God has opened the door so that Kiesha can be involved again in Red-light ministry with women. She has been going out for the past 3 weeks now. There have been some ups and downs getting back into the swing of things. UP’s: Kiesha loves being around non-believers. She is practicing her Thai again. She … Continue reading »
Song-Kran
Song-kran is the “big water festival” here in Thailand. It is also their new year. The festival is 3 days long but if you live in Chiang mai the activities go on for the whole week! Thai’s from all over Thailand come to our city to celebrate. They come because we have a “mote” (canal … Continue reading »
Leadership Training Week in Bangkok
LTW-Leadership Training Week. This is a conference for ministry leaders; Thai and foreigner doing work here in Thailand. The conference is to equip the leaders with new skills and ideas so that their ministries continue to flourish. This year the conference was in Bangkok. This is our first time at this conference and we came … Continue reading »
Volleyball+Soccer+Ninja Skills= Takraw (A Thai National Sport)
Takraw: Thai Ninja Soccer Volleyball….. Thought you all might be AMAZED by this Thailand Sport!
My first earthquake!
WOW! One minute I am sitting watching a comedian…laughing…the next I thought my head was spinning…and I was trying to focus…and then I noticed the couch was moving…swaying…I then looked up and the curtains were swaying back and forth…Brandon and Ben were just laughing and oblivious to the fact that everything was moving…so I start … Continue reading »
New Opportunities for Kiesha-Please Pray
Kiesha has been seeking God about “Ministy and family.” What does that look like? What should she do? How will that work out with a baby? How much time to invest? Instead of rushing into anything she has been patiently praying and waiting. In this past month some opportunities have come to her. 1. She … Continue reading »
Visa in Singapore
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benandkiesha/5521315809/ We took a short 3 day trip to Singapore to get our Visa’s. I don’t mean the credit card type! A “visa” is a special stamp/sticker that gets put into your passport after you fill out tons of paper work and pay lots of money, so that you can stay in a different country … Continue reading »
Chiang Rai
We all took a road-trip this past weekend. We went to Chiang Rai which is north of the city we live in Chiang Mai. It is about a 2 hour trip from our home. The purpose of our trip was for ministry. Ben was able to connect with some new church planters in that region … Continue reading »
Tele’s First!
Tele had a couple of first earlier this month that we wanted to share with you about. First off he turned 6 months! What a mile-stone! He is rolling everywhere and is quite the happy/content little man. Tele got to see and swim in the ocean for the first time! We all traveled down to … Continue reading »
Love
Hope everyone had/is having a great Valentines Day. We usually celebrate the day before. It was 7 years ago (the day BEFORE Valentines Day) that we got engaged in Hawaii. Time goes by so fast. I don’t think either of us could have even come close to imagining what life would be like 7 years … Continue reading »