Praising God in Funny Times

Thank you all for your prayers. I need God so much, and He has been close to me these past few days. Thank you for your prayers. Praise God for he is good. So many prayers have been answered:
I am here safe.
The bed where I am staying is comfortable and there is a fan in the room which keeps it cool.
The people here are very nice.
The food is very good.
God has been close to me, and held me close to Him.

I started working in Step Aheads office Monday. Right now, I am:
Orienting myself to how Step Ahead operates.
Learning some Thai so I can get around the city on my own. (I have found learning Thai from the staff has been one of the biggest ways we have been able to bond.)
Researching two accounting programs Step Ahead is looking at implementing. (I am having to wait until next week to get fully into this because Timy who I will be working with is on vacation right now.)
Organizing a soccer clinic next Saturday for the kids in the Klong Toei slum.
Organizing a soccer league for those kids to play in following the clinic.

You can be praying for:
God to give me the gift of tongues. The sooner I can speak Thai the better.
My safety working in a foreign land.
The staff to continue being so nice to me as I have so many questions.
The soccer program, that the networking that needs to happen will happen, that the kids will show up if it is something they want to do, and that it will be a success in all ways.
That God will be close to me in visible ways now as it is a little lonely not knowing the language or anyone here. (Most menus are in Thai so it is hard to order food and if the menu is in English the server often speaks Thai. This makes even ordering food hard.)
Be praying for all the other Covenant College interns who are on their internship already or getting ready.
Please pray for those who are still preparing to leave that everything falls in place. I know some who still need to raise more support. Pray that comes in. If anyone is interested in helping them you can email me and I can give you their info.

God bless and sa wai dii krop (good bye) from Thailand