Our time in Chiang Mai, Thailand with the Bradley family was amazing. It was a time mixed with rest, shopping at the "night market" (which is fabulous), visiting tourist locations, and debriefing with the team. On June 13th we visited the Maesa Elephant Camp just outside the city of Chiang Mai on the side of a mountain with lots of jungle terrain. The camp is full of trained elephants. At the camp we got to see the elephants up close and personal. I even got whacked across the head by an elephant truck which nearly knocked me to the ground. It hurt like crazy, but was worth it for the good laugh it gave my group. We also attended an elephant "show" in which we saw elephants playing soccer, dancing, throwing darts, building structures, and painting. These paintings are actually very good and sold for lots of money!
We were able to take a 30 minute ride on an elephant through the jungle. On the ride I kept thinking..."this is the adventure of a lifetime." And while I was riding on the back of our elephant, I praised God again and again for this trip...for the beauty, the people, the relationships, the hardships, the disappointments, the triumphs, the lessons, and this very space in time to see what God is doing on the other side of the world!
We were able to take a 30 minute ride on an elephant through the jungle. On the ride I kept thinking..."this is the adventure of a lifetime." And while I was riding on the back of our elephant, I praised God again and again for this trip...for the beauty, the people, the relationships, the hardships, the disappointments, the triumphs, the lessons, and this very space in time to see what God is doing on the other side of the world!
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