Hey, everyone
Since arriving in Thailand, we have prayed over the Temples in Bangkok then traveled in a bus to Maesai Thailand. The Bus was 12 hrs long and the nicest I have ever seen or ridden in, with massage chairs that recline all the way with a foot rest and personnel entertainment center as well as snacks. In Maesai, Thailand we stay in a YWAM house to ourselves and Nirute (our guide/translator/friend/brother). In Maesai we have helped at the drop-in, a place for kids to go during the day. The staff there educate them and teach them about Jesus. So we got to pour into their lives by telling testimonies, bible stories, doing drama's, getting to know each one and playing games.
A few nights this week we got to go to the sports center a few miles down. Things like Basketball, soccer, and a different type of volleyball (play with feet) as well as Zumba. Funny thing is walking into a gym with a bunch of pro Thai people doing Zumba and then a bunch of YWAMers in the back trying to do it. It was fun to do but it was a lot more fun to look like a dork doing it.
Later in the week we got the opportunity to teach English at a christian school Maesai Grace Church. Andi, Gracie and I taught shapes to them, using tools such as games for them to see it, hear it and say it. Following we played games with them and got to know each one. The kids here are so fun, and look up to us like we are the best people in the world. I love them and they so love me, always hugging me and clinging to me. During games a few just decided to pull a chair up and sit by me and decided not to move even though we were playing a game.lol This always makes my day.
Later we got to perform skits and play games at an orphanage here.
We ended the week performing the drama "Forgiveness" (I'm the intercessor of Hope) following Zack telling his testimony to the church service at Maesai Grace church.
Due to not being able to understand Thai, apparently we all have October birthday's thinking he said "YWAM stand up!"he really asked for "October Birthdays stand up!". Oh dear!
This week we started off with two days at a school here in Maesai teaching English to six classes in two days. Logan and I were a team and we taught actions like jump, run, walk, skip and many more basic ones. The English level was lower than at the Christian school so it was a bit more of a challenge. Logan and I did a great job together and we all had fun.
Tomorrow we have a day off to go ride elephants and do some souvenir shopping hopefully!:)
Wildatheart
Katie Jones
