Hitting the Road Again

I am headed to Phuket next week to spend some time at the tsunami center and at the beach. Phuket is located in the southern tip of Thailand. Our team mtg is also being held there at the end of the week. I am looking foreward to a change in pace. I know school only began 3 wks ago for all of us, but I feel the need to take some time and process all that has happened these past 5 wks (have I been here 5 wks already?!) I am actually flying out tomorrow with another missionary couple, and then the Caynor's and Lesa Morgan will be coming down in time for the team meeting. I am then coming back to Bangkok early on Nov 2nd. with the couple I am flying down with. The Caynor's and Lesa however, are not coming back until later that day. That is when they will be doing their sight-seeing. We are all getting a little confused with the who's and what's flying in/out when and where. See what I mean - it's contagious! Ah, well. Will be sure to post more soon. If you are so confused now that all you want is to know exactly where I will be at, I posted a map of the country over by my photos. That might help give you a better idea of where I am headed (it did me!!)

Love to you all,
Bethany

Welcome!

Sawaa Dee Kaa (Hello),
Welcome to my new blog. I hope this site will allow me to keep in better contact with all of you. I just posted my first pictures yesterday. I hope you will enjoy seeing them and what some of my life is like here.
Mon & Tues are inservice days for the teachers at the language school, so I will not be teaching Kristin and Ricky those two days. Instead, on Mon, Lesa Morgan and I are planning on going downtown to get the last couple things we need for our appt. (a home phone & printer) On Tues we are hoping to invite one of the missionary couples over for dinner. Gotta go for now.
Talk to you later,
Bethany

Mailing Info

I just thought I would post a quick note with this link. Several of you have asked me how long it takes to send mail/packages here. I found this online today. It is a direct link to the official website for the US Postal Service. Just open the link and click on "Calculate Postage" and select the country of destination. It will walk you through a few steps, and then it will tell you how long and how much. I hope this helps to answer some of your questions about the mail.
http://ircalc.usps.gov/

Talk to you all soon,
Bethany

I Have an Address

I can't begin to thank you for all the encouragement you have been to me. It has been a tremendous blessing to hear from so many of you, and I know that I am in all of your prayers. Praise the Lord! Things are going very well. Lesa Morgan and I moved in about 10 days ago and have finally settled into our new appt. Since then we have literally shopped 'till we dropped. I never thought I would say this, but I honestly don't care if I see the inside of a store again for weeks! God blessed us richly however, with providing everything we needed and more for a reasonable price, right down to the silverware and trash baskets. Lesa and I agreed that our appt is starting to look and feel like "home." This past weekend we were able to have our phone and internet hooked up at our appt. We are grateful for the increase in our ease to communicate with our friends and family. The Caynor's moved into their house this past Saturday. They are having their furniture delivered over this next week, and are very excited to finally be able to start unpacking. Today the Caynor's and Lesa Morgan are registering at the language school. School should start for all of us by the end of this week or the begining of next.I would appreciate your prayers this next week as the Caynor's finish settling in and have to deal with things from late deliveries to opening new bank accounts to installing air conditioners - not to mention getting ready to learn a whole new language. Pray for Lesa Morgan that the language studies will go well for her as well. Pray also for Ricky, Kristin, and I as we start school together that we would form a special bond as we adapt to life here, work on the language, and grow in Christ together.

In His Love,
Bethany