Phuket City

Phuket City
Here I am at a park in Phuket with a great view

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Month 1 Completed!



Well, Month 1 has been very busy and full of surprises. After completing our orientation with the Oullettes in the first week, we spent time preparing for the ministries we would be involved in, and working with a DMI (Discipleship Making International) team from BC, Canada who came to do some evangelism with us. We spent a couple afternoons in the two major universities in Phuket hanging out with the students and sharing our testimonies. Although this may sound a bit bold for us Canadians, I have learned that Thai people are very open to talk about spirituality because with 95% of the population being Buddhist, they are a very spiritual and religious people. What is more difficult, is explaining to them the concept of Christianity and how it applies to them. This religion is very foreign to them and takes some careful explaining. During those two days, we were able to have some good conversations about Christianity with them, and start some relationships that can hopefully be continued during our stay in Thailand














The next week we traveled to Chonburi, Thailand, to visit Karen and Ricky Sanchez (part of Team 2000), to do some orientation with them about missionaries in Thailand, and help them with whatever needed. This trip was especially great for me because I finally got to see the founding MB church in Thailand, and meet some of the people that I have been hearing about from my church's missionaries Dave and Louise Sinclair-Peters. We also ran an after school kids program for the neighborhood kids in the community of Angsila where we were staying. It was a very fun week and it was neat to see another part of Thailand. We also managed to squeeze in a visit to the Tiger Zoo, and a day in Bangkok!

Since we have been back, we have been enjoying a more regular schedule and preparing for the ministries we will be involved in the rest of our stay. These will include:
Mondays - Teaching English to a childrens class in a Thai school, and sports in the park with the locals (our team really enjoys this night just to have fun and make friendships)
Tuesdays -One-on-one Thai  language learning with Thai neighbor, and sports in the park with kids from the neighboring slum followed by bible story
Wednesdays - English class in Thai school, and English class for Adults at our center in the evening (We have made some great relationships here and many have been drawn to our church because of this class!)
Thursdays - One-on-one Thai  language learning, Bible/English lesson for kids in a village nearby, and guitar lessons for Highschool/University age
Fridays - One-on-one Thai  language learning, Youth group for missionary kids of Phuket every other week, and possible University student drop in.
Saturdays - Church in the evening!

Its a full week and there are lots of opportunity to make some meaningful relationships and connect with the people around us. More updates to come, and feel free to check out my pictures!

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