I just watched the delivery man carry in our 9.5kg washer on his back. Yes, one man and one very large washer. Wow.
And, hula hoops are making a comeback in Mae Sot. They are in every market and in every color. We’ve also had the privilege of watching the kids do some pretty amazing work with them.
Really, though, we wanted to write about our neighborhood. We love it, but we also feel very burdened. There’s only one other foreign couple that we know of, and it’s a quite diverse area. They are some wooden homes, some bamboo huts, and some concrete homes (like ours); and there are multiple ethnicities present. Directly across the street from us is a small community of bamboo huts, like this:
And to the left of our front door, you can see our future garden (!) and this:
We’d really love to get to know these communities. Rather than being the white people who live comfortably across the street, we’d love to invite them into our home. We’d love to be out and play with the children. We want to love on them.
But we’re really not sure how to do this. Obviously it will take time, and I think more than anything the patience to wait for God to provide opportunities. So if could, pray with us that we’d have eyes to see the chances to get to know them. We’ve started by simply smiling and waving at everyone as we go.
And last, we had a request for a photo in our borrowed, moldy, sweaty helmets. Here you go, Leslie!
Very interesting~~~
Interesting to see pictures of folks in shorts;
God has given us another beautiful winter wonderland this morning; the sun is shining brightly on a 4″ blanket of new snow and has coated every tree branch with white hoary frost crystals (which look something like MSG )….so maybe those could be used on a craft project~~~
Wow. Those pictures tell the story of life there. Thanks for sending them. We will pray that you are able to connect with your neighbors and eventually be able to share the gospel with them. The experience you had in Smyrna is evidence that God can work through you to touch the hearts of these people. As I think about the group of them that came to your wedding and gave you such a generous gift, I have no doubt that you will win the hearts of these people as well. And the family in 425 in OKC loves you as well. It’s just a matter of time before these people fall in love with you, too. We certainly love you!!
I will be praying that your neighbors see your hearts and respond to your love. I really like the couch idea. You need to make your home yours and it sounds like you would like to share a little comfort with those who have none. The khaki color will wear well and your pillow choices can work wonders to bring in the colors that will ‘pop’ your room with your style. Continue to be the blessings that you are!
Cute!
looking good
It is nice to see pics of your community I know that God has given you guys a heart and burden for these people and will provide some amazing ways for you to connect and serve We will pray that you will not miss any opportunities
Thanks for the pictures! Now I know what to imagine when I think of you. I’m sure you’ll have lots of opportunities for neighbor interactions before you know it. You guys are hard to resist! Somehow, you even manage to make the sweaty helmets look good…