Thailand Journal 2010 #14

Not much happened yesterday, so I took a day off from blogging. Possibly the one significant thing that happened was that Amanda Moore left for home. In a few hours the other Amanda will leave as well. This had been planned many months ago. So it is down to 5 – three at the farm and 2 at the English Camp. Because it was so hot on the farm, the farmers decided to keep us in the shade, and we helped in making a bamboo bed. This was the first time that Melissa used a hammer to remove a nail. It was quite an experience at first. But then she was quickly a pro. While we were doing that, the pump arrived. I may have mentioned earlier that this was going to be our major gift to the farmer (last year it was the building of the shed). Walla Walla University and Asia-Pacific International University provided the funds to replace the 20-year old pump that was on its last leg. The farmer also wanted to bury the existing pipes; so we began digging a trench for that purpose. Hard work! We wished we had a shovel and a pick-axe. So we bought them to use tomorrow. Every year we purchase some tools for the farm that we are accustomed to use in America and Jamaica. Again, like yesterday, we ended the morning with coconut water! Then off to the Public High School to join the others for lunch. They had fish done very similar to how it is done in Jamaica. This is the first Mission group that I have led who were not afraid of the eyes and head of fried fish! On that fishy note, endeth today’s blog!