Cold In Thailand

This past Christmas season was the coldest that I could ever remember here in Thailand. We live on the border in the north of Thailand so it usually has cooler evenings and mornings, but this was really cold. We have no heaters so we used charcoal in a big clay pot in the evenings and mornings. This was our first Christmas here and we are looking for many more in the future on the Burmese side. In the evenings we had groups of local Ahka people come to the house and sing Christmas carols (usually a little late around 9:00PM). Singing sounded great, but I did not understand what they were saying. After struggling for about three months we did find a good day care for Jeremiah. Although we do have the time for him at home…we felt the need to have him around other little kids.

In late February I will be crossing the border again to look at some of the land we plan to use for the growing of crops. The crops will be used for the supporting of pastors in their villages. Just this past month we had pipes buried in the land to bring water to the area. This will all take sometime as their is some legal work with the current government that must be done (measuring of the land, clearing the land, title deed, etc…), but we believe it will be worth it in the long run. We hired some workers from the village where my Elizabeth’s cousin Solomon is from. Here are some pics of them going up the mountain with water pipes. Feeding this group of young men was very easy…just get them a couple of dogs! Not sure I am ready for that…Anyways this coming March I will be going to the Philippines to minister for Pastor Rich Conte. I am always excited to minister for these guys as they are a very excited easy group to minister to. We want to thank you for your continued support. Tom, Elizabeth and Jeremiah