Comments on: Being poor in a wealthy city http://sarainbangkok.net/2008/02/11/being-poor-in-a-wealthy-city/ Scenes, thoughts and stories from Bangkok. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:08:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Irene http://sarainbangkok.net/2008/02/11/being-poor-in-a-wealthy-city/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Irene Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:06:56 +0000 http://sarainbangkok.net/2008/02/11/being-poor-in-a-wealthy-city/#comment-188 Hi Sara, I have been reading your blog for a few months. We were missionaries in Thailand in the 90s, lived in Chiang Mai for a few years and in a small village in the Northeast for a few years. Our neighborhood in Chiang Mai was mixed middle and lower class, definitely not slum. There was a dog who sired a huge family. We called him Carpet Face because he had fur left only on his face. One of his offspring we called Carpet Bag. On a more serious note, when we lived in a poor village in the northeast, no one had much. But they bought TVs, on credit. "It's only xxxbaht a month!" They told us over and over. And they saw all those contrasts you talk about on TV and wanted it all. It was sad. You describe your life and ministry very well--your blog is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing! Irene Hi Sara, I have been reading your blog for a few months. We were missionaries in Thailand in the 90s, lived in Chiang Mai for a few years and in a small village in the Northeast for a few years.

Our neighborhood in Chiang Mai was mixed middle and lower class, definitely not slum. There was a dog who sired a huge family. We called him Carpet Face because he had fur left only on his face. One of his offspring we called Carpet Bag.

On a more serious note, when we lived in a poor village in the northeast, no one had much. But they bought TVs, on credit. “It’s only xxxbaht a month!” They told us over and over. And they saw all those contrasts you talk about on TV and wanted it all. It was sad.

You describe your life and ministry very well–your blog is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing! Irene

]]> By: Rob http://sarainbangkok.net/2008/02/11/being-poor-in-a-wealthy-city/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Rob Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:05:45 +0000 http://sarainbangkok.net/2008/02/11/being-poor-in-a-wealthy-city/#comment-187 The other sad thing is that they also come in contact with people who have eternal life, and living water to offer them. That is even more desirable than St.Arbucks. Yet, because of the effects of sin on the world, they usually don't know of the spiritual squalor in which they live. If only. Thank you for your ministry. rdb The other sad thing is that they also come in contact with people who have eternal life, and living water to offer them. That is even more desirable than St.Arbucks. Yet, because of the effects of sin on the world, they usually don’t know of the spiritual squalor in which they live. If only. Thank you for your ministry.
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