kate and me dueling hahaha
kate and chris.... killing time on the beach before the sirens went off.
num and gap, two of our translators
thomas totally getting rejected by a baby
since i posted pictures of translators and coaches, let me take a moment to sing their praises.
the translators have been so so patient, and so helpful the whole time. they are here every day we need them, sometimes arriving at 5am. num and gap and one other all play guitar in local bars as a second job (they also translate and act as tour guides, but since this is low season for tourism, they have to have other sources of income) and so sometimes they will stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning and then have to come here early and help us. they're all really smiley and nice, especially num, although he gave me an earful about each country represented by tourists who visit here and the US didn't get a very good review. he said germans are shy, americans are loud, and koreans are rude. hm.
the coaches have been phenomenal. i feel like i've grown so much from getting input from pat, chris, thomas, dea, pailin, and mike. they are all really talented and gifted in their various fields and working with and under them has been very stretching. in a good way. i'm actually split between chris and pat, so i get two opinions, which i'm thankful for, although sometimes they contradict each other in which case i feel like i get more power. ha.
maybe.
we've spent two sundays here so far and they've been (to my delight and amazement) so relaxing. i didn't think this trip would ever be relaxing, but a few of us have been having church on the rocks during sunset which is hugely refreshing. then we swim!
i expected to leave thailand totally spent and needing refreshment in seattle (where i'm going directly after this trip for a week) with abby and jessa. however, the time i've spent here has been some of the greatest days i've had in a long time. i'll be sad to go.
4 comments:
Abby, God is connecting the dots in your life and putting together His tapestry of what He is doing through and in you. When you finally get back to reality and come down off the mountain you will need to put into practice in the valley what you learned and experienced up there. Love reading your blog. You are so creative in expressing your thoughts. Grandma
Hi. Thanks for creating this blogspot. So neat to keep up with what's going on with you. Bless you and pray God's protection and creativity over you. Love you and can't wait to see you soon.
church on the rocks?!!! ahhhhhh so divine!!!!
abby, i concur with all those comments people have posted...God is doing huge things in your life. and remember how stressed you were about the summer back in february when things weren't known yet? ahhh i can't wait to see you and your pictures in person! :) You're beautiful!!!!!!!!
Hi Abby!
This is so interesting. I can't wait to find out what your story is!
You paint such a beautiful picture of a country I have never thought about going to- and you made me wish I was there. That's good writing.
Brian
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