sawatdeeka!

just wanted to send a quick update..im in thailand! we got in late last night, and im sooo happy to be here again! i just love walking down the street, remembering everything from the last time i was here, and directions and thai words keep coming back to me, i just feel so at peace and so happy here! were in bangkok at the moment, but tomorrow night we are headed on a sleeper bus for an overnight drive to chang rai, where we will be spending about a week and a half. were moving around a lot, and i have no idea about internet from here on out, but every chance i get i will be updating. funfact: were doing to do visa runs, which means im going into myanmar (formerlly burma) and cambodia! sooo stoked on that!
the food here is outrageous, i didnt realize i missed it so much! at dinner tonight i asked for my dish spicy, and im pretty sure im going to develop heartburn because of it! but its just sooo good! ah, the curry, the noodle dishes, the fruit shakes, the roti, its all outrageous! hope the hill tribes provide the same fare...(most likely not!)
i do miss the philippines, and all the luxuris it afforded (we stayed in a city the whole time, so we always had access to internet, shopping, and mcdonalds :), but i can hardly stand it i am so excited for the next phase of this! the last night we were there, the base had a family night, and we all sang and danced, and they presented us with a plaque, thanking us for all the work we did with and for them. they said a few words, and when i got up, i got so choked up i couldnt speak, which really surprised me. i just feel so honored and blessed that i got to be a part of their family for even a short time, and i am lookign forward to the new family members i will aquire along the way here! thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support, please continue to pray for Gods grace and abounding love as i lead this team, it gets hard. but its all worth it! i love my team and i love thailand!