• Almost ready to go!


    Meet the team (we were told to do something stupid for this photo)! There's: Chris, Simon, Chong Yew, Andrew, Eleri and Becky.

    The sad news is that unfortunately Chong Yew has had to p...

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  • Getting there!


    We have now safely arrived in Thailand, and we’re enjoying a rest day at the OMF Home in Bangkok.

    You’ll be pleased to hear that we did all successfully manage to get up in time! Despite the early start, we managed to navigate the Heathrow security system successfully and board the plane in plenty of time, we even had time for a quick latte with Kathryn, the Serve Asia Teams Co-o...

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  • 24 Hours Later


    Our journey to Phitsanulok on the air conditioned train was a fun filled adventure. Andrew and Simon gained a head start learning Thai with the help of a 5 year old Thai boy, whilst Becky accidentally gave away all our biscuits to his grandmother by offering her one - she misunderstood and took them all! Eleri is still upset!

    Whilst driving through the busy streets of Phitsanulo...

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  • Mud, glorious mud...


    Well, it is so good to be back here; even the toast at breakfast comes out with a smiley face! And I am learning my falling tone. Andrew tells me it is a bit like dropping a stone down a well. His basic Chinese is proving useful. Simon? He is doing a very precise job of monitoring the team laundry, and the Welsh girls, Becky and ‘Ari’ (easier for the Thai and for the English), are happy to...

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  • First week round-up


    It's the end of the first full week of work, with English teaching, evening activities and student surveys on campus.
    We've learnt a lot more about Thailand, Thai people and culture since we got here. The food is delicious and the people are friendly and willing to chat, and there have been some really good conversations in which we've been able to share our knowledge of God's love w...

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  • Subject – Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday!


    Dear all, here is the latest eagerly awaited blog entry from the land of Thai as written by “the girls”.

     

    Sunday we visited the student’s church, didn’t really understand the service but the food was nice! We understood one song and sang our hearts out in English to “I could sing of your love forever” and various halleluiah’s. Sunday evening we enjoyed cell group whe...

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  • Happy Mothers’ Day!


    Happy Mothers’ Day! On Sunday, we headed to a larger church in the centre of Phitsanulok, where Mothers’ Day was noticeable. The colour out in force today is blue, as that is the colour of the current Queen (whose birthday dictates the timing of Mothers’ Day)!

     

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  • Ready for Camp


     

    We have prepared the workshops. We have practised the skit. Now it is farewell to the comforts of K-Hall (aircon and toast) and off to Camp from Friday to Sunday, amid students and short-term...

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  • Weekend Camp


    We’re now nearing the end of our stay here in Thailand and travelled down to Bangkok yesterday from the weekend camp near Nakkon Sawan.

    Themed around the Olympics, the camp has been a real highl...

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  • Now that we're tourists... Tuk-tuks, markets and elephant rides!


    On the Monday following camp we were exhausted so we rested all morning which was nice. We then went to Bangkok city centre on a boat and got to see both real Bangkok and tourist Bangkok. Claire Wilkinson...

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