a very cultural experience

Today we took the 6th graders to the famous Crocodile Farm. It was very interesting and very cultural. I had a lot of fun and thank goodness my group stayed together today. They were really trying to let me know where they were going. I just have some girls who like to rebel against authority so you can imagine what that was like trying to get them to stay in a group. Anyways we went to eat lunch and that is where the cultural experience begins. So first of all there is just one lady trying to cook for all these people. Which I mean she gets it done but it takes forever. We were the second group to order our food and the last group to get it. You see it is not like you sit down and then order. Nope, you go up and order. So my Korean kids, who can speak Thai ordered food. Well then some Thai kids went up and ordered food. Who do you think got there food first???? The Thai kids ofcourse. We had two of OUR own groups get in front of us in ordering. This is not because they were trying to be rude. In fact. I think if they had realized it was happening then they probably would have let my kids get their food first. So crazy!!!!

It reminded me a lot of sacrifice. I was ready to just move on to another place. I was tired of waiting. But then I thought...so many times Jesus or His disciples had to put others first. There was this man sitting at the back of the restaurant, but I wouldn't really call it that. He waited patiently for our whole group to finish at least 35 kids and then he went and ordered. He had patience. He wasn't upset or mad. I sort of thought about my Grandpa and he was a great man, but hated waiting for anything. He would have never sat around that long just letting all these kids go before him. Interesting??? I was ready to just give up and if I had, then what? I might have left hungry, and I might have just had to go and wait someplace else.

I am waiting right now for the Lord's answer on something. It seems to me that I have been waiting for a few years now and every time I think that I am close to understanding, well the door gets closed yet again. But waiting, it is having patience and that is what our Lord is all about. So I will wait, even if it means letting every person in this country go in front of me to order food. I will wait because if I am not waiting on the Lord, then I am trying to do it on my own and that is just not okay!