Narnia in Bangkok

Movie theaters in Thailand should be standardized throughout the rest of the world. It was the most amazing experience I have ever had watching a movie. Not to mention the movie itself was amazing, Narnia was awesome! For $15 we got "Gold Class" treatment which included a complimentary drink from their seating area. The seating area was this waiting room that had these huge plush red chairs and posters of movie stars all over the walls. It was unreal! They escorted us to our chairs in the theater (where we had assigned seating) and brought us popcorn. The seats were massage chairs. Yes, massage chairs. I couldn't figure it out for awhile, but then I got the hang of it. We even got pillows and blankets! The chairs reclined, of course, so you could practically lay down if you wanted to. They were like leather lay-z-boys! Overall it was my favorite thing we did in Bangkok. I have to say that Narnia was even better just because we saw it in Thailand in massage chairs.
However, the one thing that was unusual is at the beginning of the film they play their national anthem while showing pictures of their king and you have to stand up to pay respects to the king of Thailand. Different and an interesting experience. It was strange sitting there and thinking about how Aslan parallels our King and these Thai people paid respect to their king before watching a movie about the true King and what He did for them. Thailand is a Buddhist country and they take religion seriously. It broke my heart to see them searching for something more. It made me appreciate even more the blessing I had being raised in a Christian home and in a country where you are free to worship Jesus. Just coming from a land where religion is illegal and then walking into a country where Buddhism is everywhere, it was a weird sensation. Gave me a lot to think about and be thankful for. So, thank you Jesus for giving me Your Light. Please help me to be a light for you shining in to the darkest of countries, whether they're atheist or Buddhist.

*this started to be a post about movie theaters and turned into something else...hmmm...God is good!