Village Setting

This past weekend we visited the Akah village therefore we didn't have a chance to post on the blog ...so here's a recap of Saturday and Sunday!

Our trip to the mountains took around 3 hours and a few doses of Dramamine. The Akah kids were at first very shy but it's crazy how God's love can transcend language barriers! That night we helped the Canaan Center kids with their children's program. Our team had a blast teaching them the songs "Making Melodies," "Deep Deep" and "Jesus is a Friend." Unfortunately and/or luckily, on the way back from dropping off the village kids in the pick-up truck, we ran over a large snake!

The team stayed overnight at the village's church with the Canaan Center kids on floor mats. We didn't get a chance to shower but we did get to use the infamous squatty toilets! Despite how uncomfortable it was, by God's grace we had a decent amount of sleep (enough to function and to play with the kids the next day)!

And side note: every meal we had this past weekend was delicious!

On Sunday we performed "Hosanna," body worship to "Unchanging," and a mime to "Lamb of God." Our team learned and practiced the body worship and mime only four or five times the day before we performed! Cindy also presented her testimony to the adult village congregation.

As for the kids program, Caleb shared the gospel using the Evangecube and Kristy led a Popsicle airplane craft. Lastly, the kids had a great time whacking away at our piñata! After church, Lillian helped many of the Akah adults with acupuncture. All in all it was a very joyous Lord's Day!

We drove back to Chiang Rai in time for dinner at Tesco and then immediately headed to the Canaan Center to visit! The kids prepared a performance which included different dances, instrumental, and singing numbers. And I have to say, these kids are so talented!!! Our team also performed the body worship to "Unchanging" and had a Q&A session with the kids (not our idea haha)! Some questions even included why some of our team members were so tall and why some of us are still single. It was a very encouraging time getting to share our testimonies in how our team dealt with hardships and how God perfects us in our weaknesses.

We have a week left here in Thailand and we cannot wait to see what God will do. Thank you so much for your prayers thus far! May all the glory go to God!

-Rochelle