“Momo, I got spanked in school today” Memewah informed me. Of course, right away I let her know that if she gets in trouble at school, she is also in trouble at home. Then I listened as she explained. They were learning eyes, ears, mouth, etc…in Thai. She had forgotten a few, and was told…read more.

  I have been amazed recently as I stop to contemplate just how much I have learned in the last few years! I thought that I was a pretty well educated person, but I find that I was not at all.  So, just so that you can feel educated also, I will share a smidgen…read more.

I can’t believe that it has already been 9 days since I wrote last.  Although, I should not be surprised since those 9 days were a bit crazy. School is in full swing now, and the teachers are teaching, but it is still a full time job to keep things going. The enrollment has been…read more.

Did you know that the first few days of rainy season bring about a strange phenomenon? At dusk, millions of winged insects come out of nowhere and invade any place that has light… like the living room, bedrooms, or anyplace any unsuspecting person has a light source. After a while, the bugs loose their wings,…read more.

“I said, EXODUS 20: 8-11!” screamed Roy at the kids. His two interpreters looked at him blankly. “EDODUS 20: 8-11” he roared once again. This time both interpreters started shouting at the children tightly packed around them. Each head bent forward to try to catch their words. What in the world was going on? A…read more.

  Last night, I sat on the edge of the outside kitchen porch and looked up at the stars. The village below me was humming with quiet activity in the darkness, and I could hear the happy hum of conversation in the house. I felt so small…so insignificant. Last week was a long nightmare of…read more.

Rats being roasted over campfires; children sneaking through the fence; trash all over the ground; a drunk 8 year old; mismatched, unfinished buildings; teachers at odds with each other; not enough money to run a school…these are some of the things that greeted us upon our introduction to our new school. To say that it…read more.

What a blessing to be finally settled at our new home close to the Myanmar border, 60 kilometers north of Mae Sot. Our home is actually in the village right next to the school. It is a nice walk to and from the campus. I thought that I would take this opportunity to share our…read more.

I hardly know where to start. I think that I last wrote about waiting, and waiting and waiting to move. Well, after waiting for so long, we found ourselves with a compelling reason to take quick action…my visa was just about expired. We were getting ready to call the mission again to see what could…read more.