This past month has been discouraging, perplexing, exasperating, and hard! I am exhausted. But, through it all, God has been so good to us, giving us courage and strength for each new day and each new trial. It is clear to us that we are at the very close of this earths history, and we…read more.

Natalie just chastised me for not sharing with you all the cute stories that happen at our training center. Here I thought that I had shared everything, but she reminded me of a little incident that happened when they were there. I believe that it was Satturday night, I had a house full of company…read more.

On my way home from my visa run, I was feeling pretty down. So many problems pressed upon my mind. It is so hard to get the visas we need to help here, and I had been bombarded with all the details that must be taken care of in the next 2 months. Plus, I…read more.

When I was writing the last blog, I had such terrible internet that I could not add the pictures that I wanted to. So, here they are. Just pretend that they are inserted into the post! Travis and I crossed the border back into Thailand with no trouble. We are free to say another 4…read more.

We began our journey on Wednesday. We had decided ahead of time to try a different route into Lao, at the suggestion of Jason. It seems that the Thai government would like for us to see more of Asia when we go on visa runs, and we are only too happy to comply! So, we…read more.

This week finds us all working like busy beavers. After getting word that we now have 17 students waiting in line to come live with us in May, and noting that the money had not come in for a dorm, we decided to build the necessary housing out of bamboo. The very next day, Travis…read more.