Please Pray for Tdaa (Grandfather)

Yesterday, I was walking around in our village, and came across an elderly man (probably about 50 feet from our house), laying on a bamboo table. He looked really bad, kind of like a skeleton . He's got liver cancer, I think, and seems to be doing really bad. Walking has been difficult and its hard for him to eat much at all. He talks frequently about a burning sensation in his stomach. I prayed for him and asked God to do a work in his life, a miracle if it be God's will, and that God would use this to help his family to acknowledge and follow the creator God. Tonight, 2 girls came to my door with a cup of water. They were asking for me to bless the water and they were going to take it to Tdaa to drink. I passed on the water blessing, and went straight to pray for Dtaa. I told him that I would have others praying for him. It shows a lot that people came to our door to ask for prayers. Please pray that God would work in this family's life, and would heal Tdaa, if it be according to the will of God. Pray for opportunities for us to be able to lovingly share the Gospel with this family.

Some random family pictures

Pamela keeps telling me that I should put up some more family pics, so here they are. We also just had some pictures taken recently of Katy for her 3 month photos, so I'll include those as well.

Hudson and his girlfriend Aum--we told him he was a little too young, and she was way too old for him, but we'll you can only do so much

Happy Father's Day "Wan Paw"

The Kings birthday was yesterday, and Hudson and I made it out to one of our local celebrations. It included lots of Thai dancing from kids up to adults. People from our village and lots of the neighboring villages came to celebrate.

Christmas Camp Surin 2008

This year the Kui team and Northern Khmer team put together a Christmas English Camp. The purpose was to be able to share the Gospel with those who we already have relationships with. About 40-50 teenagers attended this camp. They learn English, cultural aspects of Christmas in America, and of course, the true meaning of Christmas. They had a great time learning, playing games, dancing, getting gifts, and bonding with friends. We pray that God will use this experience to lead many of these young people to Christ. Here are some pics.

"Wii," a new student of ours poses with Moriah, the daughter of David and Debbie Cobb, missionaries to the Northern Khmer people group of Thailand

Nan, Aim, and Noon Pose with their new gifts

The group of students who study English with us at our house. They come from our village (Bahn Bpuay), Bahn Alang (a nearby village), and 2 from a nearby town

These 2 sets of twins came with David Cobb to the camp. They are excellent English students

New shades & Santa hats = styling (or at least they think so)

Some kids doing the motions to Christian song

Staples Mill Road Baptist Church Team

A team from Staples Mill Road Baptist Church came to serve in our area for about a week or so just recently. We had an awesome time. Amy Bowles, a former missionary in our area and good friend, coordinated the team (Jared, Amanda, Roland, Connie, Debbie, Jamie). In addition, Phyliss and Sam (who was born in Thailand), from Mississippi, joined the time as well. We believe that God has used this team in a special way. They reached out to youth at an English camp, in a school, and in our village. When the 3-day English concluded, the kids and the team were in tears. The team did an awesome job sharing the Gospel. Of course, they shared at the camps and in the schools, but they also shared whereever they were...in airports, 7-elevens, etc. For 2 nights, they stayed with Thai host families, which meant living in a much different way than they were used to. Please be praying that as a result of their prayers and efforts, new work will be able to be started in some of these areas. Pray that some of the youth will respond to the Gospel that was shared with them. Here are just a few pics that we took during their trip.

Teaching at our house!

Closing Ceremonies at English 3-day English Camp

Skit performed at English Camp

Hanging out with some elephants in Surin

Katy's Thoughts on NC State Football

Katy wanted to express her feelings about football season this year.

Pamela's Birthday

For Pamela's birthday, we had a party with some of our Thai friends. It was lots of fun, we had 2 Thai dishes and then a crock-pot full of barbecue chicken wings and ribs. None of our friends liked the cake too much, they said it was too sweet. If you've ever tried cake in Thailand, you would understand why.