We are in Ubon looking for a place to live and are trying to get some understanding of what is going on in the province. Meeting with various people both national and international. We arrived Thursday morning and as we had booked in at a small hotel near the AOG Church so we decided to drop in and say hi to the pastor. The husband immediately suggested a house on the same street which was for rent and helped contacting the owner. She called us back the same afternoon making an appointment for us to see the house the next day.
We rented a MC and took a ride around the city to get some orientation.
Through a new friend in Chiang Mai we had a contact(her family) in the city and they wanted us to meet in the afternoon for a meal together and they had a small and beautiful place they wanted us to see, just by the River Moon. It’s good to meet the local people, spend time and hear their stories. What is going on in their lives and what are their concerns.
A neighbor dropped in and he was tragically drunk, we were told he was demoted from a high position in a provincial department and was now on the lowest level of position within his department. Alcohol was not the root problem, but most probably a way to cover his shame of loosing face. Poor man, I pray he will find the One who took our shame.
Alcohol though is a huge problem in Isaan.
On Friday we spent most of the day with 3 friends travelling the city finding the churches and organisations and praying for and blessing them as we were travelling past. We had a thousand questions to ask our 3 friends and they had some for us. A very profitable time.
At 5pm we went to see the little house and meet the landlady. The house is a bit small but location is perfect. A place where we can be reached easily, is important to us. On Wednesday we will give the landlord our yes or no.
Thanks for praying for us. God is good. And I am sure we will be able to make a new home also in this city.
Love Anna
We rented a MC and took a ride around the city to get some orientation.
Through a new friend in Chiang Mai we had a contact(her family) in the city and they wanted us to meet in the afternoon for a meal together and they had a small and beautiful place they wanted us to see, just by the River Moon. It’s good to meet the local people, spend time and hear their stories. What is going on in their lives and what are their concerns.
A neighbor dropped in and he was tragically drunk, we were told he was demoted from a high position in a provincial department and was now on the lowest level of position within his department. Alcohol was not the root problem, but most probably a way to cover his shame of loosing face. Poor man, I pray he will find the One who took our shame.
Alcohol though is a huge problem in Isaan.
On Friday we spent most of the day with 3 friends travelling the city finding the churches and organisations and praying for and blessing them as we were travelling past. We had a thousand questions to ask our 3 friends and they had some for us. A very profitable time.
At 5pm we went to see the little house and meet the landlady. The house is a bit small but location is perfect. A place where we can be reached easily, is important to us. On Wednesday we will give the landlord our yes or no.
Thanks for praying for us. God is good. And I am sure we will be able to make a new home also in this city.
Love Anna
