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Thai Cuisine
Thankfully, the food kept coming out! It was delicious! As far as we could tell, the meals are usually served “family style,” meaning that everyone shares all the food with one another. We love it...
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Thai Gifts
After dinner it was time to share graduation gifts. First, Pen gave us each a bag made by her grandparents. As I’ve shared before, I was especially pleased to have something from the Karen tribe....
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Thai Tones
OK, this was really confusing for us. We had no idea that you not only have to learn the Thai language, you also have to learn how to say it. There are at least five tones. If you would like to read...
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Elephant Play Day
Finally the elephants arrived, and we were pleased to watch them take their baths, which totally delighted them (and us): We even took this quick film clip at just the right moment: Then we went to a...
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Mom to Mom
Something really special happened after lunch. The second half of the adventure was supposed to be a float trip down the river on bamboo rafts. I knew it would be too hot for me, though, so I chose...
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Autograph Party
As we sat around the table our last time together, we decided to pray for one another. It was so special to hear Nui praying for us. I knew she’d been praying all these years, but I had never been...
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No Christ
This really struck me this Christmas morning, so I thought I would share it with you. It comes from Streams in the Desert, by L. B. Cowman, edited by James Reimann. A number of years ago a remarkable...
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Filipino Vehicles
Next week I will write about our journey to another Philippine island, where we visited another special LDP student. On Friday, I will interrupt my account of The Philippines to share another special...
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Wild Tricycle Ride
Little did we know, but we had another special treat awaiting us at the Balingoan Bus Terminal. We now needed to get from there to the boat terminal, so we got to ride in one of these — a tricycle —...
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LDP Alumni
One of the greatest aspects of Compassion’s ministry is the Leadership Development Program. I became involved in this personally when our sponsored girl, Siriporn, was accepted to the program. Only a...
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