The first week

So here it is Monday morning, almost a week since I got here. It's so amazing. To do a catch up on the week:
Thursday was just kind of a down day. We had planned on going to Burma but then poor Megan broke her arm and had to get surgery on it Thursday morning. She is doing well and is in a cast running around like normal now.
Friday all 14 of us jumped in the back of the Song Tao and headed up to Burma. The Song Tao is a little truck that has a cover and bench seats in the back. It's pretty awesome. We drove through the mountains and all across northern Thailand and got to Burma. It took about 4 hours. When we got to Burma we parked on the Thailand side and walked through immigration across the border. It was really interesting how different it was than going through immigration in a more advanced country. We got over to Burma and were right away inundated with people crying out over each other and holding signs to try and get all people to notice their Tuk Tuk to get them where they need to go. Once we made it past them there was an onslaught of people selling cigarettes for cheap. We waded through them and eventually made it through them and down the stairs to the street market. It was really neat to walk around, but everywhere we went we saw desperation. Beggars where everywhere. Even the vendors faces where pinched in pain. Out guide(a man who spoke english and offered to help us around after we crossed the border) led us all around showing us where everything was. He also made sure we all stayed together. After an hour or so we headed back to Thailand, jumped in the Song Tao and headed home. The trip on the Song Tao was an awesome time to really grow closer to the other team members, but also just to have some time with God. I wish I could describe that time with Him better, but in the end I came out with a strong focus. My goal for the trip is to be 'desperate for God, and confident in Him.'
Saturday we started our training manual, Gospel Transformation and started working out what sort of missions we'd be doing while we are here.
Sunday we went to house church. It was pretty amazing. They way everyone worshiped was just so pure. There were people from sooo many different nationalities there and it was just neat. Afterwards, we went out to lunch with 2 younger couples and had a nice afternoon just talking with them. Later that afternoon, a couple of us went to the gym, I got my butt kicked by it and now have some other goals while I am here.
Now here it is on Monday morning, raining for the third day in a row. We are about to go head out to our Gospel Transformation and other training.
In other news, I am awful at spice but love some of the other food here. :D