Thailand!

Hello from Thailand!

We arrived safely with no problems and i still cant believe we're here.

The first night was hard; the heat was brutal and my body was exhausted but my mind was working overime trying desperately to proccess everything around me.

Sleeping conditions have been much better than i expected. I'm sharing a large room with 4 other girls, we each have a bed and a fan. Initially i felt a tad bit spoiled with my own fan, but the heat here is insane and the 100% humidity is harsh. One of the first things i noticed when i explored our room was that there is definately no sink in our bathroom...sketchy! Thank God for hand sanitizer and the shower! Oh yeah and the shower isnt sectioned off like it is at home, it's just a shower head on the wall in front of the toilet. So basically when you shower everything gets wet.

The driving here is insane! People drive on the opposite side of the road here...or at least they're supposed to. Everyone always seems to be in a hurry on the road so they drive wherever they need to in order to get where they're going. Our main form of transportation seems to be in the back of trucks, it's crazy how many people you can pack in there!

The food here is really good but it's pretty much all the same. I'm definately thankful I like rice since we have it usually twice a day! Theres alot of chicken and veggies as well. I've been eating pineapple for breakfast which i love! I never liked it at home but it's so fresh here it's completely different.

Yesterday we went to a bunch of buddhist temples. That was interesting.
They're incredibly beautiful but it's sad to watch people in them. I watched a little girl who couldnt have been older than 3, bowing and praying in front of a statue. It's heart breaking to watch. It's sad to think she doesnt even know what she's doing, it doesnt really mean anything to her but she'll grow up not knowing anything else. We went into one temple and a group of us started praying. The lady in the temple got pretty angry and kicked us out. There's defniately a spiritual battle here.

This morning we attended a local christian church. That was sweet. We knew the songs they were singing so we sang along. It was cool to hear the mixture of thai and english. It was a powerful thing to see the two diferent types of people all worshipping the same God, I enjoyed it. It realy expanded my view alot.

Already I know God is doing sweet things, and I'm loving it!