Future Plans

Since first coming to Thailand, I have been surprised at how many times I have randomly heard people talk about Thailand.  Whether it be movies, books, or conversations.  It is such a beautiful country filled with genuinely caring people.

With both sadness and excitement Ben and I must tell you that we are moving back to the States in July.  Ben's sister, Lauren, is getting married in mid July.  In August Ben will start grad school at UT (Aggie friends don't hate us).  Kara is looking for a teaching job in the Austin area.  We are going to miss our new friends so much, and don't know how we are going to manage without Thai food.

We have learned so much about ourselves and our strengths and weaknesses in ministry. We feel that we can use this new knowledge to be a light in the Austin area.  The transition from Thailand to the states will be hard, please continue to keep us in your prayers.

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Angkor of Faith 8- Cambodia

Since our last post lots has happened.  I hope that you checked out our posts on the intern blog.  If you didn't, you can still check them out here.

We just got back from Cambodia.  In Cambodia we were able to join Angkor of Faith 8. Angkor of Faith is an event that brings Christians together from all over Asia to serve street children in Cambodia. We were so excited to attend because we have heard so many great things about it.

Our plan landed a day early and were able to do some sight seeing.  We got to see many temples including Angkor Wat! It was such a cool experience.

During the week we were able to hang out and serve with people from all over the world.  At noon we would meet at a nearby residence and cook for the kids, play games, and sing songs.  On Thursday we had hygiene day and we taught the kids how to brush their teeth, properly wash their hands, and wash their hair.  Most of the kids had lice so we set up a hair washing station.  It was humbling to see others washing these kid's hair. I wonder how often these kids have someone around to do a simple act like brushing their hair.

Here is Kara washing the lice out of her friend's hair.

The Filipino team did a great job or rinsing the kids' hair.

Ben is combing this dashing gentleman's hair.

Pop is teaching her friend how to correctly brush her teeth.

We met so many wonderful kids and friends from all over Asia.  God is doing great things in Cambodia!

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Guest blogging

Hey Friends and Family,

We have some interns here for the next month and we will be writing on a blog with them.  Follow us over there at cminternship.blogspot.com.

-B&K

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Phayao

We are on the way back from our border run to maesai.  Our visa allows us to stay for one year provided that we leave the country every 90 days.  This was our second border run.  To meet the requirement, we went to the border, walked across into Burma, got a stamp from the Burmese side, and walked back to Thailand.  After the visa stuff was taken care of, we went to Phayao.  We went to Phayao to visit some friends and fellow missionaries who are working in Phayao.  The team in Phayao has also started a pizza shop as part of their ministry.  The fact that there was good pizza definitely influenced our decision to visit!!!  We ate at the restaurant Friday night, visited a waterfall in Chiang Rai on Saturday, and worshiped together on Sunday on the second floor of the shop.  Now we are on our way back to Chiang Mai, feeling renewed and ready to take on the week.  We want to thank the whole team in Phayao for their hospitality and for letting us play with the kids.  (All 9 of them)

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Friends in Christ

Sorry for the absence.  We have been VERY busy lately.  To make up for our absence we have some good news! Sunday was full of happy tears as three of our friends decided to give their life to Jesus.  We are so excited to have three new sisters in Christ.

But wait, we have more exciting news!  We are working with a new orphanage!  On New Year's Eve we attended a Christmas party where we met Tutu.  Tutu is involved in many projects around Thailand.  She was able to get us in touch with an orphanage that doesn't have many visitors, and really needs English teachers. We have been there twice now and we love the kids so much!  When we first drove up, we were met with an endless supply of hugs. One girl grabbed my arm and didn't let it go until we left.  Currently, our plan is to go there on Tuesdays and teach English and hang out with the students and then spend the night and send the kids off to school the next morning.  Kara is really excited to use her Education major to help improve the students English reading and oral language skills.



We have re-designed our English program at the church and it has been very successful.  This new program has been great at pulling in committed students that are willing to be involved at the church.  Sorry for the scarcity of posts. We will do our best to keep up with our posts.

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We put together this online magazine to inform friends and family of our life in Chiang Mai.  Click on the link below to view the online publication. We hope that you enjoy it and it helps you see what we have been doing.

ISSUU Wildes in Thailand

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