food 4 thought

well, it's a beautiful day (got a little bit of rain, but it is the rainiest part of rainy season). as i type, we're chowin' down on some "seafood mayonnaise" chips (Lay's). yup, they have some crazy flavors here (we know some of you live for flavor diversity). just for starters: seaweed, sweet basil, spicy squid, barbeque spareribs, and hot dog flavored cheetos. pretty good stuff...

our stomachs have shrunk considerably from when we were in the u.s. (i'm pretty satisfied after a thai meal portion now!!). some of you (our fellow die-hard fans of the stuff) will be happy to know that we have been consuming ice cream almost every day! in fact, they sell something a little unusual here. there's this dude who sells it from a cart, announcing his presence with the ring of a bell (we can hear him from our classroom). what is it? why, ice cream sandwiches, of course!

"umm...so what's so unusual about ice cream sandwiches," you say? well, hold yer horses now...let me explain...(sheesh, so impatient):

about six or seven scoops of vanilla and cocunut ice cream are shoved into a plastic bag between two pieces of--get this--white bread! a scoop or two of sticky rice with sweetened condensed milk get in there somewhere as well! finally the whole thing is doused in some more sugary condensed milk goodness, and topped with chocolate sauce and peanuts! mmm...gives a whole new meaning to "dairy bread," doesn't it?

...huh? what's that? no, i ain't gonna just talk about food the whole time (some of you are disappointed)! God's been speakin' to us like mad! a few weeks ago i was shootin' hoops with walter (the student from vanuatu) and he twisted his ankle. he told me later he heard two pops. i've twisted my ankle many times, and i knew what was comin': at least a week of hobbling pain and regret. we prayed for healing at walter's suggestion. and when he prayed, he prayed with such faith! i was impressed, and, most likely because God has been answering so many prayers in our (lyd and i) lives miraculously, i believed! the next day, walter was walking completely normally! God is awesome, and i'm thankful for a brother like walter.

well, there's a lot more to what God's been doin' here in our lives, but i'll write more later! got the major portion of a big paper due next week, so i guess i'll do a little studyin'!