Quote for Wednesday of Holy Week. This has nothing to do with Thailand, but it is why we are here and what is important.
The image Jesus left with the world, the cross, the most common image in the Christian religion, is proof that God cares about our suffering and pain. He died of it. Today the image is coated with gold and worn around the necks of beautiful girls, a symbol of how far we can stray from the reality of history. But it stands, unique among all religions of the world. Many of them have gods. But only one has a God who cared enough to become a man and to die. Philip Yancey
Here are a few pictures of the exterior of the lodge we are staying at. On the left you can the string that goes away from the house. There is also on surrounding our cabin. You also seem them all around the lodge and in the local village.Randy tells me they have been blessed by the Buddhist priests and are designed as protection against bad things and way to ensure good. At first it seems a bit primitive, but in fact it is not much different that a Christian prayer for protection and goodness. It just comes with a symbolic reminder.
The rest of pictures only need a caption for explanation.
This is actually a building with a room inside. It is shaped and colored like a This fruit—the rambutan.
There is a sizable garden on the property and I’m sure some of the vegetables we have been eating are home grown.
Here comes the crew all bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready for work.