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August 21, 2008
Roberta lives in Tokyo where she is coordinating a volunteer program with the Japan Baptist Union by finding places in Japan needing a volunteer, and then finding the right volunteer from American Baptist Churches to fit those needs. She also speaks in churches and conducts Bible and English ...more »
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July 16, 2008
The 2008 Xtreme Team will be walking in the STEP walk at the Oregon Mission Conference, Saturday, July 19th at 7am. STEP, or Student Tuition Expense Program, helps students like Saijai in Thailand. Saijai is a hill tribe girl who would not have an education past the 4th grade ...more »
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July 15, 2008
Having been assigned to the journal for today I had no idea what to write. The whole day seemed kind of like a loss for me, I felt restrained and discouraged, I feel angry and I felt like nothing had really been accomplished.
I had woken up after a restless night to morning devotions. Next we ...more »
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July 13, 2008
Nine out of ten team members have arrived safe and sound on US soil. Raphael Nzunga, one of the leaders, is still hanging out in Thailand, at the Bangkok Christian Guest House, enjoying the hospitality there and waiting till Monday when he can sort out some paperwork. DON'T WORRY!! God is in...more »
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July 12, 2008
We had a 3am wake-up call today, our plane leaves super early so we have to leave the Bangkok Christian Guest House at 3:30am to get to the airport. Some of us decided to stay up all night to see if we could just fall asleep the whole plane ride. So 3am rolls around and we start putting a...more »
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July 11, 2008
Today is our last full day here. We've wrapped up all of our planned activities on the Thailand side so we spent most of the day together, as a team.
This morning, we read the passage in John 13 where Jesus washes the feet of the disciples. We followed His example by washing each other's fe...more »
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July 10, 2008
This mornings Xfile led us to the International Rescue Committee and Overseas Processing Entity. Some of the questions from the other day were answered. The leader was very open and informative. She asked the group to help in fostering stronger links with the already resettled & other refu...more »
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July 09, 2008
Today we all rolled out of bed at the crack of dawn (without the aide of roosters, off-key choirs, or painful tarp beds) to leave by 6:30 am via Party Bus for Bangkok, Thailand. We call it the Party Bus as it has the added benefit of a karaoke machine, complete with a plethora of assorted music, fro...more »
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July 08, 2008
The morning started out on the right foot with a more western style of breakfast complete with bacon, omelets, fruit, toast, french toast, leeche juice and much more. Trust me, we joined the land of smiles after that meal. Although some of us had had a rough night battling American style foo...more »
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July 07, 2008
Its time to say goodbye to Mae La Bible School but not before a morning devotional with the students in which we sang together and Duane shared a meditation but most importantly....WE HEARD THE SONG! Let me explain that, we've been here for the weekend and every night there was choir practice f...more »
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July 06, 2008
July 6, 2008
Today was a pretty relaxing day for the team. However today was a little different from the rest of our days here because we had to split up the team, so that we could spread "the love" to three different churches that are in the refugee camp. Igna, Raphael, and I went to a ch...more »
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July 05, 2008
7/05
Today was steeped in mystery as we drove to a secluded location and hiked to a river. After a short boat ride we arrived in a village full of Internally Displaced People (IDP's). It was truly amazing to see how much of a "normal" life they were able to make for themselves. We walked t...more »
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July 04, 2008
David Humenczuk - Xtreme Karen Refugee Hike Day 2
7/4/08
Happy Birthday Marie! (and America)
We awoke this morning from Holiday Inn Xpress (Thailand), it's just a short fall out of bed to work and has such amenities as mud baths, leech therapy, and an excellent view from the penthouse suite. ...more »
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July 03, 2008
This morning, our leaders came in and excitedly woke us up around 6:15. They informed us that we would have twenty minutes to pack up our stuff and be in the truck. We received a video X-file that told us what to bring. Things like backpacks, mosquito nets, change of clothes, and walking shoes were ...more »
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July 02, 2008
7/2/08
Hoy es mi cumpleanos numero 26! Para celebrar, tuvimos un dia para relajarnos y descansar. Esperamos a que la ropa que lavamos ayer se secara y pudimos usar el Internet por un rato. Pero lo mejor fue la cena que tuvimos en celebracion de mi cumpleanos que cocino la senora de la casa con ayud...more »
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July 01, 2008
Amber Lehman-
7/1/08
Happy Canadian Day out there for all you Canadians! I was impressed, a few people even remembered and congratulated me. Today we packed up, prayed for the host family and headed back to White Water Crossing. Because of the rainstorms, they thought it would be a great id...more »
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June 30, 2008
David Humenczuk
6/30/08
After a long night of rain we received a wake-up call from the local roosters at around 3:00 am.... one of them is right under the house, I hope we are having chicken with breakfast. We are staying in the local pastors brand new house, it's an all wood cabin with orna...more »
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June 29, 2008
Matt Woods
06/29/08
The entire team was a little slow to wake up this morning after spending our first night under mosquito nets on the floor of the pastor's house in Tee Wah Tah. The morning seemed to be a little rough for the team. Besides for it taking a long time for all of us to wake ...more »
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June 28, 2008
The Xtreme Team will be heading into an area where they will have unreliable internet connection, if any at all. Watch for blogs again July 4th. Please keep praying for them as they Xplore Thailand, unplugged!
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June 28, 2008
Michael Katz
6/28/08
This morning we were packed and ready to leave by 9:15. Our Xfile indicated training and the great commission with XKCT at the top. That stood for Xtreme Karen Culture Training. After seven hours on the road and a stop for lunch we drove down a one lane road wit...more »
