Dec 20, 2007

So it’s been a little while… first of all, i just want to say that the most beautiful place on earth is the Burmese-Thai border where we are staying. This terrible computer wont let Josh put up any pictures, so you’ll have to wait. I can tell you that i swam to Burma and made it back alive. We visited a Karen village. I’m trying to think...

Dec 14, 2007

We head to the north today. This is where we have heard the REAL needy is. So far we have visited several schools and towns and seen a lot of kids. We are continually assessing needs to see how we can make a difference. Each town we visit is a little different, but so far we have been well accepted at each stopping...

Dec 14, 2007

This is the pastor of one of the towns we stayed in. He took us to their local town swimming hole. Good times! We probably all have malaria now after swimming there, but hey it was worth...

Dec 14, 2007

Today is one week since we left America. Feels like a month! Time passes very slowly here. People are very simple, way of life I guess. Up untill yesterday I have felt very frustrated about our being here. I have enjoyed it and seen many new things and experienced awesome stuff, but not what the purpose I came here for. We realized that Pastor Manot did not...

Dec 14, 2007

Another long ride in a truck, another tile floor to call bed. We stayed in this tiny farming village with this little pastor. We walked around the village and saw some of the houses and people – it’s pretty poor, but according to Molitov or Maslov or whoever made up the hierarchy of needs (i think the other guy invented cocktail bombs) they got the...