Monday (6/17) was our last day in the village. We taught our last English class with the teachers of Pang Tong. It was great to see all of the improvement. They were very thankful and asking when we would be back. On Tuesday (6/18) we traveled to Chiang Mai. Peter and Phil left at 5 am with all of our luggage and drove 6 hours through 1,854 curves. Ochie and the rest of the team took a 30 minute airplane ride. We did some shopping at a wood village and a jade factory. In the evening we went to the Night Bazaar. Everyone displayed their bartering skills and showed off their bargains.
Wednesday (6/19) we were picked up and driven 2 hours to a White Karen village, Baan On, in the Chiang Dao province. This is the village where our Compassion Child, Chinnakrit, lives. He is 12 years old, we have been supporting him for 8 years. We were met by the Pastor and Compassion Center team. It was a great time of learning more about the ministry. We walked to Chinnakrit's home where he showed us how to weave a basket. His family supplements their income by selling these hand made baskets. His sister makes the bottom, his mother makes the sides and he finishes off the top. It was great to see him in person again and give hugs.
Thursday (6/20) we left the guest house at 7:30 am (all our bags were packed) for an elephant show. We saw elephants play soccer, basketball, darts and paint beautiful pictures. We also went to the Umbrella factory and had some of our items personalized with beautiful paintings. It is amazing to see hand-crafted items being made in our world of automation. We started our trek home at 5:30 pm (5:30 am your time) from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and then our 7 hour flight from Bangkok to Tokyo and then 12 hours from Tokyo to Chicago. We arrived in Chicago at 8:15 am Friday (6/21).
Again...we appreciate your prayers, encouragement and support. Please join us on Monday, July 8th at 6 pm for some food and a time of sharing what the Lord is doing in Thailand.
God Bless, Sherilyn
Friday, June 21, 2013
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