Author Archives: Gayle

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Gayle

  A small walk around the campus of Cambodia’s SDA school:    

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Cambodia

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Gayle

Micah and I could instantly tell we were in a different country.  Walking outside the airport we were greeted with a great wall of heat!  As we climbed into a taxi, we ventured upon the traffic of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city.  … Continue reading →

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Is Thailand closing its doors to us?

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Gayle

So sorry to leave you hanging on the bad news of broken bones and invalid visas.  But the only reason you are hanging is because we are too – even to this very minute.  In my last story we had … Continue reading →

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It’s Not an Easy Road!

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Gayle

  (This is too painful for me to talk about.  I cannot bare to think about it, much less put it in writing, but as I cast my eyes up to the narrow road, I see that it is not … Continue reading →

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Photo corner

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Gayle

          I am sorry, but I am unable to rotate this picture!           We need another load or two of wood to complete this project.  When and where we will find it is yet … Continue reading →

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Naw Dah Blet

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Gayle

  I had 9 days by myself in BYT in early December and needed an interpreter and helper.  Bradley and Micah were going to visit our good friends the Sharon’s in Songkhalaburi, and Blet Jaw was studying Thai with our … Continue reading →

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Flee For Your Life!

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Gayle

This title does sound a bit exaggerated I admit, but that is just how I felt as the boys and I hurriedly threw some clothes in a backpack and headed desperately out of BYT on our motorbikes as quickly as … Continue reading →

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Would We Get Our Wood?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Gayle

This became the big question of the weekend!  We had just returned from Mae Sot where I told you we purchased a truck load and a half of second hand wood.  We were elated at the thought of begining work … Continue reading →

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Pneumonia

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Gayle

She was just one year old and very cute, but as soon as she and the grandmother, along with many other patients entered our house, I knew which one to check first.  You could hear the rattling, rapid respiration from across the room.  … Continue reading →

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BYT’s Future

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Gayle

Several times within the 4 months that we have been away from BYT, (first due to the Medical Missionary Training, and then because of the rain), we have all felt a hesitancy or should I call it a lack of … Continue reading →

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