I arrived in Kenya late last night Kenya time and today and the next few days, I’ll be facilitating a strategic planning process with the Missions of Hope Leadership Team. While I’m fighting a little jet lag, it has been an invigorating day working with these leaders that have become the dearest of friends and… Continue reading »
Missions Trip Updates
Check here for updates from Mountain team members while on their trip.Joplin Team #1 – Midweek Report
The Joplin team is half-way through their trip and have been surprised on two fronts. Rocky Rhodes, the point leader on this trip, is seeing the beginning of major ripples The level of the devastation is greater than imagined. You can see from the attached pics just some of what they are taking in. Rocky… Continue reading »
Thailand team Sun 23 Oct “‘Dark’ in the village and busy”
Well, you have not heard from us for a while. We were “Dark” in the village and busy. Sylvia – Sunday October 23, 2011 we have not been in contact with your, our friends and prayer supporters. We were high up in the mountains in a village named Ban Krenk. We were there to put… Continue reading »
Thailand – Wed 19 Oct “words are inadequate to express”
I think I might have to stop saying, “Another day without rain.” It was a beautiful day with clean skies and a cool breeze with NO humidity. It was the second day for the team to split into two parts. The split was the same as yesterday – Jerry, Sylvia and Min teaching adults –… Continue reading »
Thailand – Tue 18 Oct – Mae Sot church leaders + Khne Ka Loke orphans
A second day of NO RAIN – it was actually a beautiful day with a cool breeze. The team split-up to serve two locations. Jerry, Sylvia, and Min were in a Mae Sot Church teaching a group of church leaders about conflict resolution. Jim, Melissa, Dan and Marty went to Khne Ka Loke (we ka… Continue reading »
Thailand team – Mon 17 Oct update – Burmese migrant worker camp
Monday October 17, 2011 – Mae Sot, Thailand NO RAIN Today!!! It was a serendipitous day. Since we were not able to go to Noun Boa Bible College, because of military operations in the area, we visited a Burmese migrant worker camp. (Others will tell their individual reflections) The Myanmar-Burmese are to Thailand what “illegal… Continue reading »
Thailand Sunday 16 Oct worship update
Sunday October 16, 2011 Reflections from Mae Sot, Thailand It only rained a few times today and fortunately we were not outside. We worshipped today with Somchai at the “Love for God Church.” The church is an unusual setting – think storage lockers with balconies. A lot of noise, some of it our own, from… Continue reading »
Thailand team Saturday 15 Oct reflections
October 15th 2011 Reflections from Mae Sot, Thailand – Yes, we finally arrived at our base of operations. It is Saturday the 15th of October. We had a wonderfully clear morning in Chaing Mai (notice that it is spelled correctly today). When we pulled into the parking lot at the DK Hotel, Mae Sot – you got it –… Continue reading »
Thailand team – first adventure – God with detours
October 12 2011 The adventure of MCC’s Thailand’s Short Term Mission (STM) begins on the lower parking lot in the rain on Wednesday morning at 6:30 am. It was an appropriate beginning. On Monday, prior to leaving, we were informed, that Thailand was experiencing the worst flooding in fifty (50) years. Ah, but the adventure… Continue reading »
Thailand short term mission team begins their journey
Yesterday [Wednesday 12 Oct] at 7AM, a team of 7 – Jim Boyle, Jerry & Syliva Taylor, Min Thike, Marty Schreiber, Melissa Meadows and Dan Bitts – left Mountain Christian for a 2 week short term mission trip to Thailand. The team arrived in Bangkok at 11:30 this morning [Thur 13 Oct] !! A bit… Continue reading »
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