It's been a whirlwind!

First, let me apologize for not posting in quite some time. It has definitely been a whirlwind. We got married, went on our honeymoon, and had a few weeks to relax, which turned into us finding termites and me getting dehydrated which took a couple of days to recover from since it was pretty hot then, so it's definitely been interesting.

How is married life? Good and challenging as it should be. We're adjusting to each other and trying to get into a routine, but both of our schedules are different everyday and have changed several times (before teaching, before the students came, after teaching and after the students came, and after the students went home), so it's taking a bit longer than normal. Believe it or not, I do like a consistent schedule and I like to know what's going to happen next, but that hasn't been the case thus far. God always tries to take us out of our comfort zones. He's a sweetheart and helps around here when he can, which is great. I'm learning how to cook Thai food, but sadly not cooking everyday since I'm teaching everyday. Saturday is our day and while we didn't get them when the university students were here for 2 weeks, we're working hard at keeping them now. It's nice to eat a good breakfast (french toast, pancakes, eggs, ham, and toast, etc.) and just relax or do things together. Our funniest story is when Arm put the few pillows I have on the bed inside a suitcase and put them in a cabinet when he was cleaning one day because he thought they were silly. My response? They're pretty! Haha. I took a few out, but kept some of them in the cabinet. Boys will be boys and girls will be girls.

Arm and I have been super busy since the American students got here. They were only here for 2 weeks and it was definitely a whirlwind! They came to 3 of my classes and formed a few relationships in the time they were here. Sadly, they didn't get to see much of Thailand, but they knew why they were here and they worked hard. They were at the university everyday, went bowling, paint balling, to see movies, the Grand Palace, malls, students' apartments, ate lunch with students every day, went to a beach, helped with a small group, held a big birthday party, a good bye party, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few things. They had quite a shock to Thailand, but they loved it and I hope some of them will come back for 2 months or a few years one day. They were busier than a normal summer team because they were only here for 2 weeks. Normally summer teams do all of that in a 2 month period, so this group was tired, but they did a good job!

Please pray for Jan. She opened up and told me about her homelife. It's not a worse case scenario, but it is difficult. On top of that, her mom already gives her a hard time about wanting to go to church and see me so much and her mom still doesn't know she's a Christian. It is very normal in Thailand for students to accept Christ and wait a long time (a year, sometimes more) before they tell their parents. Some parents are fine, some parents are hurt, and some parents are angry. After meeting her mom, while she is a sweet lady, she does speak her mind and takes her frustration out on Jan and she already keeps Jan from going to church and challenges her interest in Christianity. What would she do if she knew Jan was a Christian? Please just pray that God will be there for her when her Christian family can't.

We just got back from an evangelistic camp with the church. We all went to the beach and had a busy 2.5 days! We played a lot of games, watched the movie Flywheel (from the makers of Facing the Giants) with Thai subtitles, enjoyed the waves in the ocean, ate seafood, and just had a good time. There were a few people who expressed interest in Christ, so please keep them in your prayers. To my knowledge, no one accepted Christ, but those who were not Christian are all friends with people in our church, so they'll still be in contact with Christians and those at our church are VERY good at following up with non-Christians.