ThahMe started it. He told me when he was building his room that he wanted to plant flowers around it and make it look nice. Of course I agreed, and so Thah Me spent days in the jungle, searching for just the right flowers to plant in the pots that I bought for him. Then,…read more.

We are feeling so blessed here this week. It seems that every time something major happens, and it appears that our world is falling apart, it is just a preparation for something better. Since the caretaker left, our students behavior has changed dramatically. Instead of hovering around the house most of the time, they are…read more.

Thursday started out with great enthusiasm. We decided that if someone else owns this place, they are going to be terribly happy with us if they ever come to see it! So, we got busy and started clearing ground for gardens and flower beds around the rocks in front of the house. Everyone got involved,…read more.

I don’t want to sound as if I am always in the middle of a war, except that actually…I am! I find that it is always best to tell things just as they happened, so here it goes! Our week was a very calm, peaceful, happy week…here at the school. My students are happy, and…read more.

My brother requested that I write about what we are thankful for. So, here it goes! (these are not in any particular order) 1. A good brother! 2. Our students 3. A God that we can trust. 4. Our donors. 5. Cooler weather. 6. Care packages. 7. Limeade. 8. Good Friends 9. Family. 10. Internet.…read more.

Our newest student arrived yesterday. Thenduh is 17 years old. Her parents are Burmese that still live in Burma, and she had been living with an older Burmese lady that goes to our church, while attending school. She speaks fluent Thai and Burmese….which happens to be a slight problem since we are learning Karen and…read more.

Can you believe that we have been in Asia for a whole year already? So much has happened in the past year that it is rather mind boggling to think about. When we came, Roy suffered from culture shock so badly that all he could talk about was how wonderful it was back home. He…read more.

As many of you have been reading on this web site, Satan has been attacking our family through the choices that some of our students have been making. While I was gone on this last visa run two students decided that they did not have to obey the rules. Apparently they have thought that they…read more.

There are days that I have to ask myself why I even try. Hannah is screaming and throwing things at me because she does not want to take a nap today. Meme is sitting at the table pretending to not understand her math, which she did perfectly yesterday. People everywhere lie to us, steal from…read more.

This morning, the “cat” went on a visa run to Lao. That means that we mice have until Friday to do whatever we want to do!  So, this morning, at 10:00, I told the boys that I would like a new floor with more supports in the places where we were falling through. They got…read more.