Rice Grains

Last night I was walking up my street back to my apartment and what did I see but......

...an ELEPHANT!! Sorry the picture is so bad, but it was so dark I only hoped I was aiming my camera right. Of course, the camera flash got the attention of the young man riding the elephant, and before I knew it, he was standing in front of me wanting to sell me elephant food. I turned him down, feeling a bit mean, but I decided I could try another time when I can see what I'm doing!

I wanted to write a bit about my day last Saturday. That was the day when I went with a group of people from Streams of Blessings Church to give a service for AIDS/HIV victims in a neighboring province. To make a long story short, it was a privilege to be there and to share Communion with them. I was not allowed to take pictures, so I can't post any of the service there.

After leaving the clinic, our hosts wanted to take us sightseeing a bit. We stopped briefly at a Buddhist temple to see...

...BATS!!

AND...

...MONKS taking pictures of bats and...

...a SNAKE!

So then we had lunch on the river and looked at all the politician's houses along the river while we ate.

These people are some of the most generous people I have ever met--once again they wouldn't let us pay for anything.

Following are a couple river scenes.

Our final stop was at an old Chinese market where they say movies get filmed on occasion. There a few of the group handed out tracts, and Pastor Plaa had the privilege of leading an elderly lady to Christ. We had an uneventful ride home. Well, it was a little bit eventful for me. At one point I felt in my pocket and discovered my house key missing. But I didn't say anything because I didn't want my friends to worry. I had ideas of what I would do. But when the van stopped to let someone out, the van driver tapped me on the shoulder and handed me my key!! So I have no idea where he found them, but he must've seen them fall out of my pocket. How else would he have known they belong to me?!:) Anyway, I was thanking God for taking care of that detail.:)