It has been a busy and amazing October and November. In October Kim and I took a team to Thailand to work with our ministry partners in Baan Nam Khem, where the tsunami hit. It was a great team with a lot of moving parts.

Part of the team build two pickleball courts. Pickleball is quickly becoming the fastest growing sport in Thailand with no court within 2 hours of this village. Now, they have 2! It will be a huge open door to engage the community and parents of the kids at the school we partner with. Another part of the team put on a Kids Camps where they taught the kids and had games, songs, and engagement. We even got to deliver food to the village at one point.

We got home in time to visit our girls in college, work on the new MANNA offices, visit a church and then I headed to Guatemala to help with a team. While in Guatemala we did construction work and outreaches in a Mayan village. Then, we went down to the coast and worked in a fishing village where we got to release sea turtles with the kids! We took some of the kids from our Children’s Village to hike a volcano, then played soccer, and finished with helping build a house for a family. I love it when you have a framer, 2 electricians and a plumber on a trip and they all get to use their expertise to help multiple communities!

I made it home the middle of this past week and we are excited to have our girls home for Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for, especially for you, your prayers and support for our family. We appreciate you all and pray you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. 

Enjoy some pictures from around the world.