SNOW DAY IN SEPTEMBER

I went to bed a little late and woke up to a phone call at Midnight from my mom wanting to know how I was...well, I was asleep. After jarring my brain to discover more, I realized there had been a military coup. I dismissed it and figured it probably wouldn't affect us this far north. After all, we are about a solid 10 hour drive from Bangkok and that is where the action is. Four hours later I received a text message from a friend in Melbourne, Australia...same thing letting us know of their concern and prayers for our family as they had just heard of the coup. Ok...well wake up time was just around the corner and I wasn't getting any more sleep as I was very awake. The least I can do is turn the TV on and see what's up.

Turn the TV on...I did. The channels that I normally find BBC and CNN had stuff about the King of Thailand...hmmm. They kept showing the same stuff. Would they really block the paid cable stations? I logged on to the internet and began searching. Just a few stories and a little information. But enough to tell me they had declared Martial Law for the country and that schools and banks were closed throughout the country. What does Martial Law mean here in Thailand? Would our kids have school? I was supposed to help with swim lessons for Matthew and Paul's PE classes today.

With Scott in Singapore, I texted him at 5:30am and asked him to check an email I had sent to him with questions...perhaps he knew more being outside the country. Dawn was closer and I was hoping some friends of mine from school would be up with their kids. I made the calls...and woke them up at 6:15am...they knew nothing. Our friends have lived here MANY years...and through many coups. They informed me that these used to happen every 2 years usually without much hoopla. However, there hasn't been one since 1992 and it was a bit more intense.

Matthew was telling me about 3 weeks ago how much he missed winter and snow and the possibility of having snow days. I told him that I did too. We waited for our friends to call us back with news about school. The call came through and much to our surprise and delight we were actually not having school...I told the kids that we were having a snow day.

Well, we don't know how this Military Coup will shake out. You all have more access to the news than I do so I won't bore you with repeating those details. We are trusting in the Lord as we know "He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing." Isaiah 40:23

I will share that I am set to leave for Singapore on Friday as Scott and I will attend a YFC wedding there. It is a bit strange to think of leaving the kids here at this time...but they are in good hands. We will re-assess closer to the time should I need to stay and Scott come home sooner. So...all this to say, we are fine and enjoying the results of the snow for what it is worth in Chiang Mai. At present, it is business as usual and we will wait to see if a blizzard develops.