We arrived in Thailand at midnight local time. We stepped off the plane into 25 degree Celsius heat... at midnight. The Lord provided both teams a problem free trip through customs and after we made some currency exchanges our two teams said goodbye and went our separate ways.
The Lord continued to provide as we quickly got a taxi and zipped towards the Bangkok YWAM base. He definitely kept His hand of protection over us as we flew down the road... seemingly ignoring any common laws of the road. After a slight mix-up on actually finding the base we settled in for the night, praying to get enough rest for the next day.
This morning we awoke to the roar of traffic by our window and the temperature already rising. Our team gathered together and headed out for our first market experience. As we walked through the city we were constantly bombarded with sights and smells... LOTS of smells, some good.... some not so good. We had a pleasant breakfast of pineapple, bananas, and milk after which we had orientation. The woman who lead our orientation was a quite Thai woman named Jiap, after our class she joined our team for a our first true Thai meal... which was delicious. The next few days for our team will be filled with shopping on Kho San road (the backpackers central), visiting and praying over the temples, and finding a way down south to Krabi.
Prayer points: Safe/ cheap travel
Blessings for the YWAM Bangkok base
That the King would live long and prosper
That the corruption in the police force would be brought to an end
That our brothers and sisters would stay strong (locals and fellow Oxford YWAMers)
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