What Happened to ????

Peter, our preacher son! Peter has just finished his second year at Bible College. He is doing so well, has matured in so many ways. His dream is to finish 4years to become a Pastor and to go to Canada and preach at churches there. Our family is looking forward to him being back at home for the summer months. He is hoping to find a job in order to pay for any expenses he needs during the next year of schooling. We are very proud of him!

Look at our twins, on their 1st birthday. These two beautiful girls are Sarah's (one of our oldest girls) and Fan's. (ฟาง and ฝ้าย) Fang and Fai are the girls names. They have been living down south, 18 hours drive, in Hat Yai but we are excited as they are moving back to Sriracha next month.

Naomi and Mom.... Okay, she is way cuter! Naomi and Steve both have just one year of secondary school left. Naomi is the top of her class in all subjects. This past year they awarded her with 1500 baht ($50) for being the top student. She works hard. Naomi has been working at 7/11 for the summer trying to save money for university. It would take her many, many years of work before she could afford university but we are believing for a way.

Steve has also been working at 7/11, but a different store then Naomi. 7/11's are just about on every corner in Thailand. Steve is studying computer programming in school and is hoping they will help to place him in a job when the year is done. They only place the top students and Steve works extremely hard for the marks he receives. If he doesn't get placed he is interested in going on to a higher education too but is unsure what he would take. He might even be interested in going to Bible College....... please pray for wisdom for him.

John has now worked for 1 year, after finishing grade 9. They informed us that they would pass him in grade 9 but he is not able to continue to study. John has no idea what he wants to do with his life. He is not scholastic but he is incredible with his hands. He can fix, invent, and grow any thing. He is working at Family Mart, which usually consists of sleeping as they are across from 7/11 and they have very few customers compared to 7/11. He really is just putting in time, but he is fantastic at saving money. He is only 16, so is very young and has time for decision making. Please pray for him too, for direction and wisdom.

It was Songkran this past week. The water festival, so our family dressed in our bright flowered shirts incase we got wet on the way to and from church. It really was 5 days of silliness. (it usually is the time when most people die from accidents in Thailand) We did have fun and spent one afternoon with all the other crazy people. Steve is the only one in the picture who isn't wearing the flower shirt and John, who is taking the picture; they were heading to work.