A Bunch of Burts

We arrived back in Chiang Mai this week, and have had a chance to catch our breath a bit.

Our time in the village was very profitable and we are glad to have been able to spend time with both the families out there, taste the reality of village life and see us all get excited for moving into in our ‘own’ village in the coming months.

I know I said pictures would be coming, and had thought I would be able to get some posted while we were still there. Since we did not have internet in our house, it just did not work out that way, but here they are now!

This is the house we stayed in. The front part is just a storage area, and the real house part starts where the upper story is wooden.

The path between our house one of the other missionary families. Those are freshly planted rice fields on either side of it. At night, we needed to be careful and watch out for snakes, they like to eat the frogs which live in the water of the rice paddies.

This is a small herd of water buffalo. Each morning the buffalo would be led out to pasture and each night brought back in and penned up, sometimes underneath the house of the owners. The neighbors had a herd of about 7 or 8, and when they were coming or going, they left behind aromatic evidence of thier passing.

This cutie is Gaem. Her name means ‘cheek’. Can you tell why?

This is a more traditional old style house, with much of the living area outside. Many people had thier ‘living room’ areas under the roof, but not closed in at all. Sort of like on a big porch. Their kitchen were there as well as their TVs. Yes, most everyone has a TV. The large pot looking things are cisterns to catch rain water, used for bathing and cleaning and cooking.

Another house with their lounging area outside. This is a family group eating lunch together. There was someone on this porch at almost every time of the day. The older lady on the right was very nice and kept trying to get us to stay in the village. She told me that if I would stay for a long time, she would teach me how to weave their skirts.

Another of the grandmothers of the village. This lady had a bout with colon cancer not long ago, but is free from cancer right now. We pray that the Lord would extend her life to allow her to hear the Gospel from the team here at Dong Noi. Her house was at the end of our street and always had a smile and greeting for us.

Kids on the stairs in the house. No running allowed up and down these stairs!

We all had a great time out there, but were certainly tired each night! Next time I will show you some of the weaving the girls and I learned how to do and what we made.

Tina

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