1st grade students. The young boy with glasses was recently adopted by a missionary family. He is from one of the Slavic countries. He shows an eagerness to learn and help anyone. Can you see why I love this place?!  

These children are in kindergarten and just listened to a folktale from Korea. Note the diversity in the children and of course their wonderful smiles. Can you tell why I love this place!?  

Sixth grade boys looking at one of our new magazines. They are wearing their t-shirts designed for the field trip to Bangkok. Can you see why I love this place?  

This is the morning 3rd grade class ready for a story time. Can you see why I love working here!!?? 

You might think I staged this one ...not so! It is the regular 4th grade class visit and the students are checking out materials. Janet is preparing to scan the student's ID for checkout.  

A view of the secondary library looking from the checkout desk to the window overlooking the swimming pool. A young Korean student has come in before school to do homework.  

The construction workers are already on site and are in the process of building their own small homes. In Thailand, workers for building projects often build small huts near each project and live on the property until the project is completed.  

Here is the location of the new orphanage. It is surrounded by tilled soil that will be planted with corn. The new orphanage will eventually house 50 children and will be 3 stories in height. Currently, there are 11 children that attend school that are without parents. Several are children of HIV parents...a very prevalent situation in Thailand and other very destitute countries.  

In this picture, the Pastor is explaining the projected costs to Doug who will take back to his mission group the final information for the orphanage project. In the background is the Pastor's wife.  

The real purpose of this trip was to discuss blueprints for a proposed building project of a new orphanage. Our driver is from a mission group that facilitates and funds mission projects that are initiated by nationals in Thailand. He came to discuss the project costs with the Pastor and to see the property where the orphanage will be built.  

This is another game being played by all of the children. The children have straws in their mouths and are passing a rubber band from one straw to another. Again, the first team to make it from the beginning of the line to the bottom will win. Great fun! 

All of the children came together in the afternoon for games. Each row is a team and the object is to move together to a basket in the very front of the room. The first team to reach the basket is the winner.  

The Pastor is leading this class and is demonstrating the meaning of a verse using a foldout explaining how God opens doors for those who believe.  

These children are the oldest in the camp and are sitting in the chapel listening to and reciting scripture.  

My Thai language teacher invited me to visit her brother, a Pastor in a northern village - Chiang Muan. We visited the school which currently is providing a summer day camp. 60 children kindergarten-6th grade are enrolled. These children are playing a game putting the words in the right order for the verse John 3:16 ....This group finished first!