Friday 24 February 2012

Final Day

Good Morning for the last time here in Chiangmai, it was so good not to be woken up by Dogs or Roosters. We have come to the end of our amazing 14 day mission, H20 Huey Sai Village northern Thailand 2012. We arrived back in Chiangmai with Robert not to well the smoke had irritated his asthma and by the time we got to Chiangmai he had to be taken to Hospital, he was released later and is doing ok now. The group was treated to a night out at a top Thai cultural show and dinner where we enjoyed some yummy Thai Quisine and watched some traditional dance. This morning we are off to an Elephant park, snake farm then a Tiger show before jumping on that big metal bird to head home. The team thank you for your prayers and following us on this Mission.

Thursday 23 February 2012

All finished

Photos of finished tank with villagers and water taps being loved by all :)

Time to leave the village.....

Today we pack our bags and say good bye to the village, we have had a great time working to help bring water to the village as well as making lots of new friends and sharing Jesus with the children. On Tuesday the village put on a typical Lahu dance in costume, so in response on Wednesday night it was our turn to perform so we started with a couple of games & a song then for the finale the Boys ripped of there tops and performed the meanest Haka, there was a lot of laughter as the tops came
off, they had no idea what the Haka was but they enjoyed it. We are back in Chiangmai now and at ITDP for Lunch. We get to sleep in a real bed tonight and then head home tomorrow.

Tuesday 21 February 2012

Day 13 - Water

Patience is one thing you learn here. Our ITDP friends display this every day when temporary was pulled apart again so the villages can get some water. Their answer to this is "no problem" even after a day when the water supply has had some problems and they have climbed the 3.5km to the water source to check the line.
The delight on faces especially the children when water first comes into the village is something I will not forget.
When everything here is done the hard way, like sifting sand through a mesh to get fine sand for plastering and course sand for the filter tank one bucket of sand at a time. Digging trenches in the hard ground with a hoe in the heat. We appreciate the machine and they appreciate clean water nearly to the door.

Monday 20 February 2012

Day 12 - Project Update

So far we have completed both water tanks with just the main tank to be plastered today, the trench digging is mostly complete with only a few short runs left to go. To date we have 3 bathrooms under way, one is finished with the other two to be completed today.

The children are getting very friendly and hanging around most of the time.  All starting to get tired due to hard work, the heat and those noisy dogs & roosters that go all night. 

We have a real feeling of peace in the Village as we feel the Lords presence here with us.  Had a village Trade fair with all sorts of interesting crafts and clothing.

Sunday 19 February 2012

Sunday - a day of Rest......

Wow only three days to go. Sunday was a much needed rest day, although we were on the go all day, first we visited a family home & was given a cooking demo, I think from what the boys were saying some of the kitchens back home are in for a Thai revamp!!. Then we went along to worship our source with the local Christians, then after lunch it was off to the water source about 3 ks away, that was a hot but fun walk through the bamboo & teak trees. We introduced the Thai boys to Cricket that was a bit of a
laugh at first & then started to get the hang of it so look out Blackcaps., the local boys then took on the NZ team at soccer needless to say Mike & Campbell still thought they were 18 and still had the skills haha, we finished of the around the fire singing action songs, that was great to see the kids joining in.

GREETINGS THAILAND TEAM.....


Greetings Thailand team! A few of us got together today out at Rukuhia to share food and company - had a really lovely time with lots of good food (not a lot of rice in sight!). We hope you enjoy the pictures (one with sad faces to show how much you are missed!) and others with a more cheerful outlook. We miss you all but know you are doing great work and look forward to hearing all your stories when you get back. Lifting you up in our prayers - family & friends at CBC.