Eskimos

Today, I played repairman. Fixed some furniture at the school and a thing or 2 here at the farm.

The next 3 weeks are a school break, but the Burmese students will be here, at least for the most part. Tonight I asked them how often they would like to have Advanced Bible Class with me and they said "every day." So I am psyched. I get to cover many things that I will not have time for in the "official" class. I am looking forward to this!

Leon and Gloria had a rough week, with all the visa problems and health issues, and Nathan was in Burma, so I had both the Fri night Bible Study and the sermon on sabbath. I covered goal setting, and then planning to acheive those goals. I think the students understood, but implementing is another thing altogether.

Climate is not something I have ever studied, but there is apparently much to know. For instance, if you look at a world map, you will see that northern Thailand is about the same lattitude as Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia and the Sahara desert. In spite of all that, it is really a bit chilly at night here- seems to be in the 50's (F). For the locals, this means bundling up, leading some of them to learn a new English word- Eskimo- when I commented that Nora resembled one on a chilly morning.

Ben, Jay, Hkawn Din, Seng Mai and Nora at Bible Study. Notice the warm clothing.

Even the Farang dress like it is winter. Elainea has a excuse, being from south of San Diego...but Erika is from Minneapolis! How does she dress back there??!!

At the time, I was wearing a short sleeve shirt. I guess I just haven't been here long enough yet.