Today (Saturday) Pa Nong, Orawan, Ya, Sai and I went to Tha Sawang Village in Surin. This small village is just 6 kilometers outside of our city limits. Tha Sawang Village has become famous for their skills in silk-weaving. In 2003 this obscure village was chosen to weave silk cloth for all the heads of state, including President George W. Bush, who came to Bangkok, Thailand for the APEC meeting. This year they were chosen to weave 24 pieces of silk for the King of Thailand in celebration of his 60th year on the throne. 128 people have been working on these intricate pieces of cloth 24 hours a day in 3 shifts with 58 people per shift, 6 people per loom since the end of April. They are working on the last 8 pieces, which must be ready for the BIG celebration on June 9th. We were all amazed and impressed with the dedication, hard work, and great skill of these villagers. I was reminded of Paul’s exhortation to us as we work for the King of Kings:
“Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as ye know your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58
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Great job with the blog Mrs. Hayes! I love keeping up with everyone through their blogs. I told Jed yesterday that you need to teach him your computer skills!
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