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    • Thailand (Chiang Mai)
      Gün 12

      Culture cancelled

      15 Nisan, Tayland ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C

      A full blown thunderstorm this afternoon put paid to our plans to visit the Karen Long Neck cultural village to deliver the newly made tables and seats and to conduct Sunday School. Apart from the fact that the timber (and us) would have gotten soaked, the village would have been a slippery quagmire with torrents of water running through the Main Street.
      We’ll need to find another time to make the delivery.
      The morning was typically busy and hot. Loss and I were not required around lunchtime today so we slipped away for a delightful lunch a few minutes up the road at Fleur. The location was incredibly unlikely but the food, coffee and ambience of the place were excellent.
      The afternoon rainstorm also cancelled the heat.
      For the first time since we arrived it was pleasant enough during daylight hours to feel inclined to get some real exercise. I donned the joggers and went for a brisk walk but after a short while I was forced to retreat to avoid the crowds still celebrating Songkran by drenching passers-by with water. There is only so many times you can smile while being made soggy yet again.
      Some board and card games were also enjoyed. As you can imagine, the Farang participants were highly animated, loud and competitive.
      Pre dinner Bible reading was presented then the boys all left for our night off. Into the crowded Chiang Mai city with festivities still in full swing, we enjoyed a 1.5 hour massage followed by dinner at an upmarket(ish) burger joint called Rockme burgers.
      With strategic footwork we managed to navigate the streets back to the van with only Sam becoming a water victim. We dropped Sam off at a motel that he and Abi were staying at for the night (as tomorrow is their day off) and the remaining 3 of us motored back to the TLC at 11pm.      Okumaya devam et

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    • Thailand (Chiang Mai)
      Gün 14

      This is what it’s all about

      17 Nisan, Tayland ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C

      Today was a particularly exciting and satisfying day. When Sam told me the news at morning tea I felt a shiver run up my spine.

      We have been steadily working here with the students on all aspects of the learning program and of course focussing on Bible studies. One of our longer term students today confessed his need and desire for baptism and this will happen, God willing, on April 29 or 30.

      Somchai is a lovely young man and has been steadily growing in his faith and understanding. Many others before me have spent time with Somchai and I have had a couple of sessions with him (including our 4 hour marathon a few afternoons ago). Sam had a one on one session again with Somchai this morning.

      You might remember from my previous post that although I felt Somchai was ready for baptism, he wasn’t quite sure himself. Today Sam (among other things) went through the Ethiopian Eunuch story with him and Somchai confessed his belief and quoted Acts 8: 37 - ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God’ (see the screenshot of Sam’s WhatsApp post to us all here this morning).
      Although Loss and I will have returned home before Somchai’s baptism, we hope to join in via Zoom - as I’m sure will others who have been here before us.

      Well nothing was really going to top that for news today but there are a few other things to report.

      Sessions went well this morning and after back to back solo teaching sessions Loss and I were ready for a brief respite.
      We jumped on the scooter and headed off 5 minutes up the road to another local cafe - DB Slot - for an excellent pre-lunch iced coffee in air conditioned comfort. It was very tempting to sit there and keep working through emails and other stuff in the comfort - in fact I deliberately delayed our departure by ordering a second coffee - but we had to be back by lunchtime as I was scheduled to do a test Zoom call with Ric Steel and the I.T. team at Rathmines in preparation for our linkup during tonight’s preaching night at Bible School.
      This all worked perfectly well. The internet and Wifi is surprisingly quick and robust here; probably better than we enjoy at home.

      After lunch Loss and Sam were doing ‘computers’ with the students. As I headed up to take a photo, I noted they were learning about ‘What is a USB drive?’ and learning to type in English on a QWERTY keyboard. All very basic stuff for us, but for most of the students the laptops they are using is the very first time they have laid their hands on a computer. Having said that, they are not without some knowledge of technology as smart phones are ubiquitous.

      This afternoon I spent a little time booking a couple of activities for tomorrow, as it is our scheduled day off. It will be our last opportunity to have a bit of an explore around this part of Thailand as Friday morning they are working us hard here at the TLC before we leave for home just after lunch.

      The live Zoom cross to Bible School just before dinner seemed to work really well. I must confess to being a little nervous as we were waiting for the connection as there are so many aspects of it that are outside your control. A little bit of ‘lag’ made it a bit challenging when responding to questions and we accidentally found ourselves talking over the top of Ric at the other end.
      Hopefully it might spark a little interest in the continuing work here.

      Tonight was a ‘Bible Art’ session with Abi upstairs. While all the other students seemed to be engaging with this it was also so encouraging to see Somchai (who had finished this project a while ago) using this time to pore over his baptism notes and lessons with Ebenezer :)      Okumaya devam et

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    • GezginThailand
      Gün 14

      ELEFANTEN!!!

      21 Kasım 2023, Tayland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Heute hatten wir einen aufregenden Tag. Wir hatten uns eine Tour zu einem Elephant Sanctuary gemacht.
      Wir haben viel Zeit damit verbracht zu recherchieren welche Parks ethisch sind, Thailand hat eine lange Historie mit Elefantenreiten und Elefanten-Arbeit. Wir haben uns dann für einen ziemlich berühmten Park von einer sehr bekannten thailändischen Tierschützerin entschieden - dem Elephant Nature Park.
      Wir haben direkt einen Trip für einen gesamten Tag gebucht, damit es sich lohnt. Morgens wurden wir abgeholt und direkt zum Park gebracht.
      Angekommen hat unser Guide erstmal die Regeln erklärt: Elefanten dürfen nicht angefasst werden, selbst wenn sie auf dich zukommen. Überall im Park laufen Hunde frei herum, die gerettet wurden und teilweise dem Staff gehören - die Hunde mit den roten Halsbändern dürfen nicht angefasst werden, weil es Hunde sind die Probleme mit fremden Menschen haben.
      Der Park rettet Elefanten, Buffalos, Hunde, Katzen und Kleintiere wie zum Beispiel Enten oder Kaninchen.
      Die Tour war wirklich spannend. Wir haben die vielen traurigen Geschichten der Elefanten gehört. Viele kommen aus der Reitindustrie oder mussten Baumstämme schleppen bevor sie dorthin kamen. Auf dem Areal des Parks haben sie den ganzen tag zur Verfügung und machen das worauf sie lust haben. Es gab ein paar Dinge, die uns auch in diesem ethischen Park aufgefallen sind die nicht so sind wie man sich das wünschen würde. Zum Beispiel wird der Fokus nicht darauf gelegt die Elefanten wieder auszuwildern, auch wenn Babyelefanten in den Park kommen...
      Alles in allem waren wir trotzdem überzeugt, dass Ley und ihr Team dort gute Arbeit leisten und es den Tieren dort deutlich besser geht als in ihrem früheren Leben.
      Ein paar Katzen streicheln konnten wir auch - da waren wir sehr glücklich 🥰      Okumaya devam et

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    • Lenas WeltMaxi und Lena in Thailand 2016
      Gün 11

      5ter Tag Chiang Mai/ Mae Sae Waterfall

      9 Ekim 2016, Tayland ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Lasset das Handeln beginnen!

      But first, let me take a selfie an den Mea Sae Wasseŕfällen.

      Mit dem Roller haben wir uns dorthin aufgemacht. Nach ca. 30 Minuten war der Fahrt vorbei. Dann 220Baht Eintritt gezahlt (Thais zahlen nur 20 Baht p.P., Touris 100+Roller) und es ging zu dem 10-stufigen Wasserfall.
      Puh... ganz schön heiß heute. Es ist wieder schwitzen angesagt.
      Die ersten Meter fingen für mich schon gut an. Zuerst bin ich fast in das Wasserbecken gestürzt, weil die Steine so rutschig waren und dann waren dort riiiiiesige SPINNEN 😨😵
      Ohu man und wir waren grad mal auf Level zwei. Aber 'the show must go on'. Immer den Trampelpfad weiter bis zur Level 10. Ein paar Fotos gemacht, ausgeruht, die Natur genosden und die Strecke Retour.
      Die Wasserfälle waren nett anzusehen, doch der Dschungel hatte auch interessante Stellen. Die großen und festen Lianen haben uns sehr beeindruckt.
      Wir schwingten uns wieder auf den Roller (der ürbigends unter einer großen Spinne geparkt war) und machten uns auf den Heimweg.

      Nach einer Verschnaufpause mit Kaffe und Käsekuchen im Hotel sind wir auf den Sundaymarket gefahren. Mitten in der Stadt werden die Stände aufgebaut, noch großer als der gestrige Markt. Es ist einfach der Wahnsinn!
      Unsere Mägen füllten wir wieder mit kleinen Snaks, Nudeln, Frühlingsrollen, Papayasalat und und und... ja Kokosnusseis;)
      Kaum zu glauben, doch wir waren über vier Stunden auf dem Markt. Und geshoppt haben wir ordentlich.
      Von den Preisen her wäre noch mehr gegangen aber leider spielt unser Gepäckvolumen nicht ganz mit.      Okumaya devam et

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