Andrew is typing this in the Java coffee shop – his second visit today! We visited the village, a slum area built on stilts above the city rubbish and sewerage dump. We met a number of the people that the church has been working with, including Kang Plean's mum (see picture). She is 81 and nearly deaf. We were invited into her home, a one room wooden shack and enjoyed a time of worship with her. This caused much interest amongst her many grandchildren and other various friends. We were also able to pray for her for some time. We spent a great deal of time visiting a mother who did not have a home so she invited us to sit in the open shelter where she and her husband and children sleep. She has not been well so we spent some time praying with her for her health. Becci and Rochelle made friends with her two year old niece who was lively and happy and living in the relative comfort of a shack.
Later in the morning Becci, Emma and Rochelle held an English lesson with four university students and Laay, our tuk-tuk driver. Andrew and Simon were later taken off to the family home of another local guy to meet with a couple of guys with a very good grasp of English for a bible study. They are guys who Steve would expect to raise up into leadership at some point in the future. Our aim in these sessions is to work through a letter (Ephesians probably) and teach them, not so much what it means, as how to read the Bible and apply it to their own lives.
After a late afternoon team meeting, with the leadership team of the church we have enjoyed a fun meal with Steve and Midge and are now back in the coffee shop. (Did I mention that already?)
More tomorrow ....
2 comments:
nice to hear there's a good coffee shop! always a good incentive to visit!
Rochelle glad to see you are not letting your bartering standards slip!
Looking forward to the runny noses at the weekend.
Take Care and enjoy your time .
Love Anthea.xx
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