I am so turned upside down when it comes to dates and times, so though I would like to give you an accurate description of the itinerary since we got here, all I can really say is that we arrived after 32 hours of travelling in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday night (I think...) To be honest, I just had to look at my computer clock to realize that it was Monday. Jetlag is a beautiful thing.
Anyways. Thailand.
Upon arrival in Bangkok, we all went to bed. Travelling is exhausting, even though all you do is sit. The next day we set out to explore and have our Thailand orientation. During this training I learned how to properly use a squatty-potty (it's exactly what it sounds like for those who don't know...I used one for the first time today in case you wondered. it was a success) and other fun facts about Thai culture. For example!
a. feet are the most offensive part of the body. if I were to flash the bottom of my foot to a Thai person it would be considered extremely rude
b. the head is the most important part of the body. if I were to touch a Thai person's head, also rude.
After a fun filled day of shopping and exploring, our next day involved tours of the Buddhist temples. They had massive Buddah statues and the walls, floors, and ceilings were all designed in such ornate ways. It was beautiful, but I also felt a lingering feeling of sadness as we observed this way of life and continued to pray in our heads for these people.
As we were walking from one temple to the next my flip-flop decided that it would be a good idea to break, and so I had to walk around Bangkok sans shoes for awhile. This was disconcerting to me, as stray dogs seem to run the show around here and I was deeply afraid that I was going to step in a pile of who knows what. Luckily, we walked through a market and solved my shoe problem.
The food here is delicious, in case you were wondering. I have been eating gratuitous amounts of rice, chicken, and smoothies in all sorts of different forms.
After a 15 hour ride on a night bus with a shrieking baby and all sorts of lovely Thai music and minimal sleep, we arrived in Chang Mai at approximately 6am. Our lodging here, may I just add... is sooo wonderful! I am incredibly blessed here with delicious food, a great place to rest my head, and FABULOUS people everywhere.
I am so excited to see what God has planned for me and my team while we are here. After all the travelling and chaos it was easy to forget why we were here and feel a little discouraged and out of sorts.
Tonight however we had a worship/prayer time as a team and I feel so refreshed. God has brought each one of us here for a reason and I am so excited to watch his plans unravel before me.
Feel free to email me or contact me while I am here, as I have access to the internet. I will do my very best to reply, but honestly I just love hearing from you all. It's incredibly encouraging to me to know that people are reading what I'm writing and interested to know about what God is doing in, around, and through me.
I will continue to do my best to keep you all up to date on the goings on of my trip.
All my love!
xox
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