Sunday, December 5, 2010

Friends for Eternity


 I have been back home now for almost a year and a half now. So it's been forever since Ive posted anything. Well this is definitely worth posting. Not to long after leaving some of my good friends publicly announced their relationship and commitment to the Lord through baptism. I am so happy for them! Through their faith in Jesus they are now my friends for eternity!

Videos for Thailand Evangelistic Series

Here are a few links displaying some of the work the hope 4 Bangkok team did. These videos were used in evangelistic series throught Thailand. It is a powerful thing for the Thai people to see and hear the testimony of another Thai person.

http://vimeo.com/14647932

and the videos are still being made through our friend Goi. To see some of her work check out this link!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Finished! Well kind of, the bottom half of the wall still needs a solid color but due to construction underneath I wont be able to get to that area until they are finished. It doesn't look like they will be done anytime soon. Someone from the construction crew will finish the bottom in a couple of weeks or so but by that time I will be back home!





There are no cliche bible verses in Thailand.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Repairs to be Made

When I came back I discovered new holes in the wall. The wall is very old and falling apart as it is but this is due to the construction going on on the inside. They are putting in a vegetarian restaurant. When I saw the hole in Jesus chest it put a little one in mine too. I am just thankful it wasn't the whole wall.


SDA Language School



Heres a little promotional video we did for the SDA Language school. You may recognize a few of the teachers.

SDA Language School Bloopers


Thanks Brandan for putting this together.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Bye Thiaw


Bye Thaiw simply means "vacation." Can a missionary go on vacation? Shouldn't I be doing missionary stuff like bandaging some wounds and giving bible studies? What kind of work can you be doing when your on vacation? These are the questions that I asked myself before going. I have heard many missionaries say that no matter where you are you are a missionary, a ambassador for Christ. Working in the big city of Bangkok has definitely redefined my idea of the mission field. Bangkok has also changed my conception of what the work of a missionary is. When I volunteered to be a student missionary I was given a limited pallet of options. To be a missionary meant that you either did something in medicine or education, I honestly wasn't interested in either one of them and wondered if I was really meant to do the whole missionary thing. Just when I was about to give up on the idea of it all God opened the doors to Thailand under the call of media. Now that things are starting to wrap up I am starting to look back on the whole experience and I realize that God used me to do a whole bunch of stuff that didn't fit my job description. I have this saying up at the top of my blog just under the title it says " its not about what I can do, its about what God can do through me." Its very tempting to take pride in the things you do, especially as a missionary its almost like your put up on this Holy pedestal. Its a good thing we are not saved by our works. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9 Works are important though "Where there is no active labor for others, love wanes, and faith grows dim." DA p 881. I assure you anything good that you see come out of me comes from God.

Krabi Climbing


View from the top. With all the limestone formations Krabi is a mecca for climbers.



Looks like we weren't the only monkeys around

Snorkeling With the Locals


You dont want to swim into this guy. If you take a closer look you will notice tiny little fish living in the protection of the stinging tentacles. They are kind of hard to spot because they are the same color as the Jellyfish. It was very cool to see all the amazing stuff God created.


It's rare to see great white sharks in this part of Thailand.


We found Nemo and his pops!

Sea Kayaking in the Hong Islands



Some people live and work in these sea caves. They harvest Birds Nest and make soup out of it. Its apparently worth as much as silver per ounce or something like that. I have had the Birds Nest drink and its not very tasty at all but the Thais love it. The workers wont let you any where near the caves and will shoot you if you get to close.



I can do the most exciting thing on this earth and it still doesnt compare to the Love of Christ.
You can have all this world. Give me Jesus!

3 2 1 Bungy Jump!


What a rush, of blood to the head that is!



A view from the top of Krabi.



Saturday, July 4, 2009

Friday, July 3, 2009




Meet Goi and her little sister Dora


Robin and I thought the locals would get a kick out of seeing two Farangs play soccer.



"Bowling For Chickens"



"Gorilla Wars"

Gin khaw may khrap? (Hungry?) I am learning how to make a few authentic Thai dishes.

The Hilltribe people of Chiang Rai are mainly farmers. They grow stuff like tomatoes, cherries, coffee, jack fruit, rice......




This week we were able to go to our friend Goi's home in Chiang Rai. Her house is located on top of a mountain. It was quite the ride!

Saturday, June 27, 2009



The reason why I say almost finished is that I am waiting on the construction. If you look at the top you will notice a new wall is being put in, I just found out last week and so this changes some things but it shouldn't be to bad.

Friday, June 19, 2009


almost finished now, a few more hours!