Back in Thailand

"Blessed is the man who walks.....in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night." Psalms 1:1-2

Our family - all dressed up beautiful for Lee-Anne & Sawang's wedding, September 1, 2007

.....Lee-Anne & Sawang ....................................................Me, nephew, Christopher and Dave....

Left: the kids practicing a song at home for the wedding

Right: the kids singing a love song for Lee-Anne & Sawang

Jessica's 4th birthday party... we don't get cake very often, just 13 times a year. :)

Left: Uncle Dave bringing dishes for John to wash.

Right: Uncle Dave and Mary washing rice, getting it ready for cooking. (Jessica always in the pic)

Uncle Dave cooking breakfast above and then again on the right with the help of Mark. The kids are always willing to lend a helping hand.

A few of pictures of me, first collecting laundry with a couple of smiley guys.

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And up early in the morning - hence the hair - scrubbing socks in our bathroom at the little washer we have. (I hope you can click on the socks on the right and just see how black they get over here - they are a part of the kids school uniform so we can't give them black ones.)

Time for boys hair cuts again and Samuel gets voted in to do the job. (saves us 40baht per child)

Auntie Terry has some help cooking supper. (the little one is always ready to pose for the camera)

Becky, our neice(along with her husband Matt), looked after the home and children while we were in Canada. They did an awesome job but were happy to return to their queit home where they was a lot of cleaning and yard work to catch up on. We were so blessed having someone to care for the kids while we were away.

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Wow, how time flies when you are busy..........we feel like we just got here yet a month has gone by already. We have been busy just getting the kids organized and our home straightened out. We still are completing work on the Lighthouse building with a lot left to do, but we will complete it someday soon. Dave has been doing some repairs in our home area as a lot of less expensive items were used in the bathrooms, door knobs, etc when the home was being built and they have already broken. Of course it has nothing to do with 13 children in the home. It is amazing when we think of how much quicker things wear out when they have so many using them. I have been busy making curtains for the front area. I did get them partly done before we went to Canada but I have now lined them as the sun just beats in that side of the house all morning.


Dave and I at the Vancouver Airport, leaving for Thailand. Yes, we were loaded down, mainly with gifts that we had bought for the kids in our home.






We had a busy time while in Canada.............travelling all over BC and Alberta to give thanks to those of you that have graciously been supporting the children and home. It was a very tiring trip but we pray daily that the home will be continued to be supported and we can continue to follow the Lord's vision to raise up and train leaders. It was awesome meeting the people that have helped these children over the years so that we can now put faces to the names and we also have pictures to show the children. We wish we could of met others that also have been a blessing but as it was we put on 30,000 kms over the 2 1/2 months, which was a very costly adventure for us. We pray in Jesus name that all will come to a great harvest in His timing. Yes, the Lord is great and we give Him all the honor and glory!

I am going to attach a few pictures from Canada - mostly of our family there.

Left: my sister Pat with husband Rob at Turtle Lake, Sask.

Right: my sister Linda with husband Mike and their son Ken and granddaughter Paige(&me) in Vernon, BC

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Left: my brother Rick with daughter Kelly and his wife Rhodea Fort Steele, BC

Right: my Dad, (me), and his wife Margaret in Cranbrook, BC

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Left: our son Jason with his Dad Logan Lake, BC

Right: our family in Kamloops - Orlund & Jennifer, Jason, me and Dave - the morning we left

Left: a beautiful picture of Bambi's dad that Dave would love to hunt. :)

Right: doing a touristy picture in Sparwood, BC

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Right: a beautiful drive in the Rockies

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We are hoping to do a posting on each of the children - one every 3 weeks, but this isn't a promise as time moves to quickly sometime. We will be starting with the oldest to the youngest, just to give you all a little more information about their past and future. We have been busy taking pictures to send with them.

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"You are of God, little children.....He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." 1John4:4