A lot has happened since the new year began. Our wonderful trip home over the holidays was an AMAZING whirlwind of a time, but even now after having been home for nearly 2 months we feel like we are still trying to get back on the saddle that is life and ministry here in Thailand.
This past month has been filled with quite a bit really. In early February we spent a week at a marriage course put on by the OMF Medical Adviser for Thailand and her husband. Sara and I have had our fair share of marriage evaluations, counseling, etc leading up us moving overseas, but it was nice to get away for a week and once again reflect on the things we do well and things we could do better–which is all the more important when we find ourselves living our lives so far removed from the support of family and friends back home.
- Sara and I along with a German couple at the marriage course in Bangkok
The weekend following the marriage course we were once again off to another retreat. This time it was a retreat for all first-term missionaries with OMF still in the language program. At first we were less than looking forward to this retreat. Sara hadn’t been feeling the best due to Baby Sarver and the idea of another several days away from our own bed didn’t make us too excited for this adventure. And, as often happens during those times, we were pleasantly surprised. It was a great weekend! We got to catch up with old friends from Language School days and meet some of the new students that have come to the field since we left Lopburi many months ago.
Then that next weekend we were once again off to another Thai province. OMF in Thailand runs two guesthouses primarily for missionaries serving around Asia. We had been asked to help fill in at the guesthouse for 4 or 5 days so the couple that usually runs the holiday home could have a bit of holiday themselves. We looked forward to seeing a new area of Thailand and being right next to the sea. Sadly we didn’t have much free time to play around in the ocean as the guesthouse was completely filled! But even then we were able to have a few minutes to take a walk on the sandy ocean-side and soak in the view so different than the concrete playground that is Bangkok.
A beautiful sunrise in Prajuab, Thailand
Finally we are back home here in Bangkok. I’m still figuring out life having a pregnant wife… Still figuring out how to navigate day-to-day problems such as broken water pipes, oil changes in the motorbike and being locked out of our own home…
But the key is just that… We ARE figuring out… Thanks for your prayers!
Awww… adjusting to a new city is hard.
Keeping you and Sara in my prs!
In His grace,
Vic.