Typical Day In the Life of Me

So I figured I'd give you guys a clue of what a typical day in the life of me looks like here in Chiang Mai.
    
    Me working the night shift at Wongen Kafe
    
  • Wake up about 9:30
  • Team meeting/ Devotional 10am-11am
  • Lunch at a local Thai place at noon
  • Work in Wongen Kafe from 1-6
    • hanging out
    • delivering drinks and food
    • talking and making all the Thais laugh and feel comfortable
  • Eat dinner after I get off work probably at the same Thai place I ate at for lunch
  • Lead worship at 8:30
  • Leave for the bars at 9
    • Hang around the bars talking with girls
      • Build relationships with them
  • Leave the bars at 11:30
  • Arrive back at Wongen Kafe and debrief (for as long as needed)
  • Usually get to bed around midnight
     If you go out to the bars one night then the next night you work the 6pm-10:30pm shift in the cafe. During the day you go to the universtity next door or to the student center around the corner and help teach English for a couple of hours.
     It's really cool because Thai students who come to the cafe are starting to recognize us and they get so excited when they see us and want us to join them and sit and chat; which we LOVE! We've already been out to lunch with some and some immediately wanted to add us on facebook lol. It's so much fun to just hang out with Thai's and talk to them. I look forward to when the relationships are built up enough to be able to go deeper. But for now it's just a blessing to be a 20 year old girl who loves to hang out, laugh and have fun with them. We're all having a blast and are constantly reminded as to how blessed we are to be here and how much favor God is lavishing upon us.

Some of my favorite things about Chiang Mai:
  • Iced Thai Tea. You have to be sure and get real tea, not powder, or else it's gross. They love putting sweetened condensed milk in all their iced beverages and I love them for it...so gooooood.
  • Fried "MaMa" It's just instant noodles stir fried with chicken or pork and lots of veggies. The best part is that it's not too spicy and only 25 baht (less than a dollar)
  • The weather in Chiang Mai is beautiful. Like mid fall in Florida. Crisp clean air and beautiful blue skies.
  • FRUIT STANDS! You can get fresh fruit for about 25 cents, all cut up and ready to eat! Such a great snack.
  • Rotee Pancakes; banana chocolate please!
  • Walking Street Market. It has anything and everything for ridiculously cheap. Plus it's just a fun experience!
It's so hard to believe that we only have 3 and 1/2 weeks left of ministry!!!! Where did the time go? This reality has got us all kicked into gear. I think we all feel that if we were to leave Thailand now we would be leaving feeling unfulfilled and that's not acceptable. So we're praying bigger prayers and expecting God to do great things in these final weeks. Please pray that we'll have boldness to act upon all that we ask. Because I'm honestly not satisfied with a good outreach; I want an AMAZING outreach. We all do. So we just have to have the faith to obey and trust that God will do what He says He's going to do. It seems the ball's in our court now. Pray that we are good stewards of all that we've been given.

That's all for now. Thanks for the prayers!!!