First Couple Days in Thailand

Greetings again, I am glad to finally be able to write and update our blog! So far so good here. We are beginning to learn how difficult it is to adapt to such a place. We came over with the teens from Anchor Baptist and have have been encouraged with how excited they are to try everything. Still, there is that voice in the back of our heads that reminds us that all of these new things will have to become our new "normal" if we are to truly adapt. That's harder than it may seem! The flight in was relatively uneventful, apart from a grumpy passport checker at the Thai airport. After we got through that, we had a wonderful reuniting with the Hayes and the Joneses at the airport. Matt Jones was holding a sign that read, "Drew and Leah are cool"... what a welcome!

After a short night's sleep, we began trekking to Surin, stopping at some very old ruins along the way. Surin is a wonderful little town, and we have enjoyed our time here. Today (Sunday) was a wonderful experience in Satuk Baptist Church. The group sang and played instruments and gave testimonies of what God is doing in their lives.

In the evening I lead an English Bible study here at the church. We are excited to get moved in and settled here. We paid up on our house and received the keys, now we just need to move in. For all of those praying for us, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It is difficult, no way around that, but God is greater than any difficulty we may encounter. His people here are so wonderful and are making the transition more of a pleasure than a trial! Until next time! ...