We've Arrived!

Here we are looking all fresh and rested a week before the trip.

And here we are looking a bit less fresh in the Beijing airport.

We were met at the Chiang Mai airport by Wat, Jimmie, and Kim, who helps pastor Blessings Church. Kim was a student last year.


Two suitcases, one containing some of our teaching materials, didn't make it to Chiang Mai with us. There's another flight from Beijing tomorrow so maybe they'll be tired of wandering by then and will come and join us.

This morning we joined Wat at Blessings Church. We really enjoyed the enthusiastic worship, the sermon, translated for us, and especially the times of sharing and prayer.

The Bethany Sunday School made a special collection to bless the children and Blessings Church, and I presented the gift to them during the service.

The children then went outside for their service.

After the service everyone enjoyed a nice lunch. The green papaya salad was wonderful and Jimmie made mango and sticky purple rice as a special treat.

Tomorrow we start teaching - 22 students divided into 3 classes.

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