Mission to Thailand - Antioch Church of Christ

Heu-i (hey),
We've had another great day here in Thailand. We got up and ate breakfast before our favorite Thai man, Kittipong, came to get us once again for a long day of carpentry class at Frontierland. We stopped at a hardware store on the way for screws and finish nails. Unfortunatley there are no finish nails in the country of Thailand. So we had to settle for something else. The students were still very eager to learn more about carpentry and to continue work on the podium. We had a wonderful with these noodles which are made from rice. I ate with chopsticks to get the full experience, but Jon not being able to figur which end of the chopsticks to use, and being very hungry, decided to go with the old fashioned spoon. After lunch we made a tremendous stride to finish the podium, but came up just nit-noy (a little) short. We will definitely finish the top of the podium tomorrow before lunch, and hopefully begin work on a table. We are saddened that tomorrow will be the last day of the class with these men we have grown to love and care for, but we know that tomorrow will be an awesome day of work and fellowship. What many people may not realize is that Thai people are on average 5' 6" tall. At one point in the day, while trying to screw on the base of the podium, Peram had to climb on a table in order to reach. It was quite amusing. After the fun day of class, Jon and I went back to our hotel and after having our door lock fixed, were able to get in our room, clean, and then leave at 6:30 to have dinner at the Kalnin's house. They have a nice and the food was great. We were able to experience a new fruit called "mangosteen." It was very good and probably one of the best fruits we've ever had. The night was very enjoyable and it was fun to get to talk with Beverly and Daniel about FLC and about the work they are doing. We had a great day and are sure that tomorrow will be even better. Jeu gan-na.
- Jon & Michael

(Michael teaches morning bible study)