Author: Missionary Mom

The Surprise


I lay on the back seat of the car. Snuggled under a thick  protective blanket, with a pillow under my head for comfort. My brother and his wife were in the front seat, looking straight ahead, they informed me that we were here…I was just to be quiet and stay where I was until they…read more.

The Newest Project (By Roy)


We are living at Sunshine Orchards vocational training center. This is being run by Paul and Lena Adams. Lena has asked Lisa to help her get the medical missionary training set up and running. Travis is overseeing some of their construction work. He is also spearheading a medical missionary aviation program of his own to…read more.

The Move Part 2


We did it! It was not as smooth of a move as one could hope for, but we did move! It started out with us being so excited that we got up real early, tore the contents of the entire house apart, and then moved it onto the lower porch to wait until Paul got…read more.

The Move


Today has been busy with packing and trying to calm the little girls. Roy has taken several loads of belongings to our new location, and Lena stopped by with the truck, already partly filled with the doors and shutters for our new house, but we filled it the rest of the way with more stuff.…read more.

A HUGE Blessing


Sometimes blessings come in small packages, like Hannah and Destiny did. Sometimes we get medium sized blessings, like Meme and Memewah, but this time our blessing came in a HUGE package! On Monday Roy headed to Bangkok to see if he could procure our latest blessing. He took the overnight bus and then traipsed from…read more.

A Happy Surprise


  We spent the night in Mae Sot again last night, resting up after a busy Sabbath. I am still recovering from dengue fever, so sleeping in, or at least staying in bed longer, sure was nice! Then I got a call from Ben wishing me a happy mother’s day. Since I did not know…read more.

Inspired!


Today was amazing! We were notified yesterday that our long time student, Pawkuhmooeydee,  was planning to be baptized this Sabbath. She left our home a few weeks ago to study Thai and begin to be a missionary in Mae Sot. She is living with the Mae Sot pastor and helping with the church while studying.…read more.

Dengue Strikes Again


Just in case life was not interesting enough as it was, we have been hit by dengue fever also. It started with Roy, and I was convinced that he had rubella, since his fever was not terribly high to start with. But, when the rash did not follow the pattern I was watching for, his…read more.

Resting


For the past couple of weeks when Andrew calls me, he asks me what we are planning to do since the door is closed here. He told me that in the fast pace of American life, it seems like we are taking forever to decide! He would like a definite answer to give to people.…read more.