Wow, we made it to the fourth continent of this journey! Let’s celebrate all the work God has done to get us to this point- including getting the bus that stalled and lost power steering to make it to the airport in Malawi on time. Phew!
If you’d like to bring a little of the Thai experience into your home, here are some of the lessons from our cultural briefing that you could try out:
- Greet one another by nodding your head with your hands held in a prayer like pose just below your chin and say “sa-wa-dee-kaaa.”
- The head is the most sacred part of the body. You must never touch someone else’s head. And if you are passing through a room of people and there are elders, you must crouch so that your head is not above your elders when walking by.
- The soles of your feet are the most detestable part of the body and showing it to someone is equivalent to “flipping them off.” Personally, I find this the most challenging because it means I can never have my feet up on a foot rest. 🙁 And, you can never move something with your feet- like pushing a chair. I’m afraid I’ve been very offensive the past 3 days…
Now, to summarize the ministry work this month in one word: POWERFUL.
To better tell about what we will do, watch this video from our ministry including working in the sex trafficking industry, villages, local Buddhist temples, and more.
