A Story That Must Be Told

It began this morning. I got ready for the day, and took my time walking the distance from my apartment to the bus stop to catch bus number 38, 46, 48...which ever one came first, it ended up being 38. My destination was Central Bang Na, I am having slight issues with my computer still, and I was going to see if things could get solved. I climb the steps into the bus, and walk towards the back and take a seat on the back bench. I pay the 8 baht for the ride, and quietly sit and observe those around me. I love riding the bus. I find it enjoyable and crazy at times... especially at the peak hours of the day when the buses are packed full with people.

There is an elderly lady sitting next to me, I smile and I greet her. She timidly smiles back begins to speak in Thai so so softly I could barely hear her. I continue to talk to her, and finally understood that she was asking for money. To the right of me is another lady who glances back smiling, I think amused at my attempt of speaking Thai, she begins to talk to the elderly lady, but also did not understand what she is asking for, or what she is saying. We make eye contact and begin to talk to one another. She gracefully gets up and moves to sit next to me, and continues to talk to me. Her name is Pim. She speaks English very well, and proceeded to tell me about her travels to America where she recently visited her sister who lives in Maryland. I ask her what kind of work she does here in Bangkok. She replys"I am a Music teacher."
"O, wow!" I reply with a big smile! "What kind of music do you teach?"
"I teach Piano." She replys. " I told I play the piano, and that it is something that I enjoy very much. She then invited me over to her home sometime to play the piano she owns, and also invited me teach her english! We begin laughing, at I don't know what, and exchanged phone numbers. By this time we had arrived at Central Bang Na. She stayed on the bus, and I got off the bus after saying goodbye.

I can honestly say that I am amazed at the goodness of God. He is so faithful even in the small small things. I had the biggest smile on my face! It is those random encounters where I know that he has orchestrated everything. Who knows if anything will happen, if anything it is an open door. Yes, he is beautiful. And to inform you all, my computer did get fixed for the time being.