Back and better than before – this has been our experience of our church reopening in-person gatherings after Thailand’s exapnsive COVID lockdown. Volunteer engagement is up. This isn’t just numbers, but also a renewed sense of excitement and buy-in that pulses through our teams now. A deep enthusiasm, that comes from knowing we’re part of… Read More Back Better
God has a sense of humour and sometimes we wonder just how quirky it is. Much like we chuckle when our own kids fumble forward in life, we imagine Him having a good laugh watching us rant, rave, and learn. By February 2020, life in Thailand was shifting as COVID was making it’s global debut.… Read More Pandemic Fruits of the Spirit
Asia has now entered our 5th month with coronavirus reshaping what everyday life looks like. Depending on where you look, it can be both encouraging and discouraging. We are confident that God continues to work in the midst of this wild situation to make Himself wildly known. The Current Situation in Thailand The initial Emergency… Read More COVID-19 UPDATE UPDATED
Bangkok is an economic engine and Thailand’s tourist hot spots are just some of the wheels that drive it. Migrants come from the outlying provinces, and the surrounding nations, to man the grunt jobs of Thailand’s big cities and tourism sector. It’s rarely glamorous work, but the wages earned are enough to buy a better… Read More Those Selfish and Irresponsible Migrants and Other Horrible Things said During Crisis
Our financial support did not cross our minds as we watched the COVID situation unfurl around the globe. Then we read a post which encouraged churches to not drop Global Workers if church giving declined as churches moved online. While we had been counting the numbers of diapers in our home and ensuring we had… Read More COVID Convos – Financial Support
“What comes next?” is a common question in our home as our kids are trying to understand where this COVID-19 path will lead us. Since it’s our first pandemic, we tell them honestly that we don’t know but that we are journeying together as a family. We’ve got them. They’ve got us. God has us… Read More COVID-19 UPDATE
When you drop the “V” word around most charities, we find ourselves thrown into impassioned conversations about volunteer recruitment, volunteer training, volunteer retention, volunteer engagement, and volunteer liability. In this flurry of volunteer utilization / mobilization / optimization talk, we rarely hear the conversation turn towards personal volunteering. Beyond volunteers as tools, we’re left with… Read More Volunteerism
In life, there are going to be seasons of feasts, seasons of regular meals, and seasons of snacks. It sounds simple but this insight from John Caplin, an organizational coach who has encouraged us greatly, has shaped much of our thinking in recent years. We’ve used this lens in how we parent, how we engage… Read More Skimming
After 6 weeks on Canada’s West Coast, we’re back in the Big Mango, and we’re trying to parent our way through the cultural flip-flop! For our kids to be culturally aware and socially intelligent is a high priority for us. Equipping them with tools to navigate their fluid cultural identities needs to be one of… Read More Thailanada
Christmas in Bangkok this year is really quite spectacular. Last year was our first Christmas here in Thailand and because of the year of mourning in honour of His Majesty King Rama IX, all celebrations were rather muted. This year however, Bangkok is all lit up! Almost every grocery store has a big tree decked… Read More Selfies, Santa, and a Saviour
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