Never buy polyester bedsheets!

I know most Americans would never think of buying polyester bedsheets, but I could not read the label. It was all in Thai and somehow I did not see through the plastic that the sheets were not cotton. The first night in our new house, I did not have pillows (the store forgot to deliver them with my bed) and I had polyester sheets. It was very hot and difficult to sleep. The next day, I went to a better store and found not only a fitted sheet, but a flat cotton sheet as well (flat sheets are difficult to find here). I know it sounds crazy, but I have never been more thankful for cotton in my life.

I am making more Thai friends all the time. Praise the Lord! Wanee ben wan an gan. (Today is Tuesday) I'm learning more Thai from different people, which is really good. Whenever I'm with Thais and they sing a praise song that I know in English, I sing it in English while they sing Thai. A Thai teacher at BCC has asked me to write the words to some of the songs for her in English. She wants the student church at BCC to sing songs in English sometimes--partly for me and partly so that the students can learn them in English too. Many of them are English speakers.

Ok, so I have to write about the new student church at BCC. A church is being planted by students and faculty at BCC. It is on Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:30. I have heard that it is difficult for some students to go to church on Sundays, but they are able to go on Thursdays. Students lead the praise and worship and play a major role in the planning and facilitation of the services. A teacher preached the sermon, but they would like students to preach eventually. The church was birthed out of a high school cell group that has been in existence for many years. It is very exciting to see the students' love for the Lord. There were about 40 people at the first service, including teachers and university students and high school students outside BCC.

Today, I was talking with my director at school and she said that she had a headache. I asked if I could pray for her and she said that was ok (she is not a Christian, although she has been very exposed through working at BCC). After I prayed, she immediately said that she felt a little bit better. I was surprised (I should not have been, but I was). This is the second time she has challenged me to trust and believe God more. I believe the Lord is going to do a work in her and in many of my co-workers.

I got a taste of home when I ate Mexican food with my friend Eric, his roommate, and some other Thai friends. We had a great time eating and talking, especially about Pentecostalism and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Thais are Christian and are interested in seeing their church go to a deeper level of passion for the Lord. It was a great night.

I know the Lord is ordering my steps and using me in many ways that I am unaware of. God is so good!