Oor jou bediening
Ja-nee kyk, hierdie keer is ek vir jou laat met my nuusbrief. Moenie te groot skrik nie maar dit is al amper die einde van Oktober en hierdie is my September nuusbrief! So ek hoop dit gaan sommer baie goed met julle almal. Kyk maar uit my volgende nuusbrief dit is al amper op pad. :-)
Wat 'n maand was September nie gewees nie! Elisma, Pieter en Danie het kom kuier. Dan was ek weer in Ranong en die eilande gewees en laastens het ek in die yskas geval!?
Wat 'n wonderlike maand was dit nie gewees nie. Kyk het ons nou vir jou kuiermense gehad. Eers was Elisma en Pieter daar by Deon-hulle. Ons het vir jou lekker gekuier! Ek moet sê ek is nog steeds allergies vir die stad, maar het maar uitgehou toe ons saam met hulle daar gaan rondloop het. Nie te lank daarna nie, het Danie ook sy verskyning in Bangkok gemaak. Kyk, maar toe kuier ons vir jou - ons het selfs 'n Suid-Afrikaanse braai gehou. Ons was saam na die see en daar het ons behoorlik alles op horings geneem. Dit was waarlik vir jou vet pret. Maar voor ons ons oë kon uitvee is hulle weer daar weg en het daar so 'n stil kalmte oor Bangkok gesak.
Soos julle weet was ek weer na Ranong. Dit was weer soos julle kon dink onbeskryflik lekker. Ek dink die wete dat dit my nuwe tuiste is, maak dit so wonderlik. Ek het weer 'n wonderlik tyd saam met die kinders op Ko-Phayam gehad. Ek het ook al begin om in die Thai's se harte in te kruip en het al baie by hulle uitgevind wat alles daar op die eilande gebeur het. Dit was ook 'n tyd waarby ek baie meer van STAMP by Peter geleer het. Hy was ook al hier in SA en het met my stuur-sel kennis gemaak.
Toe die lang vlug na SA. Hier geland het dit vir my gevoel ek maak die deur van 'n yskas oop. Die lug hier is so droog en koud, my neus het soos vuur gebrand. Wys jou nou net, as julle kom kuier, moet julle by ons aanpas en as ons by julle kom kuier, moet ons by julle aanpas. Maar later meer hieroor.
Nogmaals baie dankie vir my stuur-sel. Alles hier in SA is gereël en verloop seepglad. Dankie ook vir julle volgehoue liefde en ondersteuning.
In Hom
Philip อํานาจ
So lyk Ko-Phayam
A view of Ko-Phayam
Kinders op Ko-Phayam
Children of Ko-Phayam
About my service
Yip, this time I am very late with my newsletter – I’m sure you noticed that even though it is my September update, it is already nearly the end of October! However, look out for my next letter that is nearly on its way :-) In the meantime, I trust that you are very well indeed.
September was wonderful because of all the varied activities and visitors that came to Thailand. While I was staying with Deon and his family in Bangkok, Elisma and Pieter came to visit us and did we social! I must say that the city is not my favorite place and I tend to have an allergic reaction to it, but managed not to erupt into hives while walking the streets with them. Not long after that, Danie also made his appearance in this gigantic city, which amplified our social to the point of having a South African braai. We went to the beach together and jollied like only the boertjies now how to. We had great fun! But it wasn’t long after, that they had to depart and a ‘calmness’ befell us in Bangkok.
STAMP invited me to go to Ranong again and as always, it was unbelievably enjoyable. I think because I know it will be my new home, makes it so much nicer. I love the Moken children and thus I had a wonderful time with them on the Ko-Phayam island. The difficult months of acquiring the Thai language, made it easy for me now to be accepted by the Thai people on the mainland, who have told me a lot of what is happening on the islands. This time I could also learn a lot more about STAMP from Peter. He was also here in SA and came to meet with my sending cell.
And then the long flight to South Africa at the end of September. When I stepped off the plane it felt like I stepped into a fridge! The air is so very dry and cold that my nose was burning and my lips cracked. It just comes to show you how we have to adapt - when you come to visit me there is a change on your part and when I am here, I have to adapt. But more about that later.
Another big thank you to my sending cell. Everything was arranged and went so smoothly here in SA. Thank you also for your continued love and support.
In Him
Philip อํานาจ
