This blog and project is dedicated to Tom Scott, neighbor to my family and donor to this mission. His significant gift made the mission to minister in Thailand possible. Sadly, a month after I arrived in Kona Hawaii, Tom passed away. While he did not go to Thailand on this mission, his contribution will be as if he were there, impacting several people who have never even heard the name of Jesus.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Jellyfish and the pineapple
So we met the Burmese children from the school at the beach, just to play with them and make them feel special. They were so cute in their little swimwear, most of them were too big and would begin to slip down their little waists. The first thing I heard when i got to the beach was my teammate Chelsea telling me that the many little blue jellyfish that are in the water will not sting you, so dont worry. I was glad for that. Then my leader Sean told me the same thing. So I was pretty sure they didnt sting by then. So I slung a couple of tiny children onto my back and went out into the water. Aer playing with them for about 30 minutes, I felt my stomach catch on fire. I passed on the clinging kids to my other teammate and went to the shore. I found a couple of jellyfish in my suit, on my stomach. After peeling them off, my friend Frank went and got a pineapple and said to try putting that on the stings, the acid may help almost as much as peeing on it. So I put pineapple down my suit. Then the Burmese kids came and gave me leaves that were supposed to help. So Iwent home with leaves and pineapple in my suit.