Monday, November 3, 2008

Chiang Rai is BUSY!

But I love it!

(Sorry for the no-blogs-in-a-while guys, the internet on our base hasn’t been working so I haven’t been online for days until now! Our electricity is crazy at the moment, we’ve been having cold showers -warm if we’re lucky haha- with the lights going on and off, no internet and sometimes complete blackouts!) But apart from that…

At the moment, an average day in the life of me consists of meetings in the mornings, learning and studying Thai in the afternoons, and doing other jobs for the Chiang Rai base. Nights consist of hanging out with friends on base (or going out), doing my thai homework, or relaxing and watching a movie (and checking emails when we have internet again!). Saturdays consist of wedding planning (a couple of weeks ago Num and I spent ALL day planning and looking at locations!) and Sundays will hopefully be rest days, or half-rest days because of church. But I am enjoying all the busy-ness.

My goals for the next couple of months:
1. Learn alot more Thai: be able to read with the tones, be able to have more than just a basic conversation.
2. Get motorbike license. I got to practise last week on my friend Kiah's motorbike when I drove home from Thai lessons, in peak hour traffic! And again on Num’s motorbike driving into town.
3. Break down this stronghold of guilt that has been affecting my relationship with God for a long time.
4. Work out a location and make bookings for the wedding.
5. Trust God with everything: finances, relationships, be healed from my bitterness and envy.
6. Be more confident about hearing God’s voice and praying for people based on what God’s voice is prompting me to pray for.

Well, I gotta go and learn Thai