INTO THE WORLD

       We have a lot to catch you up on! June 16th was Brandons 28th birthday! We had a party at our house and had Brandons favorite, gumbo! I also made fried rice just in case the Thai friends did not like the gumbo, but it seemed like everyone liked it! They made him a printed out birthday card, framed picture, hand made coasters, and bought him a Thai shirt! It was the sweetest thing ever. We had so much fun fellowshipping with them, our stomachs hurt from laughing so hard. Some of Brandon's students brought him a sweet treat to school and it was so sweet and thoughtful!  Pictured: X, Namhorn, Omsin      A couple days after Brandons birthday they wanted to take us to Doi Suthep. This is a giant mountain which is famous for the view of Chiang Mai below and has a very big temple at the top. At first it was just going to be a few of us, but then it turned into Brandon driving a bunch of Thai women up the giant mountain in the school's bus. Brandon did a great job driving and we

 Dear Crosspoint,      We can't believe it has been 3 months since we began this journey. We are continually blown away by the love and support that you all gave us on our commissioning Sunday. Glory to God! Since then we have certainly had our ups and downs, but God has remained faithful just as He promises. We are so thankful for each and everyone of you. We received all of your letters and, WOW, what an encouragement they were and are to us. Thank you for your commitment to missions, not only by sending us, but by continually praying for us. It is because of your faithfulness to the great commission that we are able to be here in Chiang Mai sharing the good news of Jesus! God is teaching us many things. One of these is to be content in all circumstances. Whether good or bad, we can rest knowing that He will provide us with what we need when we need it. We must continue to be faithful and obey, trusting that He is in control. This can be quite challenging at times, but we can hon