We have been in the village for almost a week now and it is feeling more and more like home every day.  The "village life" is a slower pace from Bangkok but also allows us to go deep in relationships with the people.  The team all lives in a big house.  The girls sleep in two rooms while the boys share the Big Room (aka living room).  Our days begin about 6:00 am for wake up.  Some of us bucket bathe as others dodge the cold water coming from the trickling shower.  our toilet is a squatty potty where we throw a bucket of water down the hole to flush.  We eat breakfast anywhere from 6:30 to 7:00 which consists of coffee, tea and peanut butter toast and fruit.  From 7:00 to 8:00 we all spread out on the land for some sweet time with Jesus.  We meet back up at 8:00, Adam and Jamie head out to their school and the rest of us join the women at Center 4 for worship and prayer.  Then we all scurry off to our different schools for teaching.  Here is a FLEXIBLE schedule of our upcoming weeks.  I emphasis FLEXIBLE, because we are about His business and His timing.

 

9:00 am to 1:00 pm (we have the greatest delight to have lunches with our teaches in the different school.  We are enjoying genuine Thai food very much):

 

Nate and Sarah share their time at Boon Chuey (K-9) and Nah Muang (elementary)

 

Adam and Jamie are at Plabpachai Pittiyakam (secondary)

 

Eric and Courtney are at Sadao (K-9)

 

Hunter and Nikki will share their time at Sumrong (K-9) and Samet (K-9).  But this week they have been helping Nate and Sarah

 

Our afternoons will consist of VBS programs for the kids.  We eat dinner around 5:30 and 6:00, traditional Thai food and we begin our team meetings.  Some nights we have bible studies, other nights we have discipling groups where the girls and boys split up and on Friday night we have family night - "game night".

 

Adam and I wanted to paint you all a picture of what are days look like and what the team is up to.  We thank you for your continued prayers and support.  The team is sleeping much better at night. And we thank you for standing in the gap for us!