Christmas in Thailand!

Despite the fact that Thai's don't officially celebrate Christmas, we were very busy this season! I got to participate in all the "normal" Christmas activities, it was just hotter and all in Thai haha!. We started with some very rigorous Christmas baking, which we used at all our events and to give as gifts to friends. 

We also did took part in a Evangelistic Christmas Festival that the churches of Phuket put together. It was very successful and many of our Thai friends came and heard a great message about Jesus! they all said they had a great time.

Then we participated some Christmas caroling in a hospital, villages, and church with Thai Christmas carols! Pretty fun. The hospital was especially amazing. We spoke with many people and prayed with them, shared the love of Jesus and hopefully brought a little joy into the place!

Caroling at the hospital

Christmas Party for the kids in the village

We also managed to have our own Christmas dinner together with our missionaries in the midst of all the events! we finished off with our Church's Christmas party in which there was games, prizes, and Christmas songs and sharing the Christmas message. Lots of people came which was great and we are getting to be quite well known in our community!

We now have a little holiday to recuperate, but next month we will be starting again in January at full force! Please pray for our continuing ministries: English class, youth, sports in the park, music class, and also for our language teachers. These are people in our neighborhood who we get to spend consistent time with and have become our friends. We have a great opportunity to witness to them and to build relationships with them. My language teacher's name is Dtuk. She has a husband and two children and lives next door in her restaurant. She is very fun and Has been getting more involved in our church. I pray that God does a work in her and her family's life.

God bless you all!