Oh man last week was so crazy!!!
It started with Monday night at the President of Branch 2's house -prataan brichaa- 2 of our investigators camem, it was an awesome night, snacking on bugs before the meal, the kind you have to pull the wings off before you eat them. That night it took me a long time to get to sleep, just hoping that i wouldnt have to leave these people. they are amazing.
tuesday at the time when the call was supposed to come saying if we were moving or not, the elders called and said that moves was postponed until friday so we wouldnt find out until wednesday. we taught a ton of lessons, racing from place to place, and then english on tuesday night: 1/2 of it in the dark and way way hot because the power was randomly out so no lights or air (happens every once in awhile.) of course it was the day that we had about 70 people show for class, more than i have ever seen at english class before.
Wednesday the call finally came in the afternoon and told me that i was moving! right after studies we went to grab something to eat and then the elders called again while we were eating and told us that the meeting was moved again, that we would be leaving that night at 3 in the morning! we raced home, grabbed the d&cs and christ pictures that i had bought to give a few people and then went all over town delivering them and saying goodbye. so hard. we got home at 9 and then the packing began. its not easy packing up everything you own into a few small suitcases! sister niw (one of my favorite members ever. i love her.) and her husband came to pick us up in their truck at 2:30 in the morning, it was POURING rain. when we got to the bus station one of my investigators who is getting baptized in august and her new boyfriend King (a member who met her through us!) were at the bus station to say goodbye! so sweet. we piled on a bus and headed for bangkok, stopping all the way there picking up other missionaries. i got about and hour or 2 of sleep that night.
so now i am in chaing mai!!!!!!! ive had the best areas ever. i got the best area in bangkok, got to head way out to the essan (the east) and now i am in the only companionship of sisters in the northwest. ive gotten everywhere! i couldnt believe it! it is beautiful here (sorry the only pic ive taken so far is this morning with my comp) the bus ride up was crazy. we went on a public bus (after speeding there in the APs van- and i thought the taxi drivers were crazy- we were way late. i thought i was going to die!) we headed out at 10 pm, i finally got to sleep and then at 2 am they turned on the lights, blasted music, and made everyone get off and eat a meal while they filled up gas. im sorry but any food, especially thai food, does not taste very good at 2 in the morning. we got back on and then watched the beautiful sunrise and scenery of the north, driving through the hills. chaing mai has mountians!(well more of hills) i have missed mts.
im back to the start here. there is nothing! it is just a TON of inviting. we have found and taught a few people so far, 2 families who are from some hill tribes, the parents dont speak thai, they speak one of the hill tribe languages, so the kids have to translate. every once i a while i see a tribe family down in the city for some reason, all wearing their brightly colored beautiful clothing. crazy! i asked one of them how much it would be to buy an outfit, she said it would take two years to make first because they are all handstitched with tiny brightly colored stitches.
Yesterday we went to a funeral of a member whos family is protestant. oh man that was interesting. a thai-protestant funeral out in the boonies surrounded by bamboo, huge crosses on every grave (only about 30 of them). and old rickety truck pulled up with four thai men in the back holding the casket. the preacher doing crazy things with guitars and singing in the background. the other graves had food, water and alcohol on them, they are still a little mixed up with the buddhist way of offerings for the ancestors to eat. oh thailand.
this next week is going to be suuuuuper long, im not too excited for inviting all day long in the heat, but hopefully soon we can get this area going with the Lord's help!
i love you so much! i miss you!
love, t
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