Chiangkham

When we chose Thailand as our outreach country, we had just a fleeting thought that we might get to visit BearHunter's retired missionary aunt. As the time to go to Thailand got closer, we learned that we'd be in cities relatively near her in the north. We really wanted to visit for a weekend, to get to know her and learn of her lifelong work there. With a turn of events, our team decided to spend a week of ourteach at her compound in Chiangkham. So not only did we visit, but we got to serve her, hear her preach in Thai, and stay at her houe. She's an incredible woman, very similar to her brother that we know, BearHunter's grandpa in the states. Our work there was mostly grounds' maintenance and improvement for the Mong Leadership Training Center facilities. Our team also spoke and sang at various churches. Calalily's job for the week was to be a guest speaker for the public high school's English classes. I attended 9 classes and spoke to perhaps 360 students. I didn't really get to teach. I just shared my stories, drawing pictures on the chalkboard and acting things out so they could understand and laugh at me. The teachers were very welcoming and the students rather timid with foreigners.