The Village Location

A Google map picture of the village we're partnering with - Krey Mo Kee ( a yellow pin marks the site - the label comes up twice - sorry)  It is close to the border with Myanmar. We fly into Bangkok, stay overnight & then fly to Chiang Mai. Orientation in Chiang Mai will occur before we go by (bumpy) road to Krey Mo Kee.

Kids' Church Watering Cans

Kids' Church are getting behind Project Thailand!

The children at Explorers were given a watering can on Sunday 4th Nov. A member from the Thailand Team went to talk to Kids' Church about the project. The children were encouraged to think about the importance of water in their daily lives. They were encouraged to contribute to the fundraising through doing some chores at home. They also wrote down a list of things to pray for, which they will use in the weeks to come.

They then had fun playing a water game involving communion cups and relaying water from one bucket to another!

Thaitanic Banquet was a Great Night!

74 people dined & danced the night away in the Jubilee Hall on Saturday 3rd Nov and had a great time!

Everyone looked fantastic in their outfits - will hope to post some photos - tuxedos, beautiful gowns, a few people came prepared with life jackets & hard hats too!

Guests were serenaded by live music. The kitchen by Jubilee Hall was a hive of activity & churned out a 5 course meal. Which was followed by dancing.

Thank you to everyone who came & joined us for a fantastic night! 

Tent Posts, Pieces of Paper, and Preparing for a Mission Trip

The team going to Thailand met up for a team building session with Bright Hope on Sunday 28th Nov. 

We had a talk about what it means to go on a short term mission trip. We learnt about this being a step in a life-long process of being involved with God's plans for the world. We were introduced to how to give a testimony. We also did some team exercises: simple but actually quite challenging to carry out : utilising tent poles with the aim of lowering the poles to the ground with everyone's fingers keeping in contact with the pole, and shuffling the team from one end of a line to the other - stepping only on the blank piece of paper in front  or around the person whose back we're facing - confused? Yes! It was quite a challenge!

Through this we learnt important concepts - team work, identifying the leader, listening to others, following instructions, feeding back to each other, and prayer - nothing is too small or too big to God! 

Another thing impressed upon us is that the Mt Albert Baptist Church community - through us - is going to be a living example of Christ to the villagers we will be living amongst. By MABC having an input into the community, we are showing that we care about these people. This in itself is a witness of God's love. We won't be able to speak the language of the local villagers, so communication will be difficult. But through the physical work we do, and the benefit  it  brings to the village, we will show God's love in action. Through this concrete witness, the local Christians will be supported and empowered to share the word of God.

 What an awesome opportunity this is! Praise God!