I have not yet arrived in Yangon (Rangoon). I am basically "stuck" in Bangkok, Thailand waiting for a flight. My two previous layovers were not very long. I was just a few hours in LA and then a couple more in Taipei, Taiwan. But the Thai Air counter does not open for me to check in until about 5:00 AM (check the time stamp on this -- it is about four hours from now).
I have not actually accomplished much as of yet. Spent a little time on the plane going over lesson plans and outlines, but most of it was already written before I left the ground. Jeff Moore, one of the members here at FPCR, picked me up and took me to the airport. It was a very generous gesture on his part because we ended up spending a couple of hours at the airport talking about the things of the Lord. Of course it was a profitable time, but it was still generous on his part to give of his time to that end.
This year I'm traveling on a Coach class ticket, but my main reason for getting business class in the past was so I would have a place to stay during the long layovers (long layovers can turn into much cheaper tickets, as seasoned travellers know). Anyway, this year instead of getting a business class ticket in order to have a lounge here in Bangkok, I purchased something called a "Priority Pass" for under $100. In other words, I can get a few dozen passes for about the same as the delta between coach and business class. Turns out, though, that it is good for the first class lounge here in Bangkok rather than the business class lounge. So, here I am on the internet from Bangkok.
The way the trip maps out is this: my schedule is going to have to flexible with respect to going to Kale because I don't know exactly when the plane will run. But the three weeks will break down to a week in Kale, a week teaching at RBI and a week dedicated to nothing but the Burmese Psalter.
Once I reach Yangon, I have developed a system for getting these Blogs back to the Sermonaudio site. From time to time I can simply visit one of the internet cafes in Yangon. Otherwise, I have arranged for Chris Coldwell (webmaster for our FPCR.ORG website) to post my blogs after I email them to him. For most of the folks in the church, Mrs. Bacon will be the "hub" upon which my letters (email) from Burma turns.
While I am in Kale, there is a small internet cafe (it may be nothing more than an email spot) that I can use. It is the same one used by Rev. Moses and Dr. Thai Luama when they communicate with me the rest of the year. So, hopefully, these Myanmar Blogs will be regular for the next three weeks.
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