Day Three - Part Two - We have turned a corner

Chiang Rai International Community Church

Seth was all over the place!

Connie and Richard's Great Pastor

Dinner

A little girl dancing at the Sunday night walking market

Seth woke up happy from his nap. He actually sat on the bed by himself (us sitting there too). He also played with toys by himself for the first time. We were so excited. I gave him a bath before church and bath time was still stressful.

Richard, Connie, and family picked us up for church. The church was somewhat like home but different too. Seth was babbling loudly so I took him outside. He actually got down and started walking around. It is the first time that he has walked for us. It took him 5 days. When church was over he babbled and talked and cut up. He acted like a typical 1 year old. Connie introduced us to several families. We met the pastor and he prayed for us. He was from the UK and had a really gentle spirit. He and his wife foster 5 kids. I saw several Thai kids that are waiting for families. One family at the church fled from Pakistan. Their life had been threatened for being Christians.

After church we went to a farang (English) restaurant. I got the calzone and it was delish. We said good bye to our new friends. They have been terrific hosts. We then went to the Sunday walking market which was just across the street. We hit pay day. It was a huge market with hundreds of booths and thousands of people. We bought almost everything on our list. We took a tuk tuk home. It was my first ride in one and the driver took it easy on me.

Seth went right down tonight with no tears. He babbled to himself and then fell asleep. Joel and I rejoiced!!!

We leave early in the morning for our 8:30 flight back to Bangkok. Only one more night in Thailand after tonight. Hallelujah, I'm close to seeing my kids!