LTI is coming soon!! It starts this Friday the 17t thru the 20th. This year it will be at Inthanon Riverside Resort just south of Chiang Mai.
Pray requests::
-Safe travel to the resort
-All the details of the programs, lodging, food, logistics, etc.
-Worship team
-Speakers would communicate what the Lord wants them to
-Seminars. That the students would learn new things and be challenged
-My team is responsible for recreation time. Pray mostly for good translation and of course safety.
-On Sunday, we will go out in teams to share the gospel and talk about Jesus with the people of the surrounding communities. Pray that the students will be bold and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit. Pray that God will reveal himself to the people.
-Pray for all of the Thai staff. They have been working really hard on all of the different aspects of camp. Pray for extra energy, health, and enthusiasm.
-Pray for the STINT team that we would have extra emotional capacity since we will be speaking and listening to A LOT of Thai language for 4 days straight.
-Most importantly, pray that God would be magnified and glorified during the camp.
Thanks so much!! I'll be sure to post some pictures after camp.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
End of Semester Party
Before finals started, my team & I wanted to throw a party for all of friends. The goal of the party was to de-stress and to just hang out with friends as well as to encourage our students to stay firm in their walk with God while home for October break.
June & Beer playing Wii Tennis
May & Rain doing a little boxing
Hall, Me, & Eve
Vinnie & Bask
June & Beer playing Wii Tennis
May & Rain doing a little boxing
Hall, Me, & Eve
Vinnie & Bask
Saturday, October 11, 2008
My Birthday
My B'day was way back in September, but I just wanted to post a few pics from the event.
My team!! We had a little party with chocolate cake--it was amazing.
Tricia got me my favorite gum from America. I was really excited!
Bow & Rain singing some Avril. We went to Wiang Inn Hotel for some karaoke fun. It was a great time full of Thai and English songs.
I had a great Birthday and am so blessed to have such a great team to share my special day with.
Sidenote: the very day after my B'day Tricia and few of the girls got really sick with fever and cough, and then I got sick and then 3 more. The total count of sick friends from my celebration = 7 !! Probably due to sharing mics--gross!
My team!! We had a little party with chocolate cake--it was amazing.
Tricia got me my favorite gum from America. I was really excited!
Bow & Rain singing some Avril. We went to Wiang Inn Hotel for some karaoke fun. It was a great time full of Thai and English songs.
I had a great Birthday and am so blessed to have such a great team to share my special day with.
Sidenote: the very day after my B'day Tricia and few of the girls got really sick with fever and cough, and then I got sick and then 3 more. The total count of sick friends from my celebration = 7 !! Probably due to sharing mics--gross!
Myanmar aka Burma
Well last week my visa expired, so I had to leave the country of Thailand and re-enter to get a 30 day tourist visa. The nearest boarder is Myanmar. Myanmar is not considered the safest country by any means. In fact according to the 2007 International Transparency Perceptions Index Myanmar is tied with Somalia as the most corrupt nations in the world. http://www.infoplease.com/world/statistics/2007-transparency-international-corruption-perceptions.html
But we were fine. We drove 30 minutes north to Mae Sai, parked the truck, hit up 7-eleven, and then walked through all the security to the other side of the border. We had to pay the Myanmar government 500 baht($15) to enter their country. Then we had to go into this special room where they stamped our passports, then took our pictures with a webcam, and then kept our passports until we were ready to cross back into Thailand. We went to the market where one can find a smorgasbord of pirated goods. Gucci and Prada bags, cell phones, Lacoste polos, and of course DVDs for 40 baht each($1.16). The Friends 10 season set was available for only 1000 baht! While there, I was asked about a 25 times if I wanted to buy cigarettes. Interesting, because I never saw anyone there actually smoking.
About to enter the Union of Myanmar. We're a little nervous at this point.
A tiny section of the HUGE market
The Golden Triangle is where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet.
The usual transportation.
Tricia and I being tourists.
But we were fine. We drove 30 minutes north to Mae Sai, parked the truck, hit up 7-eleven, and then walked through all the security to the other side of the border. We had to pay the Myanmar government 500 baht($15) to enter their country. Then we had to go into this special room where they stamped our passports, then took our pictures with a webcam, and then kept our passports until we were ready to cross back into Thailand. We went to the market where one can find a smorgasbord of pirated goods. Gucci and Prada bags, cell phones, Lacoste polos, and of course DVDs for 40 baht each($1.16). The Friends 10 season set was available for only 1000 baht! While there, I was asked about a 25 times if I wanted to buy cigarettes. Interesting, because I never saw anyone there actually smoking.
About to enter the Union of Myanmar. We're a little nervous at this point.
A tiny section of the HUGE market
The Golden Triangle is where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet.
The usual transportation.
Tricia and I being tourists.
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