Moquist’s in Thailand Prayer Letter

July 2016

สวัส ด ี Sawatee-ka (Hello in Thai) ! We have officially been in Thailand for one week and

what an exhausting, exhilarating, and exciting time it has been! Thank you so much for your prayers already - God has been so, so faithful to us and provided safe travels, health, new friendships, and more.

The first week we have been busy with new staff orientation. The new hires this year total nearly twenty, not including the family members. It is such a fun blessing to see all the young families that have been faithful to God’s call to International Community School as well. Sessions for new staff have included Thai culture, insurance, banking, Thai language basics, integrating a biblical worldview into the classroom, and more.

In addition to the sessions, families have been invited to breakfasts and lunches at the school with the new staff. Developing fast friendships has been a keystone here at ICS, which has been very easy to do. From the new staff to administration, people have been so, so kind and helpful in getting adjusted to this beautiful, exotic, and humid Bangkok life.

THIS MONTH’S HIGHLIGHTS

Eating new foods, like dragonfruit Grocery Shopping New friend & neighbor Everett :)

1st year apt went great! Met new friends too IKEA fun with Daddy. Many trips have & will be made...

Jonathan’s new classroom. Corner, 2nd floor We 3 LOVE trying all the new local food. Isaiah loves tofu now

PRAISES PRAYERS

● Safe travels & arrival ● New friendships already at ICS ● Health ● Adjustment to weather, time, & culture going

well ● ICS’s attention to details to help us

● Find solid Christian community in a church in Bangkok

● Patience in learning more Thai language & ways (ie: running errands)

● Isaiah - beginning to teeth...again ● Energy & joy to hit the rest of the ‘summer’

hard before school starts August 2

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