I want to tell you all a little bit about one of the readers at RCC named Jeab. She is a young woman studying at Ram university here in Bangkok. She has been part of RCC for some time, and is close to becoming a Chrstian, but has not yet made that commitment. She is, however, one of the most evangelistic non-Christians I have ever known. Back when Yut was still thinking about being baptized, he said at one point that he thought he would wait until after the new year to be baptized; Jeab told him that if he believed he should not wait because he did not know what would happen to him tomorrow (it is not yet the new year and Yut has been baptized).
And yesterday Jeab invited another one of the RCC readers, Oaf (who has just begun to think about Christianity) to come to church on Sunday, and he agreed.
Please pray for Jeab, that God will remove whatever obsticles remain in the way of her dedicating herself to Him.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Some Culture
The following are all things that during my first few weeks here have struck me as different:
In Thailand . . .
You may look out the front window and see a man riding an elephant down the road.
You may have to stop your vehicle in the middle of the road because monkeys are blocking the way.
You can see people wearing sweaters when it's 88F outside.
You can eat out at a sit down place for under $1, but pay $50 for a bottle of vitamin C.
Driving 40mph over the speed limit is usual, acceptable, and sometimes necessary.
Taxi cars are distinguished by being a bright color such as neon orange, hot pink, bright blue, or grasshopper green.
Stray dogs are EVERYWHERE. They are allowed to run all over the place because they don't bother anyone and they eat the rats and snakes.
Mondays are national wear yellow days, and people seriously participate. I'd say about 1/2 of Bangkok wears yellow on Mondays. Yellow is the king's color and is worn in his support (does this king know how to be king or what).
The meaning of the words efficiency, hurry, and organization are unknown. One always feels like they are flying by the seat of their pants in this country, and schedules are all but tossed out the window. This all stems from a cultural beliefe that spending time with people is very much more important than getting anything done.
Fish say "w, w, w."
In Thailand . . .
You may look out the front window and see a man riding an elephant down the road.
You may have to stop your vehicle in the middle of the road because monkeys are blocking the way.
You can see people wearing sweaters when it's 88F outside.
You can eat out at a sit down place for under $1, but pay $50 for a bottle of vitamin C.
Driving 40mph over the speed limit is usual, acceptable, and sometimes necessary.
Taxi cars are distinguished by being a bright color such as neon orange, hot pink, bright blue, or grasshopper green.
Stray dogs are EVERYWHERE. They are allowed to run all over the place because they don't bother anyone and they eat the rats and snakes.
Mondays are national wear yellow days, and people seriously participate. I'd say about 1/2 of Bangkok wears yellow on Mondays. Yellow is the king's color and is worn in his support (does this king know how to be king or what).
The meaning of the words efficiency, hurry, and organization are unknown. One always feels like they are flying by the seat of their pants in this country, and schedules are all but tossed out the window. This all stems from a cultural beliefe that spending time with people is very much more important than getting anything done.
Fish say "w, w, w."
Monday, December 10, 2007
Address
Here at long last is my address:
Lydia Robison
Ramkhamhaeng Christian Center
23/6 Ramkhamheang 12
Huamark Bangkapi BKK
Thailand 10240
A phone number is yet to come.
Lydia Robison
Ramkhamhaeng Christian Center
23/6 Ramkhamheang 12
Huamark Bangkapi BKK
Thailand 10240
A phone number is yet to come.
Prayer Requests
-- For a distressing situation our ministry is in the midst of. Satan is attacking and everyone on the team is feeling it. Pray that God will grant us the wisdom, love, strength, and peace to work through it.
-- For my readers Boy, Ake, Tip, and Ja. That God will turn their hearts towards Him. That He will open their hearts and minds to His Word, and that He will guide my thoughts and words as I read and talk with them.
-- For Yut (Kat's readers who has recently become a Christian). Praise God for His work in his life. His faith and zeal to grow in God are such an encouragement to all our team. We are all certain that God has great things in store for him. Pray that God will strengthen him everyday and keep him from the Evil One.
-- For Heusamer. He is Aaron's reader and is showing great interest in learning more about God. He is dear to all our team and we all long to see him turn his life to God.
-- For Nut, Son, Kwan, Jon, Ning, Thoe, and Hong, Christian brothers and sisters whom I've gotten to know and love over the passed few weeks. Thank God that they are part of my Christian family and pray that He will grow and strengthen them in Him more and more every day.
-- For my readers Boy, Ake, Tip, and Ja. That God will turn their hearts towards Him. That He will open their hearts and minds to His Word, and that He will guide my thoughts and words as I read and talk with them.
-- For Yut (Kat's readers who has recently become a Christian). Praise God for His work in his life. His faith and zeal to grow in God are such an encouragement to all our team. We are all certain that God has great things in store for him. Pray that God will strengthen him everyday and keep him from the Evil One.
-- For Heusamer. He is Aaron's reader and is showing great interest in learning more about God. He is dear to all our team and we all long to see him turn his life to God.
-- For Nut, Son, Kwan, Jon, Ning, Thoe, and Hong, Christian brothers and sisters whom I've gotten to know and love over the passed few weeks. Thank God that they are part of my Christian family and pray that He will grow and strengthen them in Him more and more every day.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Father's Day
Yesterday was Father's Day in Thailand, and everyone got off work and out of school (that's how much they respect older people and parents in this country). We all gathered at the church building and had a day of games and sports (cards, volleyball, basketball, relay races, soccer, etc). It was a great time of fun and fellowship. After dinner we had our regular Wednesday evening worship. As part of it we had a foot washing for the leaders in the church, which, as foot washings are want to be, was very cool. It started with the leaders' children washing their feet (since it was father's day) and then anyone else that wished to show them their love and appreciation in this way was welcome to wash their feet also.
There was also a part of the evening where we lit candles and sang a song for Rama IX, the present king of Thailand, who is very much respected by the Thai people.
There was also a part of the evening where we lit candles and sang a song for Rama IX, the present king of Thailand, who is very much respected by the Thai people.
Monday, December 3, 2007
A regular day
I want to write about what a regular day is like. There really isn't much of a regular day or schedule on the mission field, but here's the general schedule that about half my days follow:
8:00am - Go to RCC. Partly by song tau and partly walking and sometimes stopping for breakfast along the way.
9:00am - Staff devo with Kat, Andy, Aaron, PiTuli, PiYai, and PiNong.
10:00am - Little bit of free time for staff to e-mail, blog, and prepare for classes.
12:00pm - Lunch. Usually at some restaurant in the area (eating out is very cheap here).
1:00pm - Thai class. Thai is comming along for me. The tones are difficult, but once I conquer them I will be well on my way with the language.
2:00pm-5:00pm - either having a reading session or hanging out with the students.
5:00pm-7:00pm - English class and Thai devo with all the students as a group.
7:00pm - Wrap things up at RCC. Go eat and then home. I'll usually get home between 9:00 and 10:00 and hang out with my room mates, unwind, and journal.
8:00am - Go to RCC. Partly by song tau and partly walking and sometimes stopping for breakfast along the way.
9:00am - Staff devo with Kat, Andy, Aaron, PiTuli, PiYai, and PiNong.
10:00am - Little bit of free time for staff to e-mail, blog, and prepare for classes.
12:00pm - Lunch. Usually at some restaurant in the area (eating out is very cheap here).
1:00pm - Thai class. Thai is comming along for me. The tones are difficult, but once I conquer them I will be well on my way with the language.
2:00pm-5:00pm - either having a reading session or hanging out with the students.
5:00pm-7:00pm - English class and Thai devo with all the students as a group.
7:00pm - Wrap things up at RCC. Go eat and then home. I'll usually get home between 9:00 and 10:00 and hang out with my room mates, unwind, and journal.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Yesterday began to feel like the Christmas season, though I am in Thailand, and the weather is what most would call summerish.
Yesterday was monday, the missionaries' day off, and I met up with the Millers, Aaron, Yut and Huesamer in the morning. We first went and bought Yut a Bible of his own. It was cool to see someone get their first Bible. When he first got it, Yut was flipping through it and asked me what he should read first, so I got to explain to him how the Bible is divided up and what each part talks about. Then we all prepared for a xmas party the Millers were going to have at their house that evening. A lot of the RCC people came over and we had pot luck and played games and decorated the Millers' xmas tree and sang carols; it was very fun.
Yesterday was monday, the missionaries' day off, and I met up with the Millers, Aaron, Yut and Huesamer in the morning. We first went and bought Yut a Bible of his own. It was cool to see someone get their first Bible. When he first got it, Yut was flipping through it and asked me what he should read first, so I got to explain to him how the Bible is divided up and what each part talks about. Then we all prepared for a xmas party the Millers were going to have at their house that evening. A lot of the RCC people came over and we had pot luck and played games and decorated the Millers' xmas tree and sang carols; it was very fun.
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