Teaching at Khok Sam Rong on Sunday, several students played hookey. Maybe that was because we've just started studying Job, and they all said it was very hard.

Church in the ER - Problem No 6

can a church suffer from constipation and/or deverticulitis? Yes? No? Read the post and see if you've seen this problem in your church.

I was speaking in the morning at Lopburi Church on Sunday 21st September, and then in the afternoon, some of the folk stayed on for the lay leadership Training, on "Building up one another".

last week about 30 of us went to Bangkok for a ladies' retreat and Fri afternoon a small group of us went to a park in the centre of Bangkok, and hired bikes. The path around was about two and a half km, we went round 3 times.  I'd never been to this park before, there is always something new to see in Bangkok.

Are you struggling right now?

First Coffee in Khlong Waan, Prajuab, Thailand, if you are ever visiting this is a Must.

Added bonus, it has the cleanest "loo" you've ever seen in Thailand! 

OMF Missions day - Bath UK

Even if you can't make it, can you pass the news on to anyone who may be interested, thanks.

Barbequed Fish

Another vendor at the market, barbequing fish, 

they could hardly keep up with the buyers

Fast Food - Bugs

I was at the market last week, this is the first time I've seen live bugs which people choose from, have them fried in front of them, and then buy them to eat.

Parking Balloons

Balloons for Parking spaces

Press on the underlined title to watch this really good video - an innovative and cheap idea to help find those empty parking spaces when the car park/parking lot looks full. The video is about the system in South Korea.  Our governments should watch it and act on it - it saves MONEY, TIME and PETROL (Gas if you're not British) Why doesn't every country do this!

The cooks for the EFT CAMP

 

Last week - Thursday to Saturday there was a camp at Hang Nam, Chainat, Central Thailand, for the ladies of EFT (Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand).   Altogether there were about 200 ladies, and a few men who stayed on after bringing their wives along.  The Cooks Left to right - Kin kaew, Big and Ewl, three of my students from Khok Sam Rong.  

(I like it when they cook at these camps because I know they'll look after me if something is too spicy hot for me, they will make an alternative dish for me)

Speaking at Taa Chang on Sunday on Jeremiah 36

Lovely hotel design.

Bad news if you are on the top floor and the lift is not working!

A Quiet place for a Quiet time

Looks like a nice place to sit and think!

This is a parable-like look at the church as a patient, facing sickness or disease, looking at the symptoms and causes, treatment and prognosis, so that we will have healthy, strong churches.  Some churches are in a bad way so that if they were people they would already be in the ER, fighting for their lives.If you have the time please could you read the posts and leave a comment, reflection or feelings on what I have written.  (including spelling mistakes or grammatical errors) I will be adding posts every few days, addressing the issues etc. 

Amazing Pop up book of Bangkok

How about this for an amazing pop up book. 

The artist just received a prize - well deserved too.

 Check out this link to see the rest of the book

Sister blog "The church in the ER".  Today's post covers symptoms and causes of the first problem - Arrythmia.  Does your church have this problem? Follow the link here

I was speaking at Lamnarai on Sunday, someone gave me a bunch (literally) of coconuts.  I took them back to Khok Sam Rong where I was teaching in the afternoon.  In no time at all the bunch was cut up, Auntie Toom chopped them up, (look at the knife!) and made them ready to drink the water inside.  Everyone wanted their own coconut and that was all that was left of coconut stalk.  The water was lovely - the flesh inside was good to eat too.  Never had a gift like that before.

Manja the cat - loves to watch me work

This is Manja's favourite place in the evenings - sitting on my lap whilst I am trying to work, not sure if she's trying to encourage me or trying to tell me it is time to go to bed.

Test for a healthy church

Would you say you attended a healthy church?  

What makes a church healthy? 

Please could you take my survey to see how healthy your church is?

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