27 Days Left!

We are less than one month away from leaving for Thailand and have a few more details to share. First, Thailand has been making headlines for some negative news. In Bangkok, protestors are trying to overthrow the government. This has lead to many demonstrations involving police intervention in an effort to keep peace until agreements are finalized. Some anti-government protesters have been gased to prevent violence in the streets of Bangkok. There has been word that the airport could be shutdown but we are hopeful that peace will prevail soon. For updates, check out the news at http://www.thailanddaily.com/.

On that note…let me tell you about our flights.

j October 2nd – Depart Louisville, KY bright and early bound for Dallas, TX. In Dallas, we leave the states and take a 14 hour flight to Tokyo, Japan. This will be great since Rich has a lot of college friends in Tokyo. Our 5 hour layover will allow us to have lunch with his long time friend, Nori, and catch up. Next, we board an 8 hour flight to Bangkok, Thailand and land around 11:30 pm. There is a 13 hour (later) time difference so by this point, it will be 11:25pm Friday night in Bangkok (10:25 am Friday morning back here). Think of us finally touching down in Thailand!

But this is just the early stage of our journey. After our one night stay in Bangkok, we say good bye to the comforts of air conditioning and easily accessible electricity and meet up with our Globe Aware Rep Saturday morning. We are grateful to have the chance to stay in traditional Thai housing in the Ayutthaya Province and in the district of Wang Noi. October is the beginning of the rainy season so our poncho’s are packed!

In Wang Noi, we will work with children in an orphanage, animals in a nearby animal shelter, and aid in the preparation of meals and job training. Our open minds are ready to take on every challenge and fill in for any job that needs us. That is our primary purpose.

j October 11th – Back to Bangkok for the day before we depart for Tokyo that night. After we backtrack through Tokyo and Dallas, we land in Louisville Sunday afternoon, October 12th.
Then it is back to life as we know it – with a whole new perspective, I’m sure.

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers on our journey to the other side of the globe to do wonderful work with wonderful people.

Thank you and God bless.