Our team has experienced many things since being in Thailand a mere week, but Alyssa and I added some new adventures to the list these past few days. So far we have taught our first English class, introduced ourselves to our entire school and explained we were there to share the love of God, eaten fresh fruit at every meal, moved into our home for the remainder of the summer, and have been introduced to many new critters.
We already knew from observation that lizards are the squirrels of Thailand, and we have been warned of the multitude of snakes and scorpions, but our experience tells differently.
As we finished homework with the kids, we headed to our guest house only to realize we left the front light on. So, you guessed it, we were greeted by a plethora of the little pests. We tried to sneak in the door, but inevitably many flies came into the room with us. Nevertheless, we were in shelter. I collapsed on my bed only to hear Alyssa whisper, "Abby, come here." She stood petrified as I came over to see a spider bigger than the palm of my hand on the side of the bed. After a brief white-girl freak out, we devised a plan to kill the sucker. Fully positioned, I lunged at him, but not before he scurried under the bed. Let the hunt commence. We were not about to sleep with that monster on the loose. Finally, after many prayers and continuous hymns sung, we conquered the beast, so we could move on to sweeping the fly carcasses and wings outside. Praise the Lord for giving us His strength. Now we are prepared for anything. Well, maybe...