Dynamite!
* Thra is a Karen term meaning “teacher”. Evangelists, and agricultural workers, teachers, pastors and missionaries were usually called “Thra”. Thra Shway Lah Yay (white T-shirt) teaching some kids in Oh Loh Tha Village: 1985-09 Part of our stateside training before coming to Thailand was the warning that especially in developing areas of the world, we might encounter some legal and ethical gray areas. Something might be illegal, but in common practice and for practical reasons, the law was ignored and a work-around system was employed. Everyone, including the police (who might well be involved), knew about it but went along with it so that everyone could go on with their lives with more money in their own pocket and less in a government account. In Thailand, getting a driver’s license, traffic violations, accidents, getting building supplies, tree cutting and more were often subject to these legal work-arounds. It turns out buying dynamite to use in our irrigation project was in one...
