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Ouellette Nerwsletter February 2008 |
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We are celebrating our 18th month in Thailand! Sometimes it feels like we've been here so much longer, other times like we've just arrived, but at the 18 month mark we are thankful to God for leading us here!
We continue to anticipate the new steps of faith He is calling us to take.
English Club
We are just past the halfway point on our "pilot project" English Club in the Griffioen's neighborhood. It has been a high energy experience for all involved! The two hours we spend each Saturday afternoon are full of teaching, games, and crafts, but it has been especially significant for us to have enough "staff" to have someone "hovering"
over these precious kids with prayer and worship. It is our prayer that as we build relationships with these children and their families, we will have further opportunity to share our lives with them....most of all, we want them to know the depth of God's love for them and for their parents (some of whom often hang around to learn English & chat with the team).
Ouellette kids news:
Caleb, Emma, Luke and Silas have been enjoying their second year of homeschooling and are doing well in their studies. It seems however, that the winds of change are blowing... We would really like our kids to have the opportunity to go to school in Phuket. There are many possibilities that I (Becky) have been researching. We have involved the kids in this process (for obvious reasons!) and we have prayed and waited and prayed some more.
There is an international school called Quality Schools International that we are seriously considering for the coming school year. We would like to invite you to pray that God would confirm this next step to us.
Some random (and hopefully interesting) facts about life in Thailand:
1. Motorcycles with sidecarts / flatbeds ("saam-law" - as they are known here) are a regular mode of transport for business and pleasure alike. (We are still most comfortable in our family van.) 2. You are more likely to meet a woman in Thailand who has never driven a car, than who has never driven a motorcycle.
3. Vendors come through our neighborhoods regularly selling wares of all shapes and sizes - ice cream, brooms, fresh produce, 5 gallon water bottles, woven mats, BBQ chicken, and even awnings (which are so useful in keeping the rain off of the outdoor laundry room or kitchen of many homes.) 4. A walk through our neighborhood quickly reveals that Buddhism is prevalent. Most properties have a spirit house with offerings of fruit or flowers that have been placed fresh that morning. The scent of incense lingers.
We hope to give you some more information about Thailand through descriptions and pictures in our next several updates. Things that make you go "hmmm", or things that you request to see or hear about.....We invite your requests!
Thanks for tuning in once again,
Becky and Greg
Caleb, Emma, Luke and Silas
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