Trip to the South

We took a 10 day survey trip to southern Thailand to visit 7 provinces. This survey trip enabled us to narrow the places we could possibly live and work. We attended a rural worship in the home of A. Boonyun in Ranong. We slept on a thin mattress on the floor with mosquito netting and for the first time ate ants and ant eggs on rice. While at his house, it rained heavily and we prayed that we wouldn’t get stuck in the mud as we traveled on unpaved roads both to and from his home. Driving on to Phangna adrenaline flowed when we hit a slick spot on a downhill winding mountain road. We thought for sure our truck was going to hit either the guard rail or the side of the mountain. Fortunately, Richard got the truck back under control. Once reaching Phangna, we participated in the work of our fellow missionaries by passing out tracts, witnessing and going to a cell group. Next, we went to Krabi and Trang to network with friends asking advice about where would be the best place to work in the future. Traveling on to Phatthalung, we worshipped at Rom Yen Church where we had served for 6 years. It felt like being home.