Showing posts with label School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School. Show all posts

Monday, June 21, 2010

New (Pink) Apartment!

Finally! Here are pictures of our new apartment! It's very pink. I think I am finally getting over the pink-overload trauma of my youth. Anyway, it's a very nice apartment; everything's new! 

It's an interesting layout, because of all sliding glass doors / windows. When you walk inside, there is the living room, then through 1 glass door, there's our bedroom. Then through another glass door, there's the bathroom and kitchen. The kitchen is a little awkward for me; so I usually cook outside in the back. The small half-fridge is in the living room, because there's no where to put it in the kitchen. :) But that's ok, since we eat in the living room. It's about a 5 minute drive from the school and in a neighborhood with a guard, so convenient and safe.

I've been finishing up projects for the Mission, and should package/burn them on a disc soon. I've also been teaching a couple conversational ESL classes at the university, and, helping as a designer/consultant with the Translation Center (again). I'm busy, but scattered. So, it's kind of tough for me, since I really like having a regular daily routine. Seyha's been busy with his classes and this week, he's doing an intensive class. 

With God's help, we're doing our best to support each other during this busy time. Also, we're praying about the future, because I don't know what other work I'll get next month. I'll still have work with the Translation Center, but my teaching contract will finish end of this month. Anyway, I'm trying not to worry, and so far God has provided much for us. 


 
The big blue thing on the right is a cupboard/pantry for food and storage. Straight back, is where we hang our clothes and there's another sink outside (I'm guessing it's for washing clothes or gutting fish?).

It's hard to get a picture of the bathroom, just behind this sliding glass door, by that pink shelf. But it's very modern, and we even have hot water for the shower! Yeah!

Window and sliding glass door into the living room. 

In the living room facing the front porch. 
From the porch, facing into the living room.
View from our porch. Most of the houses in our neighborhood are very colorful. They're building another little house across the lawn from us. It looks so tiny! I think it will only have 1 room.
View to the left (from the stairs going down).

These stairs can be tricky, especially if you've got your arms full. To the right of our apartment, is an identical one (just flipped), but it faces more west-ward, so I didn't want an apartment that would get so hot. It's nicer too, because we have a nice lawn to look out onto, and our back door goes down a side path. I'm so thankful for all the beautiful trees and flowers we have around us! Much nicer than sewage and pollution!


Someone has amazing driving skills. :)

On our way to school/work!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Apartment, SDA School, Photo-shoot (Jan 11)

After much internal debate, I've decided to go ahead and post to my blog. It's really the easiest — and I really dont' want to live my life with any unnecessary anxiety. So, whatever.

Here's the view from my amazing apartment, a few blocks from the neighborhood mosque! I really admire the Moslem commitment to prayer. They pray over 5 times a day — on a loudspeaker — and it helps remind me to wake up and pray too. I just wish it wasn't at 5:30am *every* morning.

I was so excited about screens on my windows, air conditioning, and a huge amazing bed! (the beds here are different that US sizes, so my queen-sized sheets don't fit exactly). Anyway, please pray for me and the coming media volunteers, since there was a mis-communication in housing funding. But, the building owner has been really understanding and patient.

The SDA school is close by my office, and area churches. I keep forgetting to bring my camera and take pictures of my office, etc. But anyway, the cafeteria food is *really* good, fresh and vegetarian – AND you can go back for seconds, and even thirds all for 50Baht (about $1.50 US)!



This last week, I've been working with the team on recording a testimony. After her conversion, this woman began to share her faith with everyone around her. As a result, many people have come to know how God answers prayer, and have also made decisions to follow Him. While affordable English classes are the main ministry of many of the area church plants, there is also a great vegetarian restaurant nearby too!

We shot video at a nearby temple where she used to work repairing clothes as a street vendor, and then later we went onto a makeup shop by the train station where she shared what God was doing in her life with a friend.




This is a (another) really great vegetarian restaurant near the language school/church. It has this really awesome mural on the side — Thai-style — of Jesus' second coming.


Media team planning (and eating).