Wednesday

Today was a LONG day, but it was fun.  Leah and I only teach in the evenings at the SDA Language School, and when we were asked if we'd help with English Camp at another school, we happily agreed.  It was about a thirty minute drive to the school.  

The head teacher drove us there and when we drove past the school buildings toward the parking area, all of the students on the sidewalk greeted us with the very respectful Thai wai.  This consists of putting your hands in the praying position up against your face, on your nose and mouth, as if you were praying, and then bowing slightly towards the person you are greeting.  I felt like a celebrity! But, the kids weren't greeting me this way, they were greeting the head teacher this way.

The day went by so fast.  We first worked with the high schoolers, who were fun to work with because they wanted to know more English and were excited about everything we had planned for them.  One game included them memorizing a script on a tree and racing back to tell their team what they memorized! 

In the afternoon we had the middle schoolers, which were even more fun!  They were twice as energetic, and they kept on insisting me to sing and dance, which is a definite NO!  We had them act out a frog skit, which was hilarious! I had to help out each individual group with their skits, which helped me interact with them one-on-one. I really liked that part. I was trying to help them act out the word HOT, and it was funny because the more enthusiastic I was about it, the hotter I was becoming... I was sweating a lot when I was finished. They must have thought I was weird!

It was a good day.  I really think that God had a big part in it all because He led us there.  We got to interact with all the kids, nothing went wrong, everyone had fun, and I felt like we might have made a good impression.  I hope and pray that this will lead more students to our school!