Thai people are so beautiful, I love when they smile. This is Amy Fish and her beautiful daughter Audrey. SOOO cute. **The culture here is that lighter skin is more beautiful. Therefore, instead of building beauty lines like we do in the states around getting that sunkissed, bronze, tan look, they have the opposite. Commercials are all about whitening creams, body washes, lotions, etc.
**Thai people LOVE their king. The King's color is yellow, and Monday is the king's day. So you should wear your yellow shirt on Monday :) It's difficult to find a home, store or restaurant that is lacking a picture of the king. In our home, ours is hung beside the dining room. News from the royal family is aired daily.
**All the kids that go to school wear uniforms. Their school year runs from May - March.
**It's rude to point your feet at people, b/c it's the lowest part of your body. For that matter, you shouldnt hang your pants above your shirts b/c they're lower on your body as well. You NEVER turn a fan on with your foot or wear your shoes inside someone's home.
**It seems like every store and business is over-employed b/c labor is so cheap. For example, they were doing some landscaping outside the entrance to the airport and there were sooo many guys out there working on it and i was told that it's because the labor is cheaper than the flowers.
**They drive on the opposite side of the road and there are probably 3 motor bikes for every car.
If you read my first newsletter you maybe saw that less than 1% of the Thais are Christians. Outside almost every business and home is one of these.
A spirit house. These are where the spirits live so that they won't come into the business or home and wreak havoc. They make offerings to the spirits to keep them happy. There are entire stores near the market that sell only sacrifices for the spirits. In villages where Animism is still VERY strong, they kill twins b/c they believe one is good and the other evil and you can't tell which is which, so they kill both.
If the only reason God has me here is to pray for these people as I walk by them in the market or by the homes, then I feel that my time here has not been in vain. Please pray for Thailand, for the hearts of these people would be open to see God and that the Holy Spirit is more powerful and real than those they believe to be true.
My friend Melissa was pointing out the other day as well exactly how selfish Buddhism is. You don't give alms b/c you want the person to improve, they give alms to the poor to increase their nirvana. You never see people letting someone go infront of them while driving, it's kind of a "me first" mentality. This isn't saying that they aren't super-friendly (for the most part), but that's the culture...
All that to say...pray for Thailand.
Jesus is cool quote of the day: "It's the heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. Matt 12:35 MSG
Thai Phrase of the day: Dichan chawp rian passaa Thai kha. - I like to learn Thai language.
**Thai people LOVE their king. The King's color is yellow, and Monday is the king's day. So you should wear your yellow shirt on Monday :) It's difficult to find a home, store or restaurant that is lacking a picture of the king. In our home, ours is hung beside the dining room. News from the royal family is aired daily.
**All the kids that go to school wear uniforms. Their school year runs from May - March.
**It's rude to point your feet at people, b/c it's the lowest part of your body. For that matter, you shouldnt hang your pants above your shirts b/c they're lower on your body as well. You NEVER turn a fan on with your foot or wear your shoes inside someone's home.
**It seems like every store and business is over-employed b/c labor is so cheap. For example, they were doing some landscaping outside the entrance to the airport and there were sooo many guys out there working on it and i was told that it's because the labor is cheaper than the flowers.
**They drive on the opposite side of the road and there are probably 3 motor bikes for every car.
If you read my first newsletter you maybe saw that less than 1% of the Thais are Christians. Outside almost every business and home is one of these.
A spirit house. These are where the spirits live so that they won't come into the business or home and wreak havoc. They make offerings to the spirits to keep them happy. There are entire stores near the market that sell only sacrifices for the spirits. In villages where Animism is still VERY strong, they kill twins b/c they believe one is good and the other evil and you can't tell which is which, so they kill both.If the only reason God has me here is to pray for these people as I walk by them in the market or by the homes, then I feel that my time here has not been in vain. Please pray for Thailand, for the hearts of these people would be open to see God and that the Holy Spirit is more powerful and real than those they believe to be true.
My friend Melissa was pointing out the other day as well exactly how selfish Buddhism is. You don't give alms b/c you want the person to improve, they give alms to the poor to increase their nirvana. You never see people letting someone go infront of them while driving, it's kind of a "me first" mentality. This isn't saying that they aren't super-friendly (for the most part), but that's the culture...
All that to say...pray for Thailand.
Jesus is cool quote of the day: "It's the heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. Matt 12:35 MSG
Thai Phrase of the day: Dichan chawp rian passaa Thai kha. - I like to learn Thai language.
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hello love, we just got back from our honeymoon and our waiter on the cruise was from Thailand! His name was Kittipan and he was adorable. We told him all about you. He gave every couple at the table a Thailand keychain with a tuk-tuk (sp?) on it. i'm missing you terribly but i'm so glad your adventures are going well. love you tons!
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