Changing Plans to Stay Longer in Thailand

I'm really excited to tell you all that plans have changed. I will be staying in Thailand a little longer than originally scheduled. A lot of prayer has gone into this, as well as a lot of asking questions and seeking after God. Rather than going to Taiwan as originally planned, I asked to stay longer in Thailand (therefore not going to Taiwan) in order to see more of the ministries here. So far, I've been homeschooling, and have gotten the chance to see two camps, but I'd like to see more. Because I'd like to go into missions long term, and I feel like I've only skimmed the surface of my time here, I can see that staying longer would help in deciding about long term missions.

So after I finish homeschooling in late June, I will participate in another missionary conference at the end of June and help with childcare. Then I will move on to Isaan (the Northeast part of Thailand- a more rural area) in July to see some pioneer-type church planting (starting from scratch in areas that have little to no churches). In August I will go to Lopburi, where I will have the opportunity to participate in student ministry until end of September. I'm excited about this part because I enjoy working with the youth back home, and would like to see how this joy might overlap with the youth here.

With this change, I am now learning Thai, and taking classes. This is an additional prayer request- that the Lord would give me a clear mind to learn Thai so that I can better glorify God here in Thailand, and form deeper relationships with the Thai's.

Please continue to be praying as we love on the Thai people together... now for a longer period of time :)