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Missionaries to Thailanc
May 1997
Settling In
Our plane landed in Chiang Mai on December 2, 1996.
The first few months in Chiang Mai were spent getting
acquaintedwith the area. Finding out the best places to
from what our friends have cold us, this is no small task.
Christmas time was a little hard for us as this was our first
Language Study
Cultural Adjustments
Moving to another country, as you know, means adjusting
to a different language, climate, and culture. This can be a
fun part of being a missionary, and it can also be frustrat
ing. Sometimes we never know what to expect next. It
keeps the days exciting though.
Pilarpracticing her Thai writing.
The peace that God has given us that this is exactly where
we should be!
Prayer Requests
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Here are just a few of the events in our lives that God
has helped us with.
speak to foreigners.
cultural adjustments
Both of us made it through alive the infamous "sixmonth cultural shock stage" and are doing great! It's
true that some of the things that were so new and
exciting when we got here aren't quite so exciting
anymore (and can border along stressful). But, on the
other hand, some of the things that seemed strange
when we got here aren't quite as odd to us anymore
either!
town!
Having the truck has made life a little easier for us.
When we went to the grocery store on the motorcycle,
we could buy only a limited amount of food because we
couldn't carry that much on the bike. With the truck we
can actually stock up on things and not worry about
having enough hands to carry them home. Plus, in the
rainy season, we sure do appreciate having a roof over
our heads as we drive and not being stuck under a
canopy somewhere waiting for the rain to stop!
language study
Our language study is one of the highlights of our time
so far. Both of us are progressing well and starting to
learn at a more accelerated pace. We still have the
same two teachers as before, but now we study Thai
separately one-on-one with our teachers. This has
enabled us to go at our own pace and individualize our
lessons in order to be more effective. Since we made
relationships
God has blessed us with lots of great relationships here.
We have lots of friends and meet new people all the
time.
stays to chat for a while. He's about our age, has a wife
and newborn daughter. We are excited about this
friendship and getting to know them further.
Unfortunately, his company just sent him to work in
Pattaya (southern Thailand), and he only gets to come
home for a few days each month to see his wife and
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if she didn't feel well. She told us she'd been very sick
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