Prayer, Praise and Photos!

Today we were teaching Creation and Adam and Eve to the kids for English Camp and I presented the full gospel message to the kids! There was some translation but we have also had a few kids asking us questions about faith, so praise God! Tomorrow we will be teaching the Easter message so please pray for the kids hearts to be changed, to realize that they don't need to be Buddhist just because of where they live!

Playing Songkran at English Camp!

Climbing the waterfall with our friends from another church we visited.

My friend and I in a foam pit for Songkran! 

A Buddhist temple we visited. There is a common saying that "to be Thai is to be Buddhist"

There have been few dull moments with this team! We have been getting along well as team and have been building great relationships with the kids and the Christians already in this community. Our goal is to encourage those here to keep them going and to build them up, as well as to share Jesus with the kids and to show them Christ's love.

Pictures!

We were able to upload some pictures today! Finally got the cords working :)

The first night with my Hong Kong crew! Eating all-you-can-eat at a Japanese place. 

China friends at English Corner on the last night

A middle school in China that we were teaching at. A great spot to look out over all the students! 

Kayaking at Halong Bay for Team Days in Vietnam 

A Thai baby dedication this morning, at the home church where we were.

Prayer: Sickness

Still in Vietnam! Haven't been able to upload pictures and probably won't until we get home :( The disadvantages to not having a phone, but a real camera!

Today we went to see Ho Chi Minh's body, which is preservered in a very guarded building. Team days is a time where we get to relax a little, debrief about our time in China and Hong Kong and spend time together to refresh ourselves as a team in preparation for our longest and last phase of the journey.

Please pray for our team, as there seems to be some sort of 12 hour stomach bug going around. We seem to be tag teaming it and more than half of our team has gotten it already. I'm one of the safe ones so far but it's just a game of waiting right now. Tomorrow is a travel day, so please pray that we are all strong and healthy by then and that no one else gets sick, as we also have to lug around our giant bags!

I am at the point where half of me wants to stay overseas and keep on doing missions and half of me wants to go home and see loved ones again! There is definitely excitement for starting out for Thailand first thing tomorrow morning, and I am looking forward to seeing all the things that our Team Leader has prepared in advanced for us to do :)

There are so many idols and little ancestor temples here. It is wierd to see in an everyday, modern setting. Even in the hostel we're in there's a little shrine that people put out new food and "spirit money" every day to make sure that the building is blessed.

(Our cruise at Halong Bay during Team Days)

Good Morning, Vietnam!

Hey everyone!

It's been a while but you know how it is... No Facebook or Gmail or Blogger allowed in China... 

We are on our team days now, a chance to relax a bit and recharge with each other before beginning our longest phase in Thailand.

I am having a wonderful time and making some good memories. I have made some amazing friends in China and have many funny and cool stories to share when I get home!
  
Still trying to figure out how to upload photos but there will be some when I get home!!