opportunities in life  

From the school we headed back to our accommodation for a 15 minute freshen up before heading to a couple of the Church member's homes in the community.  It was incredible seeing the way in which they live and we were all very humbled.  2 of the ladies live right next to a muslim graveyard and mosque in the middle of an islamic community.  Seeing the way they lived their lives there gave me a fresh appreciation for the difficulties they face not just in living, but in practicing as believers.  

Finally we headed back to the Church building for the continuation of our teaching program.  We didn't have quite as many turn up tonight but there was still a great crowd - far more than last year, and the night ran really well.  A great debriefing session in Amy and Kel's room topped off the day and we finished up at around 10.  I'm really loving our team meetings - the connections in the group is brilliant and there is a great range of personalities and backgrounds that through God's work is gelling fantastically into not only a harmonious but also a very effective team.  

Thanks again for all of your prayers - Steve.

Amy, Annabel and Eden posing for a shot with some of the students at the school.

Chatchai with some of the children from the local church community.  It's great to see the connection he has, even though these people aren't church goers.

The girls having a time of praise in Hope's house.

The view into the Muslim Mosque and graveyard from Hope's veranda.