Sawang Daen Din

We are back and we are all officially exhausted! It was a fabulous week.
The Caynors, Lesa, myself, and 2 other missionaries we have met here flew up to Sawang Daen Din for a week. Our team mates, Don and Gail Craft, have been ministering in Northeastern Thailand for over 20 years and have several well established ministries there. They were hosting a week long English and Bible day camp and needed extra hands. We had a wonderful time! It was great to see yet another part of Thailand and to have a chance to personally see more into what Thai culture is. We had a blast with the kids! On an average day we had about 40 kids attend, and we had more than 60 different kids visit throughout the week! While no one actually made the decision to accept the Lord while we were there, we had several that asked numerous questions. We have since found out that a few of those kids have now accepted Christ. This camp also gave Don and Gail a chance to share in 2 new villages that they had not previously received an open response.
It was so hard to say “Good-bye” at the end of the week. Especially when we didn’t fully know how much they understood or believed, but that is where I have to trust that God has each of their little hearts in His hands. I ask that you help to remember these precious kids in prayer.

- I have already posted 2 albums of pictures and a slide show at the top of the page.

Blessings to you all,
Bethany

Coming Soon

Well, I've only been back home a week and already we are getting ready to leave again. This week has gone by fast. Last Friday all of the team that lives here in Bangkok met at a restaurant to celebrate my birthday with me. We had a good time just hanging out and fellowshipping with each other. For us all being in the same city, it is not very often that we get a chance to all get together. It was a great evening!

This Sunday the Caynors, Lesa and I, and Deanna are all flying up to Northeastern Thailand - Sawang Daen Din (See Map) to run a day camp of free English and Bible. Our team-mates, Don and Gail Craft, have been missionaries in Thailand for over 28 years. They are currently the only members of ABWE's Thailand team that lives outside of Bangkok. They put on this day camp every summer (the summer months in Thailand are March-April) At one of our previous team meetings they asked if we knew of any people that would be willing to come up and help for a week. We all volunteered. Lesa, Lisa, and Deanna will be teaching the English classes, Rick is leading part of the Bible, and the rest of us are helping wherever we can. We will be up there for a full week, and will be flying back into Bangkok late that Saturday night. I'll write again when I get back.

In His Love -

I'm Legal!!!

What a title huh?? Well, I can now legally stay in Thailand another 3 months before I need to re-new my visa again. And...I am now 21. It has been quite a week and it is only Wednesday. Our flight to Chiang Rai both there and back was smooth and uneventful. We got to Chiang Rai by lunch time and were met at the airport by the Fillipino missionaries that we were going to stay with. They had just built a church. Right next to it they had built a house and a guest house. Lesa and I stayed in the guest house. The entire trip the missionaries there just loved on us and encouraged us so much.


The next day they took us sight-seeing to the Golden Triangle. It is the place where the borders of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos all meet. On a clear day you can even see the mountains of China. From there they took me to the border of Myanmar. One of their English students that is currently living with them crossed the border with me. She is the same age as I am and speaks pretty good English. We had a lot of fun together. Once we crossed the border, we wandered around a market that was right on the border for about a half an hour. We crossed back into Thailand and headed back to Chiang Rai. We spent a good part of the evening hearing all about the ministries that our hosts are currently running. The growth up there has been amazing! We are so excited with what the Lord is doing there. Their new church is beautiful and provided straight from the Lord. Lesa and I flew out the next morning - early. (Which was today) Tomorrow Alice, one of our team-mates, is taking me out to lunch for my birthday. Hope you all at home are doing well.

Love & Blessings,
Bethany