We have been working so hard, first getting ready for students, and then teaching and taking care of little ones who are always upset by changes in their schedule. This morning I was really fighting discouragement. Roy took off this morning to go and get emails for Sarah, so I asked him to check my…read more.

Things are getting exciting around our place. While Roy is helping Travis down at GWM, we are all getting ready for students at our place. I had mentioned to Jason and Roy that I thought that 30 students should be the maximum number that we can accept. I like small classes where we can really…read more.

Well, I am tired after spending the night in a bus station and now am looking forward to a day in another bus station. I am so thankful for the stories in the Bible of those that went before us and fought in the battle of the Great Controversy. After a great victory Elijah fled…read more.

 I thought I would give just a little update on what is going on in my little corner of the mission field. I came back down to the school a bit discouraged after visiting my parents place. Things just weren’t going as they should have been at the school before I left. But when I…read more.

This last weekend, Jason went to another village to visit. He does this each weekend…chooses a place that needs spiritual help, and goes and spends time with the people. He often is asked to preach.  But, Jason’s biggest problem is that he is only one person. The needs are huge, and choosing a location to…read more.

Cold rain poured from the sky as wet, bedraggled students made their way down the path towards the house. They looked anxiously at us, wondering what we would be like, while we looked anxiously at them, wondering what they would be like! One thing was for sure; they really wanted to be here or they…read more.

I began early in the morning on a long three-day journey. I remembered my coat this time because it is a brisk morning of about the mid 60 degrees. First the usual  one hour boat ride then a 6 hour motorbike ride to retrieve items for Ben. Second a nine hour bike ride to deliver…read more.

So….Dad wants a project report?!?!? Well…I’m not really sure what he meant by that but here is what we’ve done so far. We cut boards one day then the next day the saw quit! So I fixed it but haven’t had a chance to cut anymore yet. We harvested all of Mallmeats rice and put…read more.

Yesterday morning I got an email from Ben. It is funny how one simple little email can change all your plans in a hurry! His email said that he was flying into Mae Sot yesterday at noon, and flying out today at noon, and he needed me to be there to sign some papers for…read more.

Last night was disturbing. I was headed out to the outhouse in the dark when my flashlight caught sight of a snake slithering across the yard, right behind the swings. The funny thing about it was that one of the kittens was cautiously stalking it. It was a very long snake. (Jason later identified if…read more.