4th and 5th day with CFPM in Chiang Rai

The time is flying, we can't believe it is already the 4th and 5th day we have spent with Child and Family Prison Ministries in Chiang Rai! Saturday, the kids had school off so we got to spend the day with them taking them to ride ostriches. It was a rainy day here in Northern Thailand but that didn't stop 13 of us piling in the truck bed(in the rain) to visit the Ostrich Farm. The kids enjoyed looking at the strange creatures and the two oldest, Bing and David, were big enough to ride them. Christina daringly hopped on one and had a ride of her life thanks to Ryan who is a pro Ostrich wrangler(a pop on the behind really gets those big birds movin'), Kaitlyn enjoyed the view from afar(no thanks ostrich lice). Check out the remarkable video ;)

After spending most of the afternoon at the farm we headed home with all the kids falling asleep on us as human pillows in the bed of the truck.

Last night some of our group was craving some farang (western) food in celebration of the 4th of July, so we ended up at a beautiful shack like restaurant built over a little lake. There was American buffet but Christina and Kaitlyn still opted for the delicious Thai food. There were many adventures at that little restaurant.



After that we ended up on the Walking Street of Chiang Rai and wandered through the night market experiencing new tastes, smells and sounds and using obnoxious candy whistles to draw even more attention to us farangs. We opted out of the cricket salad but indulged in strange marshmallow tacos (not so tasty). Our goal has been to try something new everyday which we have so far exceedingly accomplished!

Today, Sunday, we headed to Baan Athitaan Church, where the service is held in English, Thai and even Chinese. It was a beautiful picture of the Church as a diverse body coming together to worship the same King. The songs of praise were sung in both Thai and English simultaneously, making such a unique, spirit-filled time to worship. Before the service began we went to the college groups bible study and read and openly discussed Mark 11. This morning was such an encouragement, meeting even more missionaries and hearing what God is doing here through members at Baan Athitaan. Everyone enjoyed sharing a meal together after the service, I was a wonderful morning!

Will update again soon,

Kaitlyn and Christina