Outreach has begun. The team has been in Thailand for over a week now, and we are settling in nicely. Our days have begun to have a kind of routine. We are working with a prostitute recovery ministry here in Pattaya called the Tamar Center. We are teaching English, doing outreach in the bars, and building lots of good relationships. I’m so proud of the girls on my team and the way they are stepping out and really going for it. I couldn’t ask for a better team.
Last night was particularly memorable. The team split in two. Half went to a party sponsored by the Tamar Center. Every couple of months they hold one of these parties and invite all the girls they have made relationships with in the bars. More specifically, there were a number of girls that our team had met in the bars and in our English classes. Noelle, one of our students, got to share her testimony. Meanwhile, the rest of the team decided to continue with the bar outreach despite the fact that all the translators were at the Tamar Center party. We were a little hesitant at first, but we ended up having a lot of fun teaching four girls to play Uno. At the end of the evening, Carla got to share a very short testimony with the girls and we invited them to the English classes we teach. After all that, the team was privileged to take part in 24 hour prayer and worship with the Pattaya House of Prayer. We opted out of staying up ALL night, but we did take the 10-12pm slot. Over all, it was another great day here in Pattaya.