Catching Up: A Recap of June

June has been a crazy month. One of constant transitions. The last time I posted was in late May, and now it's already beginning of July. I wanted to give you all a recap of what took place this last month.

End of May, I took part in childcare at a missionary conference up in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was wonderful, and exhausting at the same time. The kid's were exhausting. But I got some diaper practice in, and feel completely ready in case a baby army comes and needs their diapers changed (I just need lots of wipes!). The amazing part was serving on the childcare team with people from 9 other countries. I loved it! I think it's wonderful discovering the fact that I'm such a small part of the body of Christ, and I have so many brothers/sisters from around the world. Exciting! Their are pictures below of the team's of time together (I apologize, we aren't allowed to post any pictures from the actual conference because most of the missionaries at the conference are from Communist countries in Asia and the missionaries would be at risk if I showed pictures of themselves or their children).

After the conference, I headed back to Lopburi in Central Thailand to finish up homeschooling. There is a separate blog about this ("The Funny Moments of a Homeschool Teacher"). I'll definitely miss my time in Lopburi, but I'm also ready to move on and see more ministry in Thailand as I pray about coming back long term.  Please pray for the Mayer family as they eagerly await their next homeschool teacher, who will come from Canada in August. Pray for this new teacher, and that God would give her smooth transition to Lopburi life, and Thai culture. 

Then, end of June, I participated in a second missionary conference for missionaries specifically in Thailand. Again it was a wonderful time of serving, and again many dirty diapers (I wish there was a University degree out there called "Diaper Duty"- I would totally pass it!). Unfortunately I got sick at the end of this conference, but I think it's God way of slowing me down, and refocusing this time on Him again. Thankful for that reminder, and the ability to rest and refresh.

Currently, I'm in Nakhon Sawan, another city in Central Thailand, with two missionaries who are involved in student ministry. I'll get a chance to see some student ministry here, while also getting some time to just rest and get over my head-cold. I'll be here just a few days before heading back to Bangkok (the capital city of Thailand) to meet up with another short termer, L. L and I will then head to the northeast part of Thailand, called Isaan, to be involved in church-planting there. 

Prayer Requests:

1. For the missionaries at both conferences- that the Lord would continue to fill and refresh them as they go back to life in their respective countries; pray for strength and endurance as they love on the people around them

2. For the children of the missionaries as they head back "home" as well- for smooth transition, and for lasting friendships from the conferences

3. For the new homeschool teacher that's coming to the Mayer family in August.

4. Pray for the student ministry missionaries here in Thailand. For M and J as they serve in Nakhon Sawan and love the Thai students here.

5. For L and myself as we head to northeast Thailand to the "Isaan" area- I'm really excited to see all that the Lord is doing in this area; please pray we would be a huge help to the missionaries there

Part of our childcare team for the Chiang Mai Conference- Over 9 nationalities were represented! God is so good :)

Elephant Kisses- we got to explore an Elephant park while up in  Chiang Mai!

The Isaan area- in Northeast Thailand (a beautiful, rural part of Thailand!)