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BLESSED BIRTHDAY MY DAD!! :)))

And everything I want to say is what I've expressed today!

Actions speak louder than words so planning this surprise is my gift!

(half of the family picture)

(we had a lil' tea party!)

Mae Gone 2010!

It's been such a long time since I've posted! March has been the most busy time in the year over here as the children are off school! Every year, there would be children camps at various places and so it's a very busy period!

On March 21st, our church mission team arrived in Chiang mai and we headed up to Mae Gone!

The night before we left for Chiang mai, we found out that there was not going to be a translator! I laughed! Literally! I didn't know how else to respond!

Some miscommunication I thought! I started getting a little scared as I knew that I would have to be the one translating the next few days! I started typing out the my phonetics for the scripts of the story telling and ended of staying up till 3:30am! ( it's a good thing I was not driving the next day!)

Looking back, I'm glad God gave me that oppotunity. If I had knew there was no translator a month before the trip I would have been worried about practising everyday and it would be at the back of my mind the whole time worrying me! So I'm glad I knew about it the night before!

What a funny way of seeing things I know!

We had a good time with the kids this year, however, seeing them all grown up was something different! The girls were really receptive this year and included me in their volley ball games!

We had about seven youths baptized this year and it was encouraging to all of us!

Seeing them again and every year was a blessing, and I'm looking forward to the next time!

Have a Blessed Easter!! Having a sun-rise service at 6:00am tomorrow! May we always remember that Christ died on the cross for us while we were still sinners! That shows His conditional love for all mankind!

4 YEARS!

It has been 4 years since we've first stepped into Thailand! These years has personally been the years which I've grown in faith. And that definitely has been very exciting and challenging!
The times here has taught me a lot of things in life, it opened my eyes and my heart.

Yesterday was the last day of "school" or english lessons for the kids I teach at Baan nana.
This is the summer break for all the local schools as well! So as the kids have their holidays I've to study harder as I've a little bit more time now. This March, we would be having a children camp at Mae Gone, so we've also been occupied at planning the programme.

Tonight there would be a rally by Will Graham at Chiang rai! I'm excited about it!

Belated Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year was a great time for me! =) Celebrated reuion dinner with Cantonese and Singaporean missionaries! It was a good time of fellowship and sharing of each culture's delicacies! On the third day of the new year, we left for the moutains to a friend's village-a Lahu village. We tasted their "nian kao" ( new year cake) and it was pretty good! We played fire-crackers and fire-works and even dance the tribal dance!

(the new year cake!)

BNN News: Staff retreat!

Last sunday, we had a staff retreat at Phetchabun. It was a long ride to this place, about 9 hours drive to get there. We had a good time of getting to know one another better. We were staying at a national park which was located next to a river. A very refreshing place for a reatreat! Photos tell a thousand words, so here goes 8 thousand words! =)

(the mornings were 16 degrees!)

(the dogs chewed up our shoes!)

(at the waterfalls of San drit)

happenings and things in my week...

When we came back and returned to Baan nana we found out that the storeroom, library and the first-aid room has been burnt down! Some kids were playing with fire and the house caught on! Within 3o minutes, everything was gone. Medicines, supplies for school, everyday necessities and all the books they had!

So right now, they're slowly buying medicines, soaps and laundry powder to start off again.

They're thinking of building a new one soon but yet to find funds to do that.

For the past 6 months that I have taught at Baan nana, we've been using the library as a classroom. It was a bright and clean place that had a plastic sheet over the cement floor. Last week, I returned to teaching! But it was a challenge to find a new place. We tried the office on thursday but it was too cramp as this year we have 6 more kids than the last. On Friday we wanted to go to the main hall ( the Church) but it was locked up. So we decided to go to a nearby villa (bamboo house) to have class. It was a pretty scenic place over a small stream directly below us. The danger was, things fall in. And it did! My teaching cards! Haha! It's now being dried. Overall, I think we should go back to the villa for lessons. It's a nice place. =)

Another thing to thank God for is that Achan Sompong was ordained as a Rev. after 13 years in ministry!

Into the new year! 2010

Hello there! It's been a month since I've last posted! The trip back to Singapore was great!

It was really nice to meet up with old friends, especially my kindergarten friend!
What I really enjoyed most was my church youth camp. It was a time of bonding and experiencing God.For one of our sessions, we prepared tracts and packed it with buns to give to mainland Chinese constuction workers. A friend and I played the violin and the rest of the youth sang a chinese christian song. It was a meaningful time for us, and I hope they were blessed as well.

Music has open many doors for me, in places I wouldn't expect to be and I thank God for that. =)

Another thing I'll like to share is for this upcoming year in which I have to take my O' level exams. I've always worried about what and how I'm suppose to pass my exams and when and where to take it. This morning, the tittle for my daily quiet time was " Fear of the Unknown". It said, " Never be afraid to entrust the unknown future to the all-knowing God." It really struck me that I've not been really trusting God that He's going to work things out, but rather I've been depending on myself.

So all of us out there, God has a purpose and plan in everything He does and leads you to. And remember, always trust Him! =)

goodbyee...MS!

Returning back to Singapore for a month! Going to miss Mae Sai very much but looking forward to the fellowship with friends! =) I hope to update this blog when I'm free!

Tosha!

Tosha was here for 4 days! What a wonderful time with her! =) She has been our homeschooling coordinator was 9 years and we finally get to host her in Thailand! haha!
She has shined her light very brightly with her smiles and laughter! I'm amazed at her attentiveness and her willingness to serve others! She definitely has taught me things during this trip, and has caused to want to shine my light wherever I am! =)

In all things give thanks....

So as you can see, my thanksgiving was filled with friends and food and most importantly, Jesus Christ's love for me. I am thankful that He has blessed me with a Saviour, family, friends and He answers my prayers in ways I can never understand! =))

Tomorrow we'll be sending my mom to the airport, she is going to KL for the ATI conference!

Pray for safety as we are on the road!

new BOOTS!! =)

Dad got new farming boots! Looks like 'Pua Chu Kang huh? too bad it isn't yellow! Dad has been farming lately planting tomatoes,cassava (tapioca), banana, pandan leaves and chye sim! And not to mention a passion fruit creeper and a lychee tree (already planted by the landlord)
that yielded abundantly this year! We've also bought a lime tree! :))
Hopefully we'll get to eat our crops soon!

YOUTH CAMP!

Youth Camp pictures are here!! =)) long awaited I know. I took mostly of games so it's mostly game pictures. The games are really so army style! Crossing the river with ropes, crawling in the mud under barb wires! The camp was the first youth camp for the teens at BNN!

"True Friend" camp

So it has been a week since I've posted! It has been a really busy week for me with two camps going on! Well, I'll let the pictures talk! We had so much fun! The pictures below are from the Shan kids camp, the BNN youth camp pictures would be posted later! On other news, my family and I have enrolled ourserlves to thai lessons again after a year of break!! I'm pretty excited but yet hesitant as it would take up time for other studies. Anyway, enjoy your week ahead!