Beginning of the Big Outreach

"Be all packed up and in the truck by 8 AM!", Anders said, "It's a tight schedule!" So, we were off to two villages and the orphanage, the most distant village being 11 hours away. First stop was to see where Anders and Lori first set foot in Thailand, originally intending to just stay for a week. Little ones swarming around. A 3 yr. old girl came out of the bathroom, she had been washing her clothes. Big sister, about 7-8 years old went over to dress her. They sure grow up fast here!


First night in an American style motel in Mae Sot. Very nice and clean. Our balcony overlooked a little, dusty neighborhood road. Directly behind us were two farmhouses with the living area on the second floor and animals underneath. (We have seen that in Europe.) Next door, the little outdoor fresh fruit and vegetable market... wtih delicatessen included... cooking or cooked meats. They are everywhere and one wonders how they can all make a profit.

Dec. 9, Tuesday. Lovely breakfast buffet, included in the $18 overnight room. The setting was just delightful, Hawaii-like. Pack up the truck again and head out to the distant mountain village... about 8 hours away. The scenery quickly changes, air quality improves, more bamboo, thatched roof villages, all modes of transportation along the road. It's common to see a very large number of people in the truck-bed. In fact, since we were a team of 6, one person always rode in our truck bed. Guess who may have loved it the most... Hank is the correct answer! Of course, there was ample padding with all of our supplies.


Next will be a report of Nupo. Thought it would be good to secure this much before proceeding with the awesome report! We have a good supply of great pictures between all of us.