May 7, 2012

Below is Htoo Plo’s story. She used to live in the Mae La Oon refugee camp in Thailand. She found us online and we have begun developing a relationship with her. Be humbled. Everyone has a story to tell, and I am no exception. In 1995, there was a war in Burma so my parents and family had to run away. They needed to find a safe place to live. During...

Feb 24, 2012

  Hey Everyone! Sorry that it has been so long since my last blog post.  I feel like I have been in Thailand for so long now and have grown so accustomed to life out here that at times I find it difficult to think of things to write about.  I guess a year is a pretty long time to be away though, so struggling to find things to write about is probably...

Dec 27, 2011

Every Christmas, Manat and Stephen throw a Christmas party for Forgotten. This year, the women cooked kanom jeen, fish and rice noodles with a sour sauce, while the rest of the people played games in the street.                       One and three legged races, wheelbarrow races, and a variety of other...

Dec 25, 2011

Emily, Jon, and I arrived in Forgotten land last night after a long bus ride and being jostled in the truck for 3 hours. We got to wake up to the sound of roosters and children with the view of a beautiful mosquito net this morning (Manat says this town has the most malaria in all of Thailand. Thanks for making us feel welcome). We’re here! The 5 little...

Dec 21, 2011

Hey guys, I just wanted to put some pics up of my last trip out! Sorry that the quality of them isn’t great.. I was visiting my dad in Bangkok before I headed out to Forgotten and unfortunately left my good camera at home in Chiang Mai.. I therefore had to use my iPhone 3GS… Yeah, the second model of iPhone that Apple put out that still...

Dec 1, 2011

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you all know that I am back out at Forgotten again! It feels great to be here and in good health! It seems like it has been quite some time since I felt really healthy, and so far on this trip I have had no problems at all (aside from sleeping on the hard wood floor b/c I forgot my sleeping mat!!!) I expect that I will come down...

Oct 21, 2011

  We were super stoked to see a familiar face at the airport as we arrived in Chiang Mai after 27 hours of traveling. Jon Justus greeted Katrina and I and with jokes and all. His health is back to normal and we thank God for all his work with us. We spent a few days in Chiang Mai(CM) in order to acclimate a little and meet with the Free Burma Rangers (FBR)....

Aug 30, 2011

Hey Everyone! Well my last trip out to Forgotten didn’t really go as planned. Before I headed out from Chiang Mai I decided to make a visit to the doctor because I was having difficulties breathing and wanted to make sure that everything was okay before I left. At the hospital the doctor told me that from the chest x-ray it appeared that I had pneumonia,...

Jul 1, 2011

Hey Everyone… Well the rain has finally come and it has hit down hard! Over about the last two weeks or so it has been raining everyday here in many parts of Thailand, and the area where the Forgotten Foundation is at is getting hit the worst. I have spoken over the phone with Pastor Manat and he said that it would be very difficult for him to...

Jun 19, 2011

Hey everyone!  I’m back in Chiang Mai now and just finished up with another stay at the Forgotten Foundation.  I was able to spend over two weeks at the foundation this time, so we were able to get a lot accomplished.  The main thing that we worked on during my stay was getting the bathroom facilities for the families that live at Forgotten Land...

Jun 14, 2011

We didn’t have a proper level around during the construction of the bathrooms so Soc improvised. Where there is a will there is a...

Jun 14, 2011

This is a picture capturing the 1st block being set into the foundation of the...