Saturday, October 15, 2011

Traveling and Transitioning



Lovely Smile!BKK
They have one too..lo!
 Bus to Mae Sot


Streets of BKK
Breakfast (Excellent!)
Our 1st day in Umphang they
invited us to their house
 for breakfast
A 14 hour plane ride to Korea and then another 6 hours to Bangkok was something I was dreading but to my surprise it was not as difficult as it sounded. Our long layover afforded us a whole day tour in Korea, which ended up being very nice. We arrived in Bangkok extremely tired and our stay in BKK was extended due to the roads being closed because of the flooding. While we were waiting for the right time to leave it was an opportune time for us to get to know the culture and people of Thailand. Afterwards we took a 10 hour bus to Mae Sot and then a 4 hour car ride to Umphang The rest of the traveling was actually nicer than expected. The bus drove around the storm so I was able to see the lightening and floods from the window. The car ride was absolutely beautiful! Around and around and around the mountainJ we went and past the refugee camps on the border of Burma. When we arrived to the orphanage we were greeted by the sweetest looking faces I have ever seen. It was definitely love at first sight. We have been here for 2 days and have been busy settling in but it still feels like a dream. We thank God for getting us here safely and know that he has great things in store for this season. Will update more soon.xoxoxo! 
Refugee Camps
Breathtaking !!

Monday, August 29, 2011

FUNdraiser was Successful!

This was the flyer for the fundraiser that I just had. You would think the story behind it would be the obvious...needing funds for Thailand but it was actually a test of obedience. This was my first summer here in Kingston and I don't know a lot of people but the Lord kept putting it on my heart to hold a fundraiser. It was something I did not want to do for many reasons. To name a couple, I have no experience with raising funds nor did I feel like I had any resources to work with. The Lord simply gave me the parable of feeding the 5,000. They did not have much in the beginning but as they gave it to Jesus and he blessed it, he also multiplied it. So I started this new event with that in mind, I don't have many resources/experience to offer but I know you can multiply it. With that said although this fundraiser was about raising funds I knew that before it started it didn't matter how much money would be raised..to me it was already a success because I was doing what he asked me to do. I give thanks for the MANY people at my job, new/old friends in Kingston and family who joined together to make it above and beyond what I thought it could ever be. With God all things are possible and one more time I am in awe of not what I have done but what he has done through me and many others. Thank you Hope For Change International, Mariner's Harbor and ALL the others who contributed.