Time to Relax

Laura and I have just spent a couple of days getting to relax in the Thai capital of Bangkok. It was nice having a bit of time to ourselves away from projects and having a chance to catch up on some sleep and see some sights of the city. We found online a really nice hotel for a cheap cheap price so headed there to realx for a while. The hotel had it's own pool but for the second time since we left home we decided one of the days that we would try and catch a few rays of sunshine and got ourselves all covered in suncream. After going outside for two minutes the heavens opened and it rained for the rest of our time there. Was nice though to have colder weather and felt like we were back in Northern Ireland. We spent much time at the markets and Laura did what she does best....went shopping! We also got to meet up again with our friends Justin, Alison and Jessica who we were with last week in Pattaya so was great getting to spend more time with them.

We have now travelled to the north of Thailand in a place called Chiang Mai. We are staying with a couple from CFC in belfast called Andrew and Lesley Dornan. They are full time missionarys our here working for several different organisations and projects. We met with them for a meal in Belfast prior to coming and we have been excited about coming to meet them again and see the work they are doing. It's also great being able to speak with people who are out here at the mo and to seek wisdom and advice off them, something we really appreciate. They both have a beautiful house in the city which they are allowing us to stay in, such a blessing. Please continue to pray for us as we are out here that we will know more of Gods guidance over this next while and that our time in Chiang Mai will be profitable. Pray for Andrew and Lesley and their two sons Matty and Josh that God would bless them in the ministry out here and help them to settle back into work here quickly as they ahve just retunred after a 2 month trip back to Ireland.

On a side note, in the airport on the way here Laura bought a travel adaptor so we could plug the lap top in to try and watch some grays anatomy while we waited on the plane boarding. The plug was faulty and I got a massive electric shock off it as I tried to take it out of the socket....my arms still tingling!! Will keep updated with whats going on here in Chiang Mai as our time here progresses.