So, it's been awhile since I've given a flood update, but that unfortunately does not mean that the flood has gone away. It does mean, however, that a) my area is still dry and b) the waiting has become the new normal and we (or at least I) only half pay attention any more. We are one of the few dry districts remaining, although the city center also remains thankfully dry. In the past week, several more staff member's houses have flooded and the on-campus apartment building is now full. ICS got special permission from the MOE to open this week and we started back with students yesterday. It's nice to be back in the classroom and into routine again. The water, however, continues to move towards the sea. If all barriers hold, my district of Bang Na "should" be okay. Maybe. Or, in about another 10-12 days it could flood here. And ICS would have to close. Again. The most northern parts of the flood area, in the central part of the country, are seeing much lower water levels and soon, the clean up work will begin. We'll probably have flood water with us for several more weeks and the clean up will go on for months.
So that's about it right now for flood news. Here's a link to some information about what YWAM (a Christian mission organization) is doing for flood relief. One of my friends goes out everyday with them, wading through nasty unsafe flood water, out in the hot sun, to bring much needed supplies to people in their homes. He looked exhausted when I saw him over a week ago. I can't imagine how he's feeling now! The pictures and videos he posts daily on facebook are truly amazing.
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