Christmas Day in Bangkok was unique but was a great blessing. I didn't have any presents to open because none of them had arrived in the mail yet but that's o.k. I actually slept in which is something I love doing when the opportunity arises. I left my apartment about 11:15 to walk to Tim and Jill's house (my co-workers) so I could be there by 12:00 to help Jill clean her house, cook, or do whatever she needed to help get ready for the party that evening. I love walking even though I sweat a lot because it is at least 90 degrees here every day.
I got to their house before 12:00 and started preparing food for that night. I cut up lots of pieces of chicken and then made a marinade to put them in for a few hours. I made frosting and frosted a cake. I cooked garlic pork and several other things. I really enjoyed cooking because it is something I rarely do since I don't have a stove/ove. n in my condo. The only problem is that I needed to leave by 3:30 so I could get home to take a shower and be back by 5:00 for the party. I wasn't able to get everything done but I did help as much as I could.
I walked half way back to my condo and then took a taxi because I was in a hurry. I quickly got a shower and got ready and then headed back to their house to help with anything else that needed to be done before guests arrived.
It ended up being a terrific party/night. We started eating around 6:30 and then sang Christmas songs and then Tim shared from the Bible and one Thai lady shared her testimony. There were about 50-60 people who came. I was really excited because several of the University students came and they heard the story of Christmas. One of the guy students (Champ) told me he got goosebumps listening to Tim tell the story. He told me he never knew Christmas was because of Jesus birthday.
Praise the Lord for the many unbelievers who came and heard! It was a great Christmas!
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