Countdown December 16, 2010

While we all are busy getting ready to celebrate Jesus' birthday with our families and friends, the Thailand Mission Team is also getting ready to head to Thailand. We are down to 19 days before we leave and there are a lot of mixed emotions going through each of us. Excitement, fear, nervousness, giddiness....











There have been a few changes for the contruction team due to some unexpected circumstances, but we will now be heading to a refugee camp called Mae La Oon, which is located on the Burma border, just a little SW of Ma Saring. We will be building 2, possibly 3, bamboo huts to be used as housing for children in an orphanage.







We are excited to see what God has in store for us. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.



The Missions Team Has Returned!



This is the Medical/Construction Team that went to Thailand February 2010. The trip was overwhelming for most of us. It opened our eyes like never before. The need, the despair, the lack of hope we found with the Burma refugees was heart rendering. At the same time the thankfulness of anything we could give them was so great it made us feel so humble. Words cannot express the emotions we felt over the two weeks we were there. That is why most of us are planning to go back again next year in January 2011.


Saturday, March 26, 2011

Larry Kleinhardt


LARRY KLEINHARDT

When we first got to Nai Soi, my first thought was WOW…people really live this way. From raised Bamboo huts to sponge baths with cold water--and mind ya, I am talking COLD water, no hot water.

When we first stepped out of our truck to meet these people, I was somewhat scared, but about as scared as they were of us. By the time it was time to leave and go home, there were tears of sadness. We made many good friends with these kids that they didn’t want me to leave, and I really didn’t want to leave them either.

I even had our police that protected us cry with me when it was time to go. He even handcuffed me to a chair so I couldn’t leave.

Thanks my Lord for a life changing experience.



I wanted to add to Larry’s experience that he was a major hit with the students and to our policeman. They called him CRAZY and they were magically drawn to Larry. Larry had a huge heart for them, always had a smile for them and was a very good listener. ~BL

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