As you read this, Kim and I are on a plane to lead a medical team to Mongolia. It has been a crazy and amazing month for the Jones family. We had a wonderful team in Thailand to finish up July and kick off August. We had a multi-national team as 2 ladies from Brazil joined us. It’s not often we utilize translators within our team. We started with a VBS in Bangkok with the Salmons. It was a fast paced start to a trip. We jumped in to help with the VBS, ate lunch real fast, then hopped on a plane to western Thailand.

We worked in MaeSot again and got to serve there twice in the same summer. It rained the entire time! But that helped with the heat. Part of our team built a new kitchen for the school and boarding home. Fortunately, we were located under a roof. It was a huge need for the school, and they were very excited to have the upgraded space to help feed the 240 kids every day.

We took advantage of our teenagers and spread 10 loads of sand all over the field to help with the mini ponds that were forming from all the rain. It should really help with mosquitos and drainage. Everyone got to help with the morning songs and devotions it was great to see the engagement from the kids and the joy on their faces. We hosted a youth night and a lady’s night to encourage and engage the community. One afternoon we delivered food to refugee families in the area. We were soaked, but nobody cared. 

After an epic field day in the rain and swampy field, we had to say goodbye to everyone for this year. We got the team back to Bangkok and while they flew home, we flew to Vietnam to meet up with Kayli and the ministry partners there. As we were working in Thailand, Kayli went to Vietnam and spent the time teaching in a school. It was awesome to get to see how the Lord used her. Our time in Vietnam was spent working with kids at our nutrition center and attending fellowships with other missionaries in SE Asia.

We made it home just in time to pack our girls up and get them moved back into college last weekend. Then, we spent this past week prepping for our medical team to Mongolia, and we are now on a flight to Seoul. Please be in prayer for our team and favor with customs and that we would be used greatly. We will be out in the Gobi Desert about as far from civilization as you can get. Thank you for your prayers and support.