Sorry that there has been a long break since the last post. We have been busy teaching and enjoying the holiday season. Kara's sister, Carissa, came to visit. The last weeks have been spent showing her a glimpse of our life in Chiang Mai. We are back with some exciting news. Our friend, Wijit, decided to dedicate his life to Christ! We could write a long post about his life, but I think you would rather...
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
We are lucky enough to celebrate Thanksgiving four times. Our second Thanksgiving celebration was at the church with the children from Gethsemene home. We ate chicken, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. After we were finished eating, Ben gave a talk about the first Thanksgiving and customs Americans partake in on Thanksgiving. Next, the students helped us put on a skit to further explain the first Thanksgiving....
This morning we woke up early and went to a Lahu village Thanksgiving with our friends from Gethsemane home. When Americans say Thanksgiving, they think of the holiday celebrating their first successful harvest with the Indians. This "Thanksgiving" is to thank God for the crops they have collected. They also use it as a way to tell the other people in the village about God. We drove about two hours outside of Chiang...
Saturday, November 9, 2013
This past week was full of teaching English. English is such a funny language. I find myself learning new rules as I teach. We also traveled to our friend Na's village. Na's family made us Karen (Karen is a hill tribe of Thailand) food, and we made them tortillas. We ate lots of sticky rice that was grown on their farm. Na's family showered us with mountain delicacies. We ate grilled corn, grilled bananas,...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
I have been in a video making mood today and decided to cut together some footage from the first time that we made tortillas. One thing that's hard to come by here is Mexican food, so we decided to make it ourselves. Since this video was recorded, we have probably made tortillas and salsa about 10 times. It's comfort food and its easy. Enjoy.... We sure did....
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Last night we attended a four year old's birthday party. The lucky girl was Champoo, the daughter of the cleaning lady here at the Zone. The party was at her house which happens to be in a Habitat for Humanity neighborhood. We have worked with Habitat for Humanity in America, and it was so cool to see how the work they are doing in Thailand is benefiting people we love here. We drove to the party after...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Kara and I spent yesterday in bed recovering from food poisoning. Luckily, Monday was our day off. The story behind our poisoning is pretty exciting. We were on our way to 7-11 when we ran into a guy named Riit. Riit was a student at Payap and graduated about 5 years ago. He then moved to San Antonio to attend San Antonio College and then graduate school at UTSA. Since we had the connection of living in San Antonio,...
Friday, October 4, 2013
First of all, sorry for our absence. We have been super busy these last two weeks since we got back from Pai. I will attempt to catch you up on our lives in this post. We have past the one month mark here in Thailand and things just keep getting better. Here are some photos that we took during our first two weeks in Thailand.
Kara at the waterfall on Doi Suthep
Under an umbrella canopy
Ben at Payap University
At...
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Hello all,We are currently on our way to Pai, Thailand to teach English. We will be the honored guest speakers at a 30 hour English course for the district court staff of this tiny thai town. This van ride has given us an opportunity to reflect on our last week.Last Monday, we took our day off and used it for a date night. Kara and I went to eat at "Tex Mex", a little Mexican resturaunt right here in Chiang Mai that actually serves us cuisine resembling Dallas Mexican food. We are still looking for that pot of gold that...
Monday, September 2, 2013
Our first week has been full of adventure. We have both been under the weather this week. Prayers to get better and to stay healthy are greatly appreciated. Sunday night we went to Walking Street. Walking street is a big market that happens every Sunday. They sell everything from handmade jewelry to fried bugs. Out of the group that was going, only Ben could "drive." Using his optimism he Is richly blessed with, he rose to the opportunity. No left...
Monday, August 26, 2013
Just wanted to send a shout out to last years AFC Thailand team and to encourage anyone who is still at A&M to take one of these trips if you get the chance. I was able to go on two and these trips dramatically changed the course of my life to this point. Kara and I took the second trip together and it was the during that trip that I realized that I wanted to marry her. I saw her servant heart and compassion for others and...
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Welcome to Payap University.Taken from their website:"Payap University, established in 1974, is a private institution founded by the Church of Christ in Thailand. Payap is a founding member of the Association of Private Higher Education Institutions in Thailand, and an active member of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia, as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning."Kara and I woke up early...
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