Learning Thai

Some of you may have heard about the political unrest that’s taking place in Thailand. From what we’re able to gather there has been a military coup and the armed forces are currently patrolling the city of Bangkok. This was not totally unexpected and it appears to have been carried out peacefully. Today has been declared a holiday and banks, schools, etc. are closed. We have not observed any effects of this unrest in our neighborhood. Our landlord came by this morning to check on us and recommended that we not travel into the city today. So we’re planning to stay close to home today and trust that this will all be sorted out without any major complications.

We’re depending on the internet for our news at this point since all of the television stations are being controlled by the military and are only showing patriotic videos about the royal family. That has been an education in itself – they are repeatedly playing a song in tribute to the King ("He's the sun the moon and stars to his people near and far...") and it’s given us a new understanding of how much he is revered by the Thai people.

Thanks to those of you who have already let us know that you’re praying about this situation. Join us in asking God for a peaceful resolution to this confrontation.