The First 6 Months

We flew across the Pacific Ocean from Houston to Bangkok on December 14, 2010. Hope had just turned three four days before our departure. Traveling with two little ones was challenging but that bassinet was a lifesaver!

We spent the first three weeks in Surin, staying in the home of this wonderful Northern Khmer family. I had been a student missionary in Surin several years ago, and had actually taught the two youngest girls English. It was great to get to know the whole family and form a friendship with them.

While we were in Bangkok, we saw several rallies of different political parties. They would parade past the front of the Bangkok Adventist Hospital where our guesthouse was.

Haven developed right lower lobe pneumonia while we were in Bangkok, and thankfully we were staying right at the hospital. It was very convenient for Robbie and Hope to be able to go home when they needed to. Praise the Lord that has been our only hospitalization so far!

Hope made friends with a little girl while Haven was in the hospital.

Robbie took the skytrain to his Berlitz language classes.

We enjoyed traveling around Bangkok in the canal boats. Just had to keep our mouths closed to keep the water from splashing in them.

We took the train several times. We took a trip to Laos to renew our visas, and then took the train up to Chiang Mai when we were looking for a place to rent before we moved to Chiang Mai for language learning.

This is the house that we decided was best for our family. 

This is how we get around.

But since this happened, the girls and I don't go out much.

Our first overnight guest was Elani Richards, a friend from the Ladd Springs Church in Tennessee.

We had our first real get-together at our house when Chris and Shannon Sorensen came up. We invited a couple from church and their son to come to dinner as well. We had a fun time welcoming the Sabbath together.

Sabbath afternoon at BuaTong Waterfall. For more pictures you can visit my other blog.

On Father's Day we went up Doi Suthep. This was up past the Buddhist temple. We were starting to get into the clouds. I'll be posting more pictures of our Father's Day trip.

Language learning: The reason we are in Chiang Mai. Please pray for us, especially Robbie, as we are trying to learn as quickly and efficiently as possible, to gain the greatest fluency that we can for reaching Thai and Northern Khmer people with Christ's love.

Stay tuned! I'll be posting again shortly.