We took a trip a few hours outside of Bangkok to visit the location where so many World War II soldiers lost their lives while being forced to build the Thai-Burma railway.  The Bridge over the River Kwae.  So thankful for those who endured so much for our freedom.  

We went out recently to help teach English and visit with some friends we've made at a hospital in Bangkok.  One of of the girls here is a friend from the Northeast where we had lived before.  Right outside of the hospital is Victory Monument which is where some people have been coming to protest.  There weren't any protestors there at this time, but there were plenty of soldiers there just in case.  Keep praying for Thailand and for the Thai people's hearts to be opened to the Gospel.  Here are a few pics from this past Thursday.

"Unity" Youth Camp with Immanuel Baptist Church

This past week, I had the privilege to spend time with the youth group from Immanuel Baptist Church (of Bangkok) at their youth retreat.  We went to a military camp where they went through "boot camp".  They had to learn to work as a team.  The focus of the 3-day camp was "Unity" in the body of Christ. During our Bible sessions, we talked about the importance for a believer to be unified with God first and then unified with our brothers and sisters in Christ.  God is definitely at work in the lives of these youth.  This experience definitely made miss the youth from Mt Elam back in NC.

While Daddy is gone away at camp...

Flat Stanley Comes to Thailand

Thanks to Mrs. Petty's class at Benson Elementary School, Flat Stanley has had the opportunity to travel all the way around the world to visit us in Thailand. Here are a few pics that we've taken so far.

Flat Stanley with one of our neighbors in front of a spirit house.  These houses are where many Thai people offer sacrifices to appease spirits.

Flat Stanley learning Thai

Flat Stanley eating chicken fried rice

A few pics from this past month

Hudson has really become a pretty adventerous eater.  Here is a pic of Hudson eating some yummy "Pa-lo" Chicken soup.  There wasn't too much chicken in there, but there was a nice chicken foot to munch on.  He also enjoyed a delicious bag of crickets

Below you can see Katy lining up for the morning flag ceremony

with the other kids on her first day of Thai preschool.

Every Friday, Katy and the rest of her classmates wear traditional

Thai clothes instead of the normal uniforms.

Below is a picture of some of the protesters here in Bangkok.

Many major intersections in the city are still shutdown and the protest seem like they will never end.  Pray that in the midst of all that is going on that God will draw these people to Himself.  

Preparing to Return!

Its hard to believe the amount of time since our last post...right after we returned from Thailand in 2009.  Since then, God's done some amazing things.  He led us to Mt Elam Baptist Church where we've served these past four years.  God has richly blessed us with many great friendships and a church community that we will always remember.  Thank you to all the youth in the student ministry who we've had the pleasure of working with.  Thank you church family for allowing us to be part of you, and to be sent from you.

Currently, we are finishing up our first week of training which lasts about 2 months.  Hudson and Katy are having a great time learning about what it will be like to live in a different culture. Please be praying that God will continually draw us closer to Him while here at training.  Please also be praying for the work in Southern Thailand that we will be joining in a few months.  Thank you for partnering in prayer with us as we begin this new direction in life.