Homeschooling

Jeff works with Berean on learning to read. You can see our front yard here.

Little Girl Birthday

We made doughnuts for Faithful's 🎂. I don't have an oven so this was a dessert I could make on the stove top. I made a fruit glaze do it s some,  and Jeff got chocolate sauce. Everyone was delighted! 

Faithful Turns 2!

Everyone is glad Faithful likes her new bike.

Children's Program

Jeff and the older children accompanied another missionary family to share the Christmas story and Gospel at a local Thai school. Jeff was so surprised at how much the school allowed to be said. The children were all so very thankful to participate. We actually met the family they ministered with at a Baptist outreach. We were visiting the school Jeff will be teaching English. In the parking lot there was a big group of Hispanic folks. Jeff, who speaks Spanish, was very interested. After exchanging contact info we biked home. Not wanting to go to another Thai Christmas event, we asked about seeing the outreach church Sunday night. We found out that we live less than a mile from a missionary family who offered to pick us up. This same family invited us over over for lunch on Christmas. It was great visiting with such a kind family.

Aum

Our friend Aum and her parents came to visit us here in Chiang Mai. They took us to the Royal Park which is a tribute garden to their beloved King. It is similar to The Butchart Gardens in Canada with magnificent gardens and cultural displays. After the garden we visited the Chiang Mai Night Zoo, which her father was involved with. They treated us to their company and Thai food which was very wonderful! It was so nice to see a friend all the way from America here in Thailand. Aum is a student at OSU, and her home country is Thailand. She came to visit her family during winter break and made a side trip to visit us as well. It was a wonderful time was for everyone.

Chiang Mai Night Safari

After the tiger show,  and on our way to the Safari tram,  there was a line of different animals to touch... Like a Thai petting zoo. This Burmese python was given to Aum to enjoy. The children just got to pet it, but. I thought that was close enough!

New Bikes

We are riding our bikes to the local market together. We recently bought several bikes to make transportation easier. Most of our bikes have a partner seat. Two of our bikes actually fold in half with a special hinge for easier storage. Those same bikes have a child seat in front of the adults eat. The other day we rode our bikes 25 km, which was a little bit much for the whole group. Maybe if it was a straight shot it might be easier, but we needed to stop several times for different needs. It is great to travel with Google Maps because we are able to go on side roads with the walk application.