Happy Birthday to Todd, Jake, Crawford and Taylor! I hope you have a great day today! I miss you all so much and think of you everyday.!
I can't forget to wish Angee & Paul a Happy Anniversary!! Love you and miss you!!
May the blessing of the Lord be upon you all!
~Kari
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
IHOP & Wiggy Winkle
It is Sunday afternoon - morning to all you westerners!
Today was a great day of worship at the International House of Praise..otherwise known as IHOP or at least that is what I am calling it. They didn't serve pancakes but it was a great way to get integrated in worshiping with other christians from around the world. This church is home to many mission organizations in Asia. It has been exciting to meet so many different people and hear how they got started in missions. It is great for me to be able to pick their brains and get a feel for what may lie ahead.
This afternoon, I was invited to a swim party to celebrate one of the girls birthday. It was SOOO refreshing after a sweaty hot morning! Now I am slightly burnt and a little pruney...but well worth it!
Tomorrow will start my actual first day of class at MTI. We start off every morning with prayer time & worship. I was able to experience that last friday, which was just great. Who wouldn't want to start their day off that way! As part of the course, I will be reading 10 books and writing reports on about half. The books get harder as they go but all geared to the mission field. You can pray for that. I am not a huge fan of reading so you can pray that I understand what I read and to be able to translate that to a paper.
I should probably dig into my book for this week. I love you all!
~Kari
Today was a great day of worship at the International House of Praise..otherwise known as IHOP or at least that is what I am calling it. They didn't serve pancakes but it was a great way to get integrated in worshiping with other christians from around the world. This church is home to many mission organizations in Asia. It has been exciting to meet so many different people and hear how they got started in missions. It is great for me to be able to pick their brains and get a feel for what may lie ahead.
This afternoon, I was invited to a swim party to celebrate one of the girls birthday. It was SOOO refreshing after a sweaty hot morning! Now I am slightly burnt and a little pruney...but well worth it!
Tomorrow will start my actual first day of class at MTI. We start off every morning with prayer time & worship. I was able to experience that last friday, which was just great. Who wouldn't want to start their day off that way! As part of the course, I will be reading 10 books and writing reports on about half. The books get harder as they go but all geared to the mission field. You can pray for that. I am not a huge fan of reading so you can pray that I understand what I read and to be able to translate that to a paper.
I should probably dig into my book for this week. I love you all!
~Kari
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Welcome to Chiang Mai
After 30hrs of travel, I have finally arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand!!
I was greeted by Dennis (missionary & main teacher for MTI), Dr. Jane (do I really need to explain? She also works at one of the children's home) & Katie (a former student and intern for one of the children's home.
They gave me a quick tour of the office/church/MTI (missionary training institue) and then off to Penny's Place, where I will be staying while in Thailand.
My room is very nice. Once I figure out how to upload pictures in Thai, I can show you what it looks like. I have a room to myself and my own bathhroom & shower, which is on the balcony. I know that sounds at bit West Virginian but it isn't as bad as it seems. It is actually European to me with the shower not having a curtain to catch the water. So when I take a shower, most everything gets wet. I guess that is one way to clean the bathroom!
Classes for MTI will start on Friday, so I have a little over a day to get onto a Thai schedule.y
Thanks again for supporting me on this journey. Please pray that God will continue to give me understanding and wisdom as I make decisions.
Talk with you soon!
I was greeted by Dennis (missionary & main teacher for MTI), Dr. Jane (do I really need to explain? She also works at one of the children's home) & Katie (a former student and intern for one of the children's home.
They gave me a quick tour of the office/church/MTI (missionary training institue) and then off to Penny's Place, where I will be staying while in Thailand.
My room is very nice. Once I figure out how to upload pictures in Thai, I can show you what it looks like. I have a room to myself and my own bathhroom & shower, which is on the balcony. I know that sounds at bit West Virginian but it isn't as bad as it seems. It is actually European to me with the shower not having a curtain to catch the water. So when I take a shower, most everything gets wet. I guess that is one way to clean the bathroom!
Classes for MTI will start on Friday, so I have a little over a day to get onto a Thai schedule.y
Thanks again for supporting me on this journey. Please pray that God will continue to give me understanding and wisdom as I make decisions.
Talk with you soon!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Journey to Thailand
Thank you for joining me in my journey to Thailand! I hope that you will be able to see a glimpse of my experience as I blog my time in Chiang Mai. I am extremely grateful to all of you who have supported me through this process. I hope that you will continue to pray for me as I go through this experience.
Kari
Kari
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