The Vernon Journal

I count myself lucky to live in such a green country! I’m constantly amazed by the beauty all around us! This month we’ve seen quite a bit of countryside as we’ve travelled around the North to Chiang Mai, Fang, Thaton and of course Mae Salong. Right now the ricefields are especially breathtaking; they cover the [...]

Sometimes we use our blogs to vent some frustrations about life in Thailand, but not today! Today we want to share how thankful we are to be here. The big praise report is that we have our Visas and Work Permits squared away until March 2007. Praise God! We went up to Maesai (just the [...]

Please pray for the government, leadership and citizens of Thailand. For some time now there has been controversy over Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra‘s buisiness and political decisions. Currently, there are protests and riots being held throughout Bangkok. We are not concerned about our safety or our travel plans as we prepare to return to Thailand, [...]

As you come down the road from Mae Salong you reach a military checkpoint. From there you can go east towards Chiang Rai or west towards Chiang Mai. On the road to Chiang Mai is a little town called Fang (Rhymes with Dong, not Tang). When we were last in Bangkok we met a couple [...]

It’s a little upsetting that this makes two blogs in a row… we have a lot of things to share and I will be working on them today, but first we would like to get a prayer request out. We are back in the familiar environment of Kasemrad Sriburin General Hospital. Two days ago Lori [...]