So stoked on what the Lord did in Thailand! He truly did above & beyond! (Eph. 3:20) Thank you all for praying & supporting the team!

P.s. We have so much more to tell than we wrote on this blog, so next time you see one of us - ask us to tell you more stories of how the Lord moved!

Love, The Thai Team

The team is back in LA! We just got through customs & immigration just fine…were on the bus & our first stop is in-n-out burger!!!

Right now, it is 8:45am Saturday morning in Singapore & we are about to board our flight to head back home…The trip has been absolutely amazing & we cant wait to share with you all in person, more stories of all that God has done! 

Please Pray for travel mercies & continued team health. Zoe & Ryan are still sick, Allie is feeling much better but as a whole, the team is drained. Please pray that the Lord heals & sustains us over the next 20+ hrs. 

We love you all & well see you guys real soon! Love, the Thai team 

Sorry for the brevity, but we’ve had terrible internet & not much time to write our posts…

But our day was awesome! We spent the majority of the day debriefing from our time in Thailand. We went to a beach and reflected on all that Christ did & then asked the Lord what He know has for us back home…the Lord minsitered to all of us in profound ways & it was so so good to take the time & do debrief ourselves…

We also spent some of the day enjoying singapore & ended our trip by going to the Singapore Night Safari! (look it up online to find out what its about). It was a really fun time as a team & our time in Singapore was a perfect way to end our time in Asia!

Thank you guys so much for praying! We could not have done it without you! 

We made it to Singapore! Its really late so well make the post short…Today was a day filled with mixed emotions; sad to go & say our goodbyes but excited for what the Lord did here & how hes going to use us back home…

Travel was rough today for a lot of the team. Allie is getting better but Zoe got worse as the flight went on. When we got to Singapore, there was a doctor’s office in the airport so Zoe & Ryan went to see the Doc. Rizz was feeling a little ill as well, and it turns out that both of them have tonsillitis!!! They received antibiotics & are trying to get rest tonight & recover. But its been crazy how this throat infection has been ripping through our team! Please pray for the Lord to not have any more of us get this & stay healthy till we get home.. Zoe feels really sick though still, so please pray that the Lord miraculously heals her tonight! 

Also, tomorrow we are going to be spending some time debriefing & allowing the Lord to speak to us concerning this trip & whats next for all of us back home. Please pray for an anointing on our time & that we hear the Lords voice! 

We made it to Bangkok! This morning was extremely hard & their were many tears as we said goodbye - we fell in love with the kids & it’s hard to leave …well write more later…

We are about to board our plane to singapore but asking for prayer for team health. Allie is better than last night, but still sick & hard to not be able to rest as we travel…also, Zoe came down with maybe the same thing & is pretty sick & could use prayer for healing. Overall, the team is just feeling exhausted & in need of sleep…pray that the lord gives us rest on this flight & sustains us until we can have a good night sleep at our hotel. Thanks

It was a really sweet last full day in Thailand. The highlight of our day was that we were able to bless the entire Baan Immanuel staff with taking them out to lunch! We went to this really nice Thai hotel & had an all-you-can-eat buffet, thai style! Our team was spread out amongst the staff & it was really encouraging & unifying for us to talk with them. These two weeks have been really awesome for the team to connect with & feel one with what God is doing through these God-fearing leaders! 

After lunch, we were able to spend some time laying hands on the staff & asking God to anoint them as they continue to surrender their lives daily to give these kids an abundant life in Christ! We are continued to be blown away at what God is doing through these flawed men & women! God is so good, and we are truly encouraged to go back home & serve Christ with the same passion & dedication that they do!

This afternoon, we spent hanging out with our new found friends, playing soccer & for the most part saying our goodbyes…Tomorrow morning at breakfast is officially the last time we will see all the kids…and that will be really hard for all of us. These kids have absolutely changed us forever & we truly do love these kids as our brothers & sisters in Christ! The Lord has truly gone above & beyond on this trip & the end has come too quick for most of us - our hearts are truly here in Thailand & for all of us - its the start of a long term relationship with our family here!

PRAYER REQUESTS: A few more of our team members had to go to our friendly neighborhood hospital again tonight. Allie came down with the same thing that Thomas, Kendall & Justin had & tonight we went & she too has Tonsillitis :( She’s sleeping now, has antibiotics in her system & we are praying that the Lord heals her just as he has done the others…But please pray that she sleeps well tonight, her body is healed quickly & that she is sustained emotionally, mentally & spiritually in the midst of this. (P.s. Its Allie’s 16th Birthday today and we celebrated at lunch - but come night, she got sick…so its a real bummer, but pray that the Lord is the lifter of her head & still gives her joy!) Also, John Sinclair, Aaron & Justin have really bad canker sores & they went to the hospital as well to get treatment. Pray that the Lord really covers our team - we have a big travel day tomorrow as we head to Singapore for our team debriefing, and we really need physical strength as we travel. Pray also, that the Lord really meets us in our time in Singapore as we reflect on all the God had done here & how from this trip we can take what we’ve seen/learned and apply it to our lives back home! 

We love you all & are extremely thankful for your prayers & support! 

Today was a very restful & awesome day. We got off to a late start which was nice…compared to the usually 5:30am wake-up bell…haha. For lunch Ron took us to the amazing restaurant where we has great tasting food & ate for sure more than we needed to! (Caleb won with 13 Shish-kabobs eaten!).

After that we headed up the Rimkok river on longtail boats! The scenery was absolutely breathtaking! We spent 45min. enjoying the countryside before we came to our destination, “The Eplehant Camp” This place is epic; you can feed the elephants, pet them & then we got to take a ride on them through town. The kids had a really sweet time enjoying thailand, soaking up alot of its culture and also resting after a few hard days spiritually. 

We came back & made the most of our second to last night here. We had a crazy soccer game; thai’s vs. furongs (sorry- no pictures, we were all playing;) and considering we had no skill & they are amazing we put up a good fight. We were up for the first half but then the came back & beat us 4-3. Soccer games almost each afternnon at the orphanage are one of the highlights for all of us…but also another reason why we are all so exhausted every day! 

Other than that, we tried to make the most of our time here & just be silly & play with the kids. The Lord is supernaturally using us to love these kids in ways we don’t even understand! We are truly rejoicing in Christ! (Ephesians 3:20) We are really trying to fight back our thoughts at how hard it is to say goodbye to these kids. Pray that tomorrow would be so sweet as it is our last night & we say our goodbyes..

UPDATE ON OUR HEALTH: After Hanging back all day & resting; Thomas, Kendall & Justin all feel at least 60% better when we asked them tonight! They are moving around, smiling & laughing and we are thanking the Lord for healing them & sustaining them so quickly! But they are still sick, and not ready to go running around just yet - so please pray for continued healing! 

PRAYER REQUESTS: Tomorrow is our last full day here at the orphanage before heading to Singapore to debrief and we are asking you guys pray that we finish well with all the Lord has called us to. Tomorrow we have the privilege to take the whole staff from all the orphanages out to lunch! Pray that they are blessed by the team & that good conversations arise that encourage both them & us. The team that the Lord has raised up here in Northern Thailand is amazing, so pray that the Lord uses all of us to encourage them & spur them on towards Christ!