Support Update

That's right...we're at 75% (at least, there are several people who have committed to give, but haven't given a number yet). Pray that the number keeps creeping up and gets to 100% over the next two months. We really hope to leave by mid-September.

Also, while you're praying...I (Trey) have about 5-6 weeks of ordination exams ahead of me. It's going to be a marathon....pray, pray, pray!

Support Update

Bizarre Foods of Thailand (the TV show)

Adopt a Box!

We only have a few of our boxes left to adopt! Hurry up before they're gone!

Updated Support Graphic

Support Update

So, it has been a very good week...just a few days ago we were at 61%. With recent pledges over the last 3-4 days, we're at 70%! Keep praying...we need to be at 100% by September.

Pray for Naamfon

This is from Tim Mills (one of our teammates)...apparently, one of our Thai teammates had to go under the knife last night. She is doing better, but please pray for quick healing.

Tim's email:

Hi All,
Naamfon came out or surgery well and while we don't have specific details Melanie said Naamfon was still resting/sleeping after anesthesia.
She was able to talk to her family prior to the surgery and it sounds like they were thankful for friends around here to help.
Right now the plan is for Melanie and Naamfon to stay on for another 3-4 days before traveling back to Bangkok.

Please pray for quick healing and good results from the surgery.

Songkran!!!

Every year, in April, the biggest water-fight in the world happens in Thailand. What a great place!

I'm hungry...

Nothing very spiritual or earth-shattering...I'm just missing Thailand right now for many reasons. One of those reasons is the food.


In other news...we're currently at 61% of our needed monthly support!

God wrecked and sold our car yesterday!

I find it ironic that Trey mentioned selling our cars in his last post bc as of yesterday, we are down to one car! So we drove to school in the Honda Accord, ran into a lady who turned in front of us (her fault), got the news from the insurance company that any repairs, tow etc, would be out of pocket, and then sold it to the North African shop owner (Mohamed) who's parking lot we pulled into, and finished driving to school 3 hours later in Trey's truck. As I write the series of events, it still seems surreal that all that happened yesterday morning. It hasn't sunk in that I don't have a car anymore, but I think it will become real when I start to get buff arms from trying to steer the truck with no power steering :-) I have some pics of the wreck on my phone, but don't know how to get them off the phone. If I figure it out, I will post them. So, God wrecked and sold our car yesterday and now we have one less "hurdle" as Trey called it toward getting to Thailand. I'm not sure why this timing is important but we are very thankful for how God worked it out. It was really strange to go from calling the insurance company to find out how we can get the car repaired, then worrying about how to pay for the repairs, to calling the insurance company to take the car off our coverage. PS, Trey and I and the other driver are all fine (her van even drove out of the parking lot after having the tire changed) NO more ghetto car with the ceiling falling down and no AC and a broken radio face and broken cigarette lighter and broken handle on the passenger side door and a trunk that only sometimes open with the key! Now we just have a country boy truck with no power steering, stick shift (which I don't mind), and a UGA sticker on the back!!! Thank you God for your provision.

Nearing the End

Its hard to believe that we've been in Jackson for nearly 3 years. Today I'm finishing up some of my last reading reports for my classes, getting Presbytery reports together, and planning to sell cars before we leave for Bangkok in September. Of course, we still have some big hurdles to jump (graduation, ordination, and finishing up our support goal), but we are closing in on all of those things. As I got ready to leave this morning, I looked around our storage room for a book and noticed some empty places where some of our stuff used to be, and it struck me that we're moving soon. Its a funny feeling.

Pray with and for us as we finish up these last 5 or so weeks of school, as I study for ordination exams (especially this!), and as we gather partners to 'hold the rope' while we minister in Bangkok for the next 3-4 years.

By the way, this picture has nothing to do with what you just read. I just like monitor lizards.