Saturday in Ja Rurat

Vee and I headed into Ja Rurat late this afternoon. We have decided that we need to make a real effort to meet with and, we hope, connect with the kids' parents. We planned to go visit a couple of homes today and introduce ourselves and just try and lay the foundations for building some relationships.

That was the plan, anyway. As soon as the first kids saw us, though, they spread the word and soon we were surrounded. Our plans pretty quickly changed, and we ended up playing a game and then I spoke with them (in Thai, no less) and explained to them WHY Vee and I come to spend time with them every weekend. After I got finished, believe it or not, one of the kids asked me to tell a Bible story and the rest all nodded their heads in agreement. Pretty amazing stuff.

Anyway, a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, even if we never met with a parent. We DO have one set of parents identified and we are going to go visit with them as soon as we finish with the kids tomorrow afternoon.

Ice took my camera and had her buddies pose.

Reacting to one of the kids.


Telling the kids that Vee and I are so grateful for God's love in our lives, and we so much want others to know that love, too.

When it came time to tell the Bible story, I had to stick to English and let Vee translate.

What in the world can you say?

She loves the cross she got last week for memorizing John 3:16.