TIME slow down……..

The first week of December has flown by with special things happening everyday. Here is a glimpse of the beginning of this crazy month in Huai Malay:

Saturday: Shopping in Kanchanaburi for resources for the school. Up at 5am and back at 11pm – massive day but were able to purchase instruments, sports gear and craft gear – sooooo goood!

Gifts for school...yes, we cannot move in our house at moment!

Our teenage "daughters" from hostel playing the new guitars - woohoo!

Sunday: Church with an Aussie team in the morning (yay for English sermon) plus Happy Birthday Jan with cake at devotions.

Dr Sakda and baby "Ping Pong" - why does everyone here name their kids after sports?

Jan blowing out candles...Jit almost forgot the day!

Monday: Sweet December celebration at church – Aussie team did worship in English (1^st time for us here in 11 months) – amazing!

Tuesday: School excursion with year 6 to Pattanarak – learnt about agriculture from a project helping people suffering from HIV. Followed by a long afternoon meeting rewriting proposal to Japanese Embassy to finance a new school building.

Year 6 transport to excursion....gotta love the village way....

Feeding fish and frogs with Year 6 at Pattanarak.

Wednesday: English Morning Assembly – Students who came first in English last Semester received a certificate and gift. We presented our gifts to the school.

Shaking principal's hand - Thai's like everything to be done formally!

Thursday: Candlelight Christmas Celebration – wonderful to see whole community gather to celebrate the year with many donations from businesses.

Candlelight staff hand out Christmas goodie bags for every member.

Nongae receives her present - a new blanket!

Friday: Wan Por (Father’s Day as King’s Birthday) at school.

Khru Por - "Teacher Dad" is how Supah is affectionately known.

Michael receives flowers from hostel girls as he is there "Dad" here.

Thank you all for your generous support of us which means we have been able to buy gifts for the projects we work with. But time is going too fast….not ready to come home yet!