Only a Matter of Time

Today, I called Khun Aree and asked her if she wanted to meet me at a local shopping mall (Central). She agreed to meet me there. I usually don’t like going to the mall with the boys but I thought I would try again since we left around 10:30. The malls in Bangkok are huge. I have no idea why there are so many and why they each could easily fit a football field on each floor. It truly baffles me and should be added to the list of the seven wonders of the world! Anyway, Central is one of two malls located close to us. Central has a water park on the roof (this is also common of Thai malls). So, I told PJ if he was a good boy we would go swimming. We didn’t go swimming, so you know what happened! He was good for awhile and then it went down hill.
Ok, so when Khun Aree met us at the mall she told me that she invited another friend of hers to join us as well. She said to me that “he” is a man but acts like a woman. “He” had not yet arrived so I was prepared for the queen of drag to show up and I was mentally preparing myself and asking God to help me love this man. (Remember, I also had PJ and Calvin with me!) When “he” showed up, he looked absolutely like a man. He wasn’t wearing make-up or women’s clothing. It was really sorta funny. I would have never thought this guy was a he/she (as I call them). Now, I don’t know if when he goes out on the weekends he dresses in drag but Khun Aree definitely made sure I was aware of his sexuality. It was kinda funny how he’d be walking in front of us a little bit and Khun Aree would say in Thai, “look, he’s walking like a woman,” or “he’s doing that like a woman.” I say it’s kinda funny because I didn’t notice the swing in his hips and other things that she clearly saw. Like I said, I would have never guessed. So, the title of this post is, “only a matter of time.” I knew this day would come when I would meet face to face a he/she and God would ask me to love him. I am truly excited to see what God will do in this guy’s life. I am going to start praying for him that God would reveal Himself to him and that his life would be totally transformed. God is able and I believe our meeting is not coincidental. There are many, many guys who desire to be women in this country. I don’t know why this is the case (I realize it’s sin but I think it’s engrained in the culture here somehow) but it’s very common. So much so that even on Thai TV programs there is almost always at least one he/she part in a soap opera or whatever. The Thais aren’t embarrassed by it either, not even the older Thai people. My teacher told me that it’s because their he/she son, grandson, nephew, etc brings in money so no one disputes the integrity of the means of making that money.
After we had lunch together and bought a few items, they brought us to our house…which was so considerate and nice. Please pray that we would continue to build on these two relationships and that God would be working in their hearts.