8 July 2008
Sawasdee from Khlong Toei
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Hi Everyone,
We finally were able to find seats at an internet cafe not swarming with boys playing violent computer games. In addition, this is a nice hideout from the daily afternoon monsoon outside. We are enjoying our time with the Bangkok Vineyard. The church has a building that they recently finished renovating behind the Khlong Toei slum, which is the largest slum in central Bangkok. Much thought and prayer has gone into this facility. There is an open area and a kitchen on the flirst floor which enables large amounts of food to be served and people to come and hang out. The second floor has a studyroom, a classroom, and a reading room. The third, fourth, and fifth floors serves as housing for families, women, and men. On the roof are views of the neighborhood and will hopefully serve as a small area to play soccer and other games. We have spent the majority of our time here building friendships with the church members and residents of the neighborhood. We have also put on a few programs for the youth, and cooked and served meals for the church and people in the area. Yesterday a few of us accompanied one of the cooks in the early morning to buy food at the largest wet market in Bangkok, some of us spent time cleaning and doing maintainence in the building, and Advait went to a birthday party and led the birthday girl to Christ. Tonight the other part of our team will meet us and we will finish the last few days of our trip together. In the next few days we will debrief our experience and hope to spend more time prayerwalking and visiting the homes of people living in the slums along with members of the church. Please continue to keep us in your prayers for the last few days of the trip. Please especially pray for Eric. He reinjured his back, is in much pain, and is unable to do much other than rest.
