The Griffioens

When we arrived in Phuket, we were at the airport trying to figure out the most economical way to get into town, when we saw our friend Rob. He had come to pick us up...what a nice treat :) The Griffiones are in Phuket with a team of Canadians and their goal is to plant a church and meet the needs of the people around them.
This is Amanda building with the kids. She has an identical twin, Amber. These girls were in youth group when I was a leader and they are nothing short of amazing. I brag about them all of the time. Their heart desire is to be a light and they really do glow! They will follow Jesus to the ends of the earth! My prayer for my children is the same.
Can you believe that Judy is a grandmother?! She is a ball of energy and she encourages everyone along the way.

Fried Bananas on our first night out with the Griffioens.



Worshiping with the team in Phuket.

Judy's modest kitchen/laundry room. Unbelievably she bakes up a storm in here!


Our last dinner...what a view! We were so blessed by our visit. Thank you Griffioens!

Back Home and back blogging!

I am working on my blog again and am determined to finish! We have been home a week now and have finally recovered from our jet lag and feel normal again. Dan got the flu when we returned and spend a couple of days in bed, and the kids have had a terrible time trying to recover from the jet lag, but things are looking and feeling back to normal now. We sat down for dinner the second day back and Jordan left to go to the washroom. He never returned and this is how I found him :)

Our kids are fantastic

Everyone asks us how our kids travel. Well they did extremely well...we pushed them to the limits and Jordan often ended up falling asleep wherever we were. Taylor was up for whatever adventure came next, and come bedtime they were sacked out! I know that this trip will have an impact on their worldview in years to come.

Lousy Blogger

I have discovered that I am a terrible blogger. I got off to such a good start, but have a hard time sitting in front of the computer when there is a whole new world out there waiting for exploration. I gained some momentum and then just petered out! Tomorrow we are leaving for home, so just wanted to post to say that we are all alive and well. Just came back from a tiny island camping at sea. So beautiful...

Maybe I will complete the blog when I return home...so that I am not a failure :)

Jungle Adventures

Wow! What a day this was...we went elephant riding and then bamboo rafting down the river.

Hiking

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