Author Archives: Gayle

It has been raining since April here in the jungle mountains, not constant rain, but enough to make life difficult.  Now it is full-fledged rainy season and it is time for us  to abandon the truck and be relegated to the motorbike … Continue reading →

NIGHT OF TERROR Two things I’ve never experienced this close up before: Anger The devil face to face It’s already 9:10p.m.  Lights are out.  We are settling to sleep when a motorbike is heard grinding up our steep hill with lightning speed.  Oh … Continue reading →

I leaned out the window as the truck was lurching along the narrow pathway and took a picture of this tree, not dreaming it would come out this strikingly clear.  I learned some lessons from this tree. Oh dear Lord … Continue reading →

We are driving down our “Driveway” of 27 kilometers trying to make it in good time back to BYT.  The road was dry and relatively easy to travel.  We were praising God for His mercies because we did not see any … Continue reading →

The day dawned beautiful, bright, and clear.  The morning dew glistened from the single pink rose in front of our house. The air was crisp and cool with not a single hint of the trouble that we know is raging … Continue reading →

Just came back from a missionary retreat in Sukhothai.  A city just 3 hours 45 minutes from MaeSot. Kasey and Robert Norton have just moved to this beautiful property at the direction and miracle working power of God!  They now … Continue reading →

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He died alone in the cold, damp, darkness.  There was nobody to hold his hand.  Nobody loved him.  Nobody cared.  Nobody even wanted him.  Nobody missed him after he was gone. I first met NewPoe in mid April.  He came … Continue reading →

BletJhaw is so much better now than he has been for the past 6 years!  Thank you for your prayers!  Now we can return to BYT! This year, the rainy season brought way less rain than usual; the ground stayed pretty … Continue reading →

Yes!  High Intensity Interval Training!  HIIT I believe the hardest thing for me in my entire missionary experience is waiting 2 months for BletJhaw to recover enough to return to BYT. I am happy knowing we are in God’s will, … Continue reading →