Chronological Bible teaching

The Thai pastor of our church here asked us to teach the Bible to the Thai lady that works for us, Eew. So today Kennedy started with the first lesson of New Tribes Mission's Chronological Bible lessons, a great way to teach anyone about the origin & message of the Bible. Earlier in the day one of the men that came from Northern Thailand to be a volunteer here after the tsunami came asking for advice. He gets a small salary from our church here, and would like to work with new believers, but the pastor wants him to help with the building of the orphanage instead. Situations like these are hard. There isn't much we can do for him except pray for him and encourage him to take his problem to the pastor himself. The problem is, that isn't how things are done here. You aren't supposed to confront, especially an older. For him, it is not just his older by 25+ years, but the guy that pays him, and his spiritual leader. We offered to talk to the pastor, which is the usual way things are done, through a third party, but he didn't want to do that, either. He is afraid of misunderstandings, which is totally understandable, considering that we are foreigners. Sometimes speaking Thai isn't enough, the nuances of culture still elude us!