I couldn't pronounce it, but I ate it!

A couple from our church invited us over for dinner.  Upon arrival we realized it was a larger group than anticipated, but what we couldn't foresee was how blessed we would be for the hours we spent with them.

We conversed with a woman from Thailand.  She answered so many of our questions about the religion, culture, and language.  She brought Thai fruit for us to try!  I had the hardest time pronouncing its name because there is no English equivalent for the sound, but it almost sounds like "nok."  It tasted like nothing I had eaten before, and yet a culmination of many sweet fruits.  You peel the skin off, and eat the inside, except for the seed (which looks like a large almond).

Another couple we met had lived in Thailand for over a dozen years and explained the challenges of sharing Christ with the Thai people.  They believe that if you do good things, good things will happen to you (karma), so why would a perfect "good" God (Jesus) take all of the bad (sin) and give us the good?   Hearing this made us more aware of the challenges and obstacles we'll be facing in our presentation of the gospel message.

Our evening was coming to a close, but moments before we left, the Thai woman put her arm around me, "When you are in Thailand, I want you to meet my family.  There is no one there to tell them about Christ and I want you to teach them."  Tears welled up in my eyes, "It would be a privilege!"

As we drove home, we reflected on the evening,  the sweet time of prayer we had together, and the brothers and sisters in Christ we just met, yet felt so connected to.  We are so thankful that God put these people in our lives and this particular time.  It was uplifting to be around such an awesome group of believers!

We are really excited to move to Chiang Mai and share the Good News!