Thai Dancing
In a few weeks we will have the grand opening ceremony for the center, Thai style of course. All the Bang Sak kids that come to church are coming over every day to practice the dances they will do for the opening ceremony. Poppy is dancing with them. They will do an Eastern Thai-style dance, even though this is the South, since our partners are from the East.
Our Thai partners feel very strongly that the opening ceremony needs to be done well. We will lose face in the community if we don't prepare enough rice or food. If things don't go well or are poorly planned, the community will lose confidence in our ministry. If things are done well, confidence will be gained. To be done well, there must be traditional dancing and lots of good food. Our Thai partners asked me to do the children's makeup, and the wife, Khrua, is making the traditional costumes for the dances.
The roof is being put on the 3rd story of the center this week. It is exciting to see the progress. Funds are a concern, they aren't sure there will be enough, but we are confident that it will be finished eventually. The Bang Sak men who have been working on this center for months now have had an opportunity to get to know Tanom and Khrua, our Thai partners, very well. They read the Bibles and Christian material laying around during their lunch break. It has been a good opportunity to make relationships.
Maybe I'll take a pic of Poppy dancing today and post it.
Our Thai partners feel very strongly that the opening ceremony needs to be done well. We will lose face in the community if we don't prepare enough rice or food. If things don't go well or are poorly planned, the community will lose confidence in our ministry. If things are done well, confidence will be gained. To be done well, there must be traditional dancing and lots of good food. Our Thai partners asked me to do the children's makeup, and the wife, Khrua, is making the traditional costumes for the dances.
The roof is being put on the 3rd story of the center this week. It is exciting to see the progress. Funds are a concern, they aren't sure there will be enough, but we are confident that it will be finished eventually. The Bang Sak men who have been working on this center for months now have had an opportunity to get to know Tanom and Khrua, our Thai partners, very well. They read the Bibles and Christian material laying around during their lunch break. It has been a good opportunity to make relationships.
Maybe I'll take a pic of Poppy dancing today and post it.
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