A little out of our normal routine, we spent an afternoon at a dusty primary school in a district outside Mahasarakham. We spent the afternoon teaching fifth graders a couple songs with accompanying motions... which they performed with such enthusiasm that i feared the floor might give way as forty pairs of little brown feet thundered to "Father Abraham". The stilted wooden school house shuddered with their zeal, and we had the joy of explaining very simply some truths about "the God who made the whole world, who is so big , so strong and so mighty- that there is nothing He cannot do." It was a fun (if exhausting and dirty) afternoon, and i am comforted that our efforts weren't just hit and run; there is two Christian Thai girls working as student teachers, trying to reach out to these children. Our afternoon served to reinforce the things they are conveying in their classrooms on a daily basis, as they pray to see these children's hearts opened up to the God of "Father Abraham."
*Leaving tomorrow for five days in a neighboring town. Internet access: unknown. Please stand-by...
