You mean we're not swimming in a lake????

"Yes, I mean we're not swimming in a lake! We're going swimming in a swimming pool." "They have those here?" I was shocked. I haven't seen a pool since I've been here and I have been here for almost two months (pretty crazy to think that it's almost been two months). This is the conversation that went on between Me and Krugow as she told me that she was going to take me swimming with her and her two daughters and Kruhawm and her daughter. I was so excited to actually go swimming in a pool. It has been pretty hot here lately and I was dreaming about how nice it would be to swim in a pool. After I taught on Saturday, me and all the girls jumped into the truck to begin our Saturday packed full of fun. As I passed Oreo's around to everyone in the car (I share these Oreo's because Pastor Winai's wife gives me huge packages of them, but I don't want to eat them considering I thought I would only be eating rice and veggies, so I share them as much as I can :)), we made our way to the Moei River. This is the river that seperates Burma from Thailand. It is the westernmost point in Thailand (really, that's what the sign says :)). As we walked through the market, as this is a tourist point so everyone's ready to make some money, we finally escaped from the market madness and walked along the river. The poverty of this area was so apparent as I stepped over all the trash that lined the walkway and watched as the children played in it. It broke my heart and I was so thankful I brought the Oreo's as I was able to share it with the Burmese children playing here. As I continued to walk I had Burmese after Burmese ask me if I wanted to buy cigarettes. This is what they sold to put food on the table. The sadness that was reflected to me through their eyes was heartbreaking. As I stared at them, and took their pictures, I could see their hard lives and tired, overworked souls in their faces. How difficult life is for them. Their children have nothing else to do but play amongst the trash while their parents desperately try to make money so they can eat that night.
After, we made our way back through the hustle and bustle of the market, we jumped back into the truck and went to visit Krugow's mother-in-law's house. She was such a sweet lady. She had dinner prepared for us after we returned from swimming. We visited with her for a few minutes, and then Krugow excitedly said by-by-by (this means let's go in Thai). It was time to go swimming. Swimming was a blast!! I loved playing with all the little girls! Please continue to pray that they will see Jesus in me. God is opening up so many doors for me to share love with them. I am spending days with them, going to their homes, sharing meals with them, and serving them however I can. Pray the Holy Spirit completely works in them. We ended our fun and exciting day with a trip back to Krugow's house, where I was able to pick bananas from her banana tree and a papaya from her papaya tree, and then we did a little grocery shopping at the local Tesco Lotus. It was a wonderful day!!
Also, we got 9 additions to our family. We got 4 kittens and 5 puppies. They are the cutest things ever!! I love them!! We're the orphanage for everybody :) (I put up pics of the new additions to our family :))
Today also has been a wonderful day!! Two missionaries from Phuket, Thailand have come to spend a couple days with us. Their names are Nelson and Joann, husband and wife. They are wonderful people! Nelson is from Hong Kong and Joann is from Canada and both speak English very well. They joined us for our service this morning and then me and Joann had the children make their own Twister games, they loved it!! I also really enjoyed playing with them!! The children are all amazing!! Tonight, Nelson and Joann treated me to dinner at a western restaurant in Mae Sot. They actually serve American food....the owner is American and I had the opportunity to talk with him. We finished our day with an incredible worship service! The children take a big part in leading the worship services. It's the cutest thing to see 10 year olds stand up in front of us all, shout Hallelujah, lead a song and lead us in prayer!! They're going to be amazing leaders when they get older and go back to their villages. They're all going to make many, many ripples!! Please continue to keep all these precious children in your prayers!!

p.s. I have put some more pics up so check em out!

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