Andy's Adventure Continues

I was awakened this morning to the phone ringing. I didn't even have to look to know that it was Andy calling. He said that they had been shopping at the Night Bazaar in Chiang Mai and their group was the first one back. He was excited because he had gotten a pair of Adias for just under $10. He said that they have been eating at McDonald's at nights for $2 a value meal. He said that he had gone to the orphange on Saturday there (they are 12 hours ahead but I think I tell everyone that every time I blog). Anyway, he told me that I would not have made it out of there without a few children to bring home. He had played with a little 6 year old boy and then when he left he (Andy) was crying. He said that it was emotional because he knew that he couldn't help this little boy who just wanted someone to love him. Andy told me that he wished we would adopt him. On Friday afternoon, they held the party for the college kids they had been witnessing to and 3 people got saved. He said it was awesome!

They leave for the village on Sunday afternoon their time. The village is like a small town. The analogy was that Andy was going from someplace like Arlington to a town like Maypearl. To get to this village they will have to ride for 7 hours in a taxi. Now a taxi there is actually the bed of a pickup truck. Andy said that they will have to wrap their heads and face to travel like this. He said that they would not be able to contact anyone until they got back next Saturday.

He said that the Internet there is faster than anything we could dream of here. He said "it is sick fast". He did email some people but they have now been told that the privilege is now gone because some people didn't follow the rules for it.

He said that when they start for home they will leave Tuesday night (July 3rd) their time, fly to Bangkok for an 8 hour layover, then Hong Kong for a 3 hour layover, on to LAX, and then into DFW. They will be back at Garden Valley for a couple of days to debrief and adjust to being home again.

Can you believe it has already been 2 weeks? He sounds so different and unlike the boy I sent off. I knew he would change and I can't wait to see the changes in him.