After a rough Thursday night
on Soi Lion, I would have been completely content to never walk down
that street again. But Lindsay had said that we had to go back.
Reluctance would be the politest way to phrase my sentiments.
Every night before we go
out, we have an hour of worship to get us prepared for the two hours
that we spend on Bangla Road. During Friday night’s session, a
picture of a lioness flashed into my head. As the vision solidified,
the lioness morphed into a precious little kitten. Great. Lion it
would be that night.
out, we have an hour of worship to get us prepared for the two hours
that we spend on Bangla Road. During Friday night’s session, a
picture of a lioness flashed into my head. As the vision solidified,
the lioness morphed into a precious little kitten. Great. Lion it
would be that night.
After sharing what I saw
with Lindsay and Stacy, we piled into the vans and headed back to
Patong. After helping an extremely inebriated Thai woman find a taxi
home, the three of us headed back to Soi Lion with the mission of
finding Lan* and making sure she was okay from the previous night.
The last we had seen of her was when we were on our way back to the
van, and she was on her way away from Soi Lion with a Canadian
tourist.
with Lindsay and Stacy, we piled into the vans and headed back to
Patong. After helping an extremely inebriated Thai woman find a taxi
home, the three of us headed back to Soi Lion with the mission of
finding Lan* and making sure she was okay from the previous night.
The last we had seen of her was when we were on our way back to the
van, and she was on her way away from Soi Lion with a Canadian
tourist.
We walked into Soi Lion
feeling much lighter than the night before, and it wasn’t two seconds
before the girls lining the road started grabbing our arms and
pulling us towards their bars. Rik, the woman who had tried flirting
with me the night before, recognized me and took my arm. I pulled
away, saying, “I need to stay with my friends!” before rejoining
the two in front of Lan’s bar. The hostess greeted us, and Lindsay
immediately asked if Lan was working that night. The hostess went to
the back of the bar, and came back with Lan right behind her. We
greeted her with hugs, and asked if she could bring out a game of
Connect Four so we could play with her.
feeling much lighter than the night before, and it wasn’t two seconds
before the girls lining the road started grabbing our arms and
pulling us towards their bars. Rik, the woman who had tried flirting
with me the night before, recognized me and took my arm. I pulled
away, saying, “I need to stay with my friends!” before rejoining
the two in front of Lan’s bar. The hostess greeted us, and Lindsay
immediately asked if Lan was working that night. The hostess went to
the back of the bar, and came back with Lan right behind her. We
greeted her with hugs, and asked if she could bring out a game of
Connect Four so we could play with her.
We all took turns playing
with her, and while I was playing with her, I suddenly heard a voice
from my left shoulder. “There. Play that one.” A group of
Australians had taken three seats near us, and one was right across
the table from me. After Lan beat me for the fifth time straight,
she put the board between me and the Australian. Introductions were
made, and Greg asked what brought me to Thailand. Thanks for the
opportunity to talk about you, Jesus.
with her, and while I was playing with her, I suddenly heard a voice
from my left shoulder. “There. Play that one.” A group of
Australians had taken three seats near us, and one was right across
the table from me. After Lan beat me for the fifth time straight,
she put the board between me and the Australian. Introductions were
made, and Greg asked what brought me to Thailand. Thanks for the
opportunity to talk about you, Jesus.
I told him about the World
Race, and the fifteen of us who had a heart for the women in the
bars, and our partnership with SHE, and he nodded. “That’s very
noble of you,” he said. Well, that’s one way to look at it.
Race, and the fifteen of us who had a heart for the women in the
bars, and our partnership with SHE, and he nodded. “That’s very
noble of you,” he said. Well, that’s one way to look at it.
Greg was in Phuket for the
first time with two of his mates on holiday. I asked him, “Why
Thailand?” He gestured to his friends, one of whom was quickly on
his way to intoxication with one of the bar girls on his arm. “I’m
with these two,” was the most answer he gave. We kept playing and
making small talk, and I was praying the whole time. God, give me
something. Give me something more meaningful.
first time with two of his mates on holiday. I asked him, “Why
Thailand?” He gestured to his friends, one of whom was quickly on
his way to intoxication with one of the bar girls on his arm. “I’m
with these two,” was the most answer he gave. We kept playing and
making small talk, and I was praying the whole time. God, give me
something. Give me something more meaningful.
Stacy
tapped me on the shoulder. “I think it’s time to move on.” I
finished my Sprite, and Greg asked me how long we were going to be in
Phuket.
tapped me on the shoulder. “I think it’s time to move on.” I
finished my Sprite, and Greg asked me how long we were going to be in
Phuket.
“We
leave on the 30th.”
leave on the 30th.”
“Oh,
hey, same as us!”
hey, same as us!”
We’ll
see them again. I have the feeling the conversation isn’t over yet.
see them again. I have the feeling the conversation isn’t over yet.
We made
a quick stop on Soi Sea Dragon to see our friend Ang from Wednesday
night. Next Friday is her birthday, and we told her again that we
were going to see her that day. At that point, it was time to catch
the van back to home base.
a quick stop on Soi Sea Dragon to see our friend Ang from Wednesday
night. Next Friday is her birthday, and we told her again that we
were going to see her that day. At that point, it was time to catch
the van back to home base.
Lion?
What lion? All I saw were kittens.
What lion? All I saw were kittens.
*Names
have been changed.
have been changed.
