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Missions Encounter Seattle #1

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:20:09 GMT

Well, first day of training is over, and it's been really good. I got to see Kathy Alexander, John Amstutz and Frank and Kathleen Greer. It was so great to see them. So happy!!!! It was great to hear the word of God presented by the walking Bible Computer that is John Amstutz and meet and pray with so many others that are preparing for the mission field all over the world. So far so good, and I'll keep you updated on any new developments as they happen (because I have internet access here!!! Yay!!!)

Home 2

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:09:27 GMT

Well, made the trip back to the US safe and sound. All is well. Now, I'm staying with my friends Heidi and Dom. We're having a blast with the baby, Mathew. Very cool. Those of you who are on this side of the world, see you soon! And for those of you who are still at Home 1 (Thailand), Keep looking for letters. ;)
ciao

What's new since Christmas???

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:36:07 GMT

Well, only a little over two weeks left before I head back Stateside for a while. So, I believe that a small update is in order. . .
It's been busy since Christmas. I have had guests almost constantly. Right now, Kheb's mom is here for a visit. She has stayed for a week, and may stay up until I leave at the end of the month. Kheb and I have been helping her live with the Rheumatoid Arthritis. When she got here a week ago, she could hardly walk, but now - praise God - she's able to stand up straight and walk relatively normally. Her hands are even improving. I've been able to explain to her that God can heal, and I think she's beginning to believe it.
Our convert, Fah, is doing well. She is busy with projects and finals soon at the University, so we don't hang out a lot, but we talk to each other regularly and she's going strong and learning a lot.
I've been preparing for Valentine's Day - no, not because I am dating anyone (yet). Good Everything will have a special program, and I have been teaching violin to some youngsters (I'm officially old enough to use that word now) who will serenade diners that evening. Go here to check that out: Good Everything

A bunch of us "Farang" missionary people got together on Monday night to watch the Superbowl. The very talented Jim was able to download it from the internet and project it on the side of the wall. It was brilliant biiiiiiiiig screen Monday night football meets the best Superbowl in a VERY long time. What a nail-biter and well done Giants! Well, that should do it. Thank you all for your comments, both here and on my facebook page. I'm looking forward to hearing from you all again soon, and even probably seeing you! God bless!

Update Udon Pattanakarn School Outreach

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:29:09 GMT

The Christmas program was a great success everyone really enjoyed it! Check out the photo album to see pics.

New sista

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:26:29 GMT

Fah, my friend's sister, is a remarkable young lady. About a week ago, she asked me if I went to church and if she could come with me. Through just hanging out, I learned that she has been hearing from God since she was a little girl in dreams and visions, but she didn't know who He was exactly. She came to church with me this past Sunday night, then she came over and peppered me with questions about the Lord who had been calling to her for so long. She told of how she went to the local Catholic Church to see if God was there, and the sisters just gave her a bunch of literature about Mary, and Old Testament (yes, Old Testament) and told her to go buy a rosary. She did, but felt that something was missing. We spent more than four hours just enjoying the presence of the Lord and the truths of who He is, which climaxed in her accepting Jesus as Lord. We gave her a bible (one of the ones we brought up from the South) and helped her on her journey of discovery. She is going to start out in the Gospel of John, and Kheb and I are available for her whenever she has questions. We all prayed together, and she enjoyed that a lot because it wasn't the Lord's prayer but just conversing with Daddy. What a tremendous gift for Christmas for all of us! So, please remember to pray for Fah and her growing relationship with the Lord!

Christmas Party

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:58:14 GMT

We had parties on Christmas Eve morning and evening at the house. In the morning we all had breakfast and exchanged gifts. Then in the evening some carolers came from church. SO much fun! Everyone enjoyed the festivities and homemade spiced cider!

Christmas outreach to Udon Pattanakarn School

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:01:18 GMT

Thanks for your responses about the candy cane outreach! This was the first year I have seen candy canes, and apparently this year was an experiment so there were few cases ordered. The canes were sold out in just a few days. No matter though. I got as many as I could. I translated the story of the candy cane and made it into a little flyer. Then I just got another type of mint candy and stapled it to the flyer. There are 1,258 students who attend the high school, and they will each get the gospel message on Christmas morning! I also gave the flyer to about 70 other students this afternoon. Thank you all!

Merry Christmas!

Jen

Santa or Satan

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:16:26 GMT

I've recently been confronted by some of the anti-santa crowd here, and though I do not agree with using Santa Clause as a tool to deceive children, I do not believe that one can attempt to cut oneself off from a cultural icon and still relate to the general population. In light of this, I want to give a little bit of history regarding Santa Claus that you all may not be aware of in case you meet some members of the aforementioned group.
St. Nicholas was born in Patara, in present day Turkey in the 3rd Century. At that time the region was under Greek rule, thus the name Nicholas (if you have seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you may recognize the "Greekness" of the name Nicholas. hahaha). Nicholas' parents were devout Christians and raised him to be so. When they died, they left him a large inheritance, but Nicolas took Jesus words' seriously and sold all his possessions and devoted his life to serving God. He became famous for his generosity toward the needy, and especially for children. Nicolas was enamored with the sea and had a ministry to sailors. He was later made Bishop of Myra and was persecuted and suffered for his faith under the emperor Diocletian. He was exiled and imprisoned for a time, but upon his release, he attended the Council of Nicea. It is, therefore, right to say that St. Nicholas had a significant role in shaping Christianity as we know it today.

So then, how did St. Nicholas become Santa Clause and why all of the traditions, such as coming down the chimney and stocking filling??? Santa Clause is simply a Dutch misnomer from the Greek pronunciation of St. Nicholas. In other words, Santa Claus is St. Nicholas with a bad accent. There are a lot of legends and things about Nicholas and miracles he is said to perform that have been exagerated into the stories and traditions we hold to today. Stocking filling for example is said to have originated from the method that St. Nicholas employed to help a poor man pay the Dowry for his daughters' marriages, thus saving the poor man's family. People in the third Century would hang their socks by the fireplace to dry after washing them. Apparently, he would run past the poor man's house and throw a bag of money through the window and into the socks that were hanging by the fire place. There are literally about 20 pages of legends and stories that are, at the very least, interesting to read. If you want to read more about this, you can go to St. Nicholas Center or check out Wickipedia.

The History Channel also did a really interesting history of Christmas special. where it explained that Christmas was actually abandoned in the late 16th Century by Christendom because of its association with the "Pagan" holiday, Yule - thank you dear Constantine AGAIN. The Pilgrims did not initially celebrate Christmas, because to do so was considered sac religious. In the late 17th or early 18th Century, however, people began to get a little stir crazy and wanted something entertaining to do during the long dreary winter season. Christmas was therefore re-instituted as a winter festival full of singing and dancing. The anti-Constantinian sentiment died down and Christians began to participate in the winter celebration designating it Savior's day to remember and celebrate the birth of the Lord. Thus inventing the "true meaning of Christmas." I honestly don't know how it came to be called Christmas exactly. I can't remember much more, and I don't have enough time to read up on it for now. Hopefully some of you can fill me in on the rest. Oh! Just one more quick thing. The modern Santa that we all know around Christmas is actually a clever marketing tool by Coca-Cola. It's an interesting little trail to follow if you are so inclined. Virtually every country in the western world has legends and traditions revolving around St. Nicholas - even if they don't celebrate Christmas per se. I'm not saying that I believe in Santa, because I don't. I believe in Jesus. But I am not blind to my culture, and I feel that it is counterproductive to try to pretend that Santa will just whither and die if we designate his name as "satan" misspelled. Still, there are truly devout and well-meaning people who love the Lord and are convicted about having anything to do with anything that even mentions Santa Claus. If that is you, I respect your opinion and your conviction. I only hope that I can offer a bit of perspective. That is all. Santa or not, I plan to celebrate Jesus as I always have since I accepted the Lord, and that is with a lot of fun and joy and reverence to God for the most incredible gift that has ever and can ever be given! And to all of you, may this Christmas be extra special, full of the love of family and Jesus. Merry Christmas and God bless you!

I'm a "chef"

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:24:23 GMT

Check out this link all . . . Good Everything Restaurant

Though many professional culinary artists would disagree with the owner of Good Everything when she calls me a chef, the customers at the restaurant have found something to peak their interest from a simple Italian American who loves to cook. :) Mangi!!

New School Logo?!?!?!?!

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:52:53 GMT

About a month ago, some students at the high school where I work got into a fight. The Principal and some other teachers as punishment, in lieu of being expelled, decided to take the "scarlet letter" approach. The students involved in the incident are required to wear a special uniform and do odd jobs around the school. Though this is supposed to be on top of their normal responsibilities as students, it has become an excuse to skip out on all of their classes and become something of a gang. They hang out by their motorcycles all day until a teacher or administrator has them do some menial task, like carry their umbrella or plug something in. The thing about the uniform is, that the students chose a jumpsuit with a huge marijuana leaf logo on the back and another marijuana leaf logo on the sleeve. Then they had the school logo sewn onto the front. The teachers and administrators at the school are completely oblivious that the logo is drug paraphernalia (How can you not know that?!). When Chris (the other foreigner teacher at the high school) and I told the teachers responsible for those particular students about the logo, they were quite disbelieving. So, they asked the students, and we all know how that turned out. The students responded that it is just a tea leaf. :P So, now our students are running all over the school and Udonthani with the school logo on the front of their jumpsuits and a marijuana leaf on the back. Welcome to Weed High! I'll post some pics of the unis as soon as I can. Only in Thailand, and maybe Colombia...

English school in my house

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:23:28 GMT

Hi there. Some of you wanted to see pics of the school at my house. Here are a few. I can't make it into a photo album for some reason. m The connection still keeps resetting itself. I'm sure it's my fault, but I don't know how to fix it. :P

Pics

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:02:13 GMT

Hi all. I'm having a little trouble uploading pics right now. The connection keeps resetting. I'll try again when I get back from BKK later this week. Hope you are all well!

November 2007 Update

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:51:43 GMT

July - November 2007

Life in General

At the end of August, I moved, partly because the new house is cheaper, but mostly because I wanted to sever any dependency I had whatsoever with the owner of the English center I had been working for previously. This house had been vacant for a long time, and needed (still needs) some repairs. Thus far, I have fixed a few of the plumbing issues – since plumbing isn’t my strong suit, I have to wait a bit and pay someone to fix things for real – re-wired nearly the entire house, painted and done some tile repair work. You will see more of the before-after pics. Let me know what you think. :D The “classroom” is in use but still needs work. I haven’t even touched the wiring and the bathroom, but I painted, cleaned and acquired desks and a whiteboard. It still needs some curtains and stuff, but I’m happy to say that the classroom is already seeing a reasonable amount of use, which I’ll elaborate on in the following section. A most important development, however, is that I finally found a church that I can call home, at least until all us Foursquare Thailand people decide what to do about starting a church here. The service is in English, and there are a lot of other missionaries there. There’s an older man, named Tom Smith, who shares my passion for cooking and though he is a bit eccentric, he condescends to bring cornbread for Kheb and I on occasion. J I look forward to Sunday night every week, and it’s so good to be able to worship and fellowship. The pastor’s wife, Wendy, is super nice and has a beautiful singing voice that seems characteristic of Philippino ladies.

In October, I went to the South and moved the rest of the things that were down there up here to Udon. It was nice to see everyone down there. A friend of ours, Wikie – pronounced “Vickie” but with the German speeling - has adopted the strangest animal I think I have ever seen outside of a zoo. It’s something like a cross between a raccoon, mongoose and a cat. No-one we know has any idea what it is. Maybe it’s the missing link! Hahahahahaha! Anyway, they’ve named it Wombey Dompey, which seems to suit it well. She said she was going to send me some pictures of it, because I didn’t have my camera with me at the time. I’ll pass them on whenever I get them. It’s possible that she sent them, but they were deleted, because I haven’t been able to use the internet for the past few months. All in all, going to the South was a fruitful endeavor. I have all of my Bible study tools again, as well as pictures and odds and ends that I really missed, especially the refrigerator that was so graciously supplied when it was most needed.

The orchids that I have been raising for the past few years are doing well, and I had the first bloom a few weeks ago. You may remember that I brought the orchids from Singapore as seedlings in glass beakers. Each beaker contained about 20 orchid plants each less than 1 inch tall. They are growing well now and some are more than 1.5 feet tall.

The Holidays:

Thanksgiving will be spent with some other missionary families this year. I do have to work all day and also in the evening, but I have a few hours in the middle of the day to spend with my somewhat extended family. I’m bringing a pumpkin pie made entirely from scratch – since you can’t by anything remotely convenient for baking here. :D Anyway, I am earning a reputation as a first class cook among my colleagues, which brings me to Christmas…

On Christmas day, I’ll be cooking a Christmas feast for more than 40 people at my friend’s restaurant! We’ve already done the test run and it was beautiful!! It should be a delightful evening. I’m teaching one of my friend’s daughters violin, and she will serenade the diners. At school, we are doing the Christmas play and some other fun things. I’m really looking forward to that.

I am planning to go to visit Kheb’s family in Nong Khai for the New Year. It’s always nice to be out in the nice quiet clean country. Aaahh. Really looking forward to that rest!

Work/Ministry

These passed months have seen me busy with various forms of community service. I help out as a translator at the Udonthani Provincial Courthouse when they need and English/Thai speaker, and have somehow found myself in a consultant type position with a restaurant and a few other small businesses around here. You know how much I enjoy cooking, and that I did a lot of research on restaurant management ever since I started working on the community center project. So this is turning out to be a useful venue to practice what I’ve learned. The restaurant I am helping with went from being in the red to turning over a really decent profit in just a few months – enough to reduce working hours and supply a raise to the staff, thus improving their working conditions significantly. Everything is much more efficient now, and I am now considered an insider on all matters in the owners family life which allows for evangelism as opportunities arise. J I have been running an English school out of my house during my free time. I currently have roughly 20 students ranging from soldiers and doctors to elementary school students. It is my goal to have enough students to be able to support myself so I can devote more time to ministry by not working full time.

Since quitting at I Can Read, I have been working at a government high school. It’s been quite an adjustment, but it has helped me to grow and rely on the Lord so much. We never know what’s going on or what anyone is thinking. The other foreigner teacher, Chris, always says that we must be secret agents or something, because everything is top secret at the school. J Anyway, I am doing all my work as unto the Lord and I know that He’s proud of me regardless of any other outcomes. That is my greatest comfort. I do like my job, however. It’s an honor to have a place in the lives of more than 800 young people. The vast majority of the students like and respect me a lot. On the evaluation forms, they even requested that the other teachers learn to teach like me. Though I admit that I am flattered by the compliment, those comments have made things a little bit difficult for me in relationships with some other teachers who are trying not to lose face. Cultural issues are really hard sometimes, even now. It’s not matter, though, because I have good relationships with the administration and have earned a reputation for being honest.

Well, though I do have a lot to say, if I do not send this it will never be sent. Therefore, I’ll leave you with a few more pictures. Check my MSN live space within the next few weeks, because I plan to catch up on some much needed blogging and add a few picture albums. Prayers for blessings and joy go out to you with all my heart.

Jen

Quick update...

Sun, 20 May 2007 02:51:50 GMT

Hello everyone. I'm sure you have all noticed that I have barely been able to use the internet lately, well for the past three months, and so I want to explain a little about why. Since February, everything went haywire with my job. Due to bad management/lack of marketing, our school was on the verge of having to close down. All of the ideas that my fellow teacher, Shawn, and I expressed to the management were ignored, and therefore, there was not any progreess made to stabilize the school. As a result, one of us were going to be "let go." I volunteered to be the one, because Shawn has a family and a Mortgage in Udon, whereas I can move a little more freely. Of course, the company I work for did not want to let me go, so they asked me to move to another school. Through all this, I ended up at Roi-Et, which is about a 5 hour bus ride from Udon, but only 2.5 hrs by car because the bus stops every 10 minutes. So, for the past three months, I have had to travel back and forth from Roi-Et weekly. I have been teaching 30+ hours altogether per week, plus planning and grading and sitting on a bus for 10 hours. I also do some tutoring or teaching special classes outside of work. Basically, all I do lately is work and sleep. I am happy to say, however, that I have been reunited with Golf, the boy that came to the Lord last January, and am looking forward to discipling him. I have also had many great opportunities to minister to my students, colleagues associates and even other missionaries in the area. In spite of the business, I feel closer to the Lord than I have in more than a year. I still want to plant a church and english school here. I am praying for a team to help me in that endeavor. So far, there are three of us here with the vision for the school and church. As yet, the Hilderbrands have not been able to come up to visit and discuss the church. My plan is to work for one more year and then try to start something on my own. Please pray for wisdom and opportunities to share the gospel, also for my safety as I am on the bus for so long - I get a cold every week because of it. If it is the Lord's will, pray for a car so that I can minimize my time on the road and prevent me being sick so often. God bless you all, and please comment if you can. I am anxious to hear from you. I will try to sign on again on Thursday afternoon (Wednesday evening U.S. time.)

God bless you!

Aspirin alternative

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:26:28 GMT

Hey there! I know that some of you are aspirin takers for blood pressure and such, so I want to give you a little heads up. Kiwi fruit has the same BP lowering properties and cholesterol fighting enzymes as your daily aspirin, without the nasty stomach lining deteriorating side affects. It's an all natural alternative to having to take a pill everyday - yuck! SO, instead of supporting Mr. Bayer, try a kiwi shake for breakfast instead, and let me knwo how much better you feel for it.

4 Year Anniversary: 2/2/2003 - 2/2/2007

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:20:32 GMT

Well, It's been four years since I packed up and moved out east - WAY East that is! I can hardly believe all that has transpired since I received the initial call to go to Thailand, and had to answer the Lord with, "Huh?! Where the heck is Thailand. Is it in South America or something???" Followed by several weeks of arguing with Dad about how I was sure that he meant Africa and must be mistaken. Well, we all know how that turned out don't we?

These past four years have been eventful to say the least, You have been with me through many transitions: Cultural adjustment upon arrival, the process of becoming proficient in the language and preparing for the 6th grade Thai exam, the transition from being a student to being a teacher at all levels, the transition from being a teacher to becoming a University professor, going through a somewhat serious illness, then the transition from being a Professor to a releif worker after the Tsunami and the most recent move to being an accredited TEFL teacher in the Isan Province.

Though the hand of the Lord is may seem a bit slow in Thailand, it is still steady and true. We haven't seen a mass movement toward Christianity as they have and are experiencing in Cambodia, but the few that do come to the Lord mean to stick it out. Since coming to Thailand, I have had the tremendous privilege to lead a handful of people to Jesus who have in turn led others and are serving in at least part time ministry in a church somewhere (or in Kheb's case, full time ministry with no church yet), and I am excited to see what the Lor dhas in store for the next year and beyond. So, thank you all for believing in me and supporting me in every way. I appreciate all you do! God bless you!

Christmas and New Year

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:33:57 GMT

The Lord has blessed me so much here in Udornthani! This is the first year since I have been in Thailand (when I haven't gone home for Christmas) that I have been able to have a propper Christmas. All together, ten people came over for Christmas dinner. Mrs. Orapan, the owner of the school I work at, gave us a turkey. It was my first turkey, and it turned out great! I made stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams and steamed vegetables. For dessert, my friend from Germany, Wibke, made Linzer Torte and I made pumpkin pie. It was a wonderful day.

Kheb, Wib and I went to our friend Ning's house in Sawang Dan Din to celebrate the new year. er house is about 1.5 hours by bus from Udornthani. We played games with the neighborhood children and had a great dinner of grilled fish with a special sauce that Ning's mom makes only for the New Year. Then, Wib helped me learn some German and we played Uno as we waited for midnight.

Although I miss my friends and family in the States, I have to say that this Christmas was very special. I wish you all a Happy New Year. May God bless you and keep you in is care always.

New Convert: Golf

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:19:46 GMT

After just a little over one month in my new job at a new province, one of my students accepted Jesus as Lord! Golf is a student that I tutored for five weeks. He is about 13 years old. One day, during our class, he asked me about ghosts. Apparently, he had been having some experiences and no one believed him. He asked me if I had ever had experiences like his, so I told him about my experience and how Jesus had helped me and now I am not afraid anymore. He had a lot of really good questions, and so we talked about God the entire time and in the end he asked me to pray with him to receive Jesus.

The following week (which was his last week to be tutored) Golf told me that he was so happy to know Jesus and that he had shared Jesus with his friends. His friends however, he said, "were stubborn." hahaha He expressed concern about what his father will think when he knows that Golf is a Christian. I told hime that he would be ready when the time came to tell his father. Before he left to go home, he asked me to pray with him to hear God.

It's so great to see the Lord moving. There have been many opportunities to share Jesus' love with people here. Please pray for Golf and his family.

Bangkok Bombings

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:35:37 GMT

This New years eve was very eventful to say the least. In stead of the planned fireworks, Bangkokians were greeted in the New Year by bomb blasts at key areas throghout the city. So far, three people have dies, several more are in critical condition, and many others were injured. I am not sure of the exact numbers because the media has not been consistent in its reporting. As of now, no group has claimed responsibility for the bombings, and we are all really wondering about the purpose of the whole thing. Currently the media is blaming sympathizers of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Chinawattra, but that doesn't make much sense to us or the Thai people. Additional bombs were found prior to explosion in several areas, including Pataya, which is outside the Bangkok area.

I just want to let you know that all of us here are alright. Please pray for the Thai government to be able to place all of this at rest quickly and for the safety of Bangkokians. Although I do not live in Bangkok, I often have to travel there for business purposes and also to visit friends and colleagues. May the Lord bless you and be gracious to you in the new year!

we and they

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:34:16 GMT

"All good people agree,
And all good people say,
All nice people, like us, are We
And everyone else is They:
But if you cross over the sea,
Instead of over the way,
You may end by (think of it!) looking on We
As only a sort of They! "

Rudyard Kipling "We and They

Photo Album: Christmas 2007

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:17:07 GMT

Christmas 2007

The candy cane story. Translated into to Thai and distributed to more than 1300 young people! :D

Helpers from my english school assemble the flyers on 22 Dec

Aom standing next to three boxes full of candy cane flyers

Our assembly line busy at work. They work for food. ;)

Another pic of the flyers

P' Aom, Kheb, P' Paew, and Nam on Christmas Eve morning.

More of Christmas Eve morning. :)

Caroling at the Candle-light service on Christmas Eve

Fah (pink shirt) Found Jesus this Christmas. The best gift ever!

P' Paew and Neuy. SO CUTE!!!

Photo Album: December Activites

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:58:19 GMT

December Activites

Saturday Morning class at my home. They hang out after class and we sing songs we know, teach them new songs and chat.

Out to dinner with Yui in Bangkok on Dec. 4 2007

Saturday/Sunday children's class. This class is a lot of fun. We do lots of fun activities, such as baking and going out to the park while we learn English. :)

Still getting the classroom in order. This is Kheb putting some books away.

Some of the orchids mounted on the Mango tree in my yard.

Class in front of the Christmas tree. Does it get much better than this?

Photo Album: Cute Doggies

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:57:28 GMT

Cute Doggies

Gae Gae says hello the Thai way

Hannah is just cute as always

We're listening!

I love Wibke's teddy bear Bau Bau

Photo Album: Christmas 2006

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:24:29 GMT

Christmas 2006

Aum gets a washing machine from her husband. :)

Kheb gets cookies

our little tiny christmas tree

Kheb can't decide

Lek and Neung

Nik

TURKEY!!!!! WOOHOOOOOOO

Kheb and I

Aum and her husband Shawn

Lek and Neung again

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Photo Album: Christmas Party at ICR 2006

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:08:15 GMT

Christmas Party at ICR 2006

Christmas party for the kids at my school

Cookie decorating Contest winners at the Christmas party

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Photo Album: Opening Ceremony Phru Tiaw Orphanage

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:55:27 GMT

Opening Ceremony Phru Tiaw Orphanage

Revealing the sign - same as cutting the tape.

Pratheep, president of the Duang Pratheep Foundation, gives a speech.

My good friend Dr. Muneyoshi. We worked together with the dental clinic last October.

Me with P'Jan.

My neighbors! Left to right: Marina and Pernilla. They are from Sweden and will be here until December.

P'Jitpong and Nok trying to stay entertained.

Some of the children danced in order to bless the building

Here's a little princess if I ever saw one!

A dance for riches

some of the scholarship recipients sit near the fountain

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Photo Album: Around my house and gardens

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:28:01 GMT

Around my house and gardens

My house is in this row of houses, The office is the last one in the row. Hannah says hi with a Thai Wai. ;)

The front of my house

In front of my office

My office from the front with Gae-Gae saying, "Hello!"

Before I came, this whole area was weeds as tall as my waist and trash (10 yard bags full)

This is the garden in front after a little clean up.

Made use of an old tire

Lemongrass (edible) I also have the fragrant variety to keep mosquitos away.

Lemon trees and "Ma Grut" - a Thai spice

Already have a few lemons!

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Photo Album: life in general

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:39:03 GMT

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Custom List: Apricot Power

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:22:39 GMT

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Book List: Book List

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:37:02 GMT

Duane Elmer: Cross-Cultural Conflict
recognizing and dealing with conflict relating to cultural differences
David W. Daniels: Did the Catholic Church give us the Bible?
How the Bible REALLY got from God to us. Answers questions and resolves confusion surrounding the Bible in English and how God preserved his exact words through history.
Kelly Hilderbrand: Why We Believe
A clear presentation of the facts of the gospel and the authority of the scripture