Quick Update

We are in the middle of our second week of teaching, and the last two days have been so much cooler (and by cooler, I mean 90. But it's wonderful!) On Tuesdays and Thursdays we teach a conversational class to the professors, and it's always so good to talk to them- their English is exceptional. Well, yesterday before the class at 4 I was just thinking about how good it would be have a discussion on religion and beliefs. It's amazing how the Lord works. Not even five minutes in, the topic of Buddhism was brought up by one of the professors. He talked about how he was a monk for a short period of time (in Thailand, it's considered honorable for a mother if her son becomes a monk for a period of time- it can be as short as two weeks- most males are expected to do this for their mothers.) and how he ventured into the woods for deep meditation. They talked to us about the premise of Buddhism and how it's all about being "good" and finally getting to Heaven (not really sure what their idea of Heaven is...). Those who are not terribly bad (the bad ones go to Hell) but not perfect just get reincarnated and get to try it all over again.
I asked them if they thought they could be good enough to get to Heaven- and they all laughed and said no. They seem fairly content to just be reincarnated and try again. Then one of the professors asked us what we believed. We talked about Jesus and how for us, we know we can't be good enough- but we don't have to earn God's love or salvation to go to Heaven. It was interesting and really good to get to learn more about Buddhism- and even share a little bit with them.

Keep praying for us. The top floors of our house have been without running water for a few days (there is one bathroom downstairs that all six of us have been relying on. It's very chaotic in the mornings, and frustrating to walk down four flights of stairs in the middle of the night!)

Thank you for staying updated with my life- and for your prayers!