Thailand Mission Trip Day 1



Morale is high. God is very gracious to grant us a safe journey with little obstacles. We checked in at the airport smoothly, As we are typing, the whole team is busy with their individual programs such as the Children’s Program, the English program, the following day’s devotion for the cell group, the laundry and the expenses. Practically every square feet of the first floor is bustling with activity. It seems like it’s going to be an activity-packed trip. In advance, we would really like to express our deepest appreciation thanks and appreciation to Pastor Eng Kiat and Aunty Anong for their hospitality and for putting us up, all 21 of us, in their home for the next six days.

We were warmly received by Pastor Eng Kiat at the airport. There was definitely no mistaking that warm smile and the moustache. Our journey on the vans was equally smooth and we arrived at our first stop, McDonald’s, Thailand version. Needless to say, we were already famished. I think many of us found it fascinating to discover that pork burgers exist here and plum sauce for the nuggets. We will never have that in Singapore that’s for sure. After finishing off our meal with the can-only-be-found-in-Thailand Oishi green tea to quench our thirst from the extremely hot McSpicy burgers, we were off to Pastor Eng Kiat’s home. If there’s one important thing that we can glean from Pastor Eng Kiat’s first briefing and sharing, that would be the purpose of the whole trip. Our purpose here would be to minister to others and in turn to be ministered ourselves.

We made our way down to Tesco Lotus, squeezed on a mini-truck, locally known as a song thaew, entertaining ourselves by singing songs from our childhood days. The cool breeze in our faces was an exhilarating feeling.  I think we were impressed and delighted to discover that the place was like a Giant hyper-mart and had all our needs under one large roof, bonding through the times spent shopping and browsing through the huge variety of items.

Upon reaching back to headquarters, after a time of worship led by Enyong with his superb guitar skills, Aunty Carol shared with us her vision of a watering can with a spout being poured out upon this land, that we are the water. Though our stay is temporary (since the water is in the can) but nevertheless we will do what we came for. However, in order to do so, we in turn had to be soaked first. It was really meaningful when Aunty Carol shared about her own experience soaking in God’s presence and led us through the process itself followed by a quick sharing.

That about wraps up the day’s experience. Morale is still high though energy may be on the low side, after all, it is 12.30 am Singapore time and many of us have yet to shower. (21 people and 3 shower facilities. Hmm…. how long will it take?) It is my hope that more trippers will come forward and share their personal experiences and encounters with you, the audience. It won’t be fair if the mission trip’s account is narrated from just a few persons’ point of view. So do look forward to more entries on this blog!

Sincerely from your first time reporters,

Liyang and Kelda