Thailand: Day One

Instead of having a seperate room like we did in the Kuala Lumpur - Butterworth train, we had a blanket to act as a wall to close us of to the rest of the eyes in the train. Pro's and con's I suppose...

The train ride from Butterworth station to Bangkok is much, much, much longer then the first leg of our exciting journey. Within the first couple of minutes of settling in our coach a couple of young kids were already making friends with Brayden and Sydney, asking us non-stop questions about where we were from and what we were doing on that train. They were so friendly and amazing with the kids. We soon found out they were a young Filipino family that moved to Thailand to start a free school to teach english through their ministery almost 2 years ago. We also made friends with the young man sitting across from us who also happened to be a Filipino on his way to propose to his American girlfriend who's parents are doing missionary work in Thailand. Let me tell you, these Filipino's are the most warm and friendly people I have ever met!!
This young family ended up being such a huge help and blessing to us. The kids kept Brayden occupied for his every waking moment on the train which made the ride so much more enjoyable for Ryan and I. They actually invited us over to their apartment where we were able to see their school and meet all the people who volunteer their time to help their free missionairy service. It is a bunch of Filipino's who have moved to Bangkok. They were so amazing!!! They drove us to our hotel and made sure we knew some great tourist things to do. It really relieved all the stress of finding yourself in the unknown with your two young babes. They bought us snacks and drinks, offered us a place to stay, free babysitting. Truly just wonderful, loving people!

Pastor Bong and his Family