beautiful kids.

We are currently in Mae Sot for a weekend of rest and nourishment. The last two weeks in Noh Bo have been great; the students are so smart. We teach during the days. We do Bible together on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings; Kelli teaches sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth grades. Stephen teaches two fifth grades and social studies to the eleventh and twelfth graders.

In the afternoons, the kids love to play sports. We try to play along, but stick out pretty badly! Stephen played football for an hour and touched the ball twice. We have fared better at volleyball, but definitely have our share of screwups. They figured out we can tell they are talkig about us when they say our names, so they've switched to "thramu" (teacher) and "gulawah" (white person).

We are heading back today for at least another two weeks. We have absolutely no internet in the area, so we are sorry updates are few and far between! Even internet in Mae Sot has been frustrating. Even so, please continue to pray and lift us up. We know this is where God has us, but he is stretching us and showing us our dependence on Him.

Kelli trying jack fruit that the kids brought us.

Here we are on the porch to the volunteer hut, where the kids come to hang out with us in the evenings. The boys brought us mango and durian to try this night. The mango was delicious.

This is the view from the volunteer hut we live in. There is lots of fog in the mornings during rainy season, but you can see the large football field of mud and the girls dormitory across the way.

The boys are faithful to play football for hours each day, no matter the weather. Here they are sliding in the mud while we watch from our clean, dry porch.

Thank you for your faithfulness to pray. Here are some specifics to help:

- energy and patience in the daily stresses of teaching, sports, and relationships

- that our conversations and impact would be eternal

- Kelli's new, two-week-old neice, Emma; she's been in and out of the hospital with unknown health issues. this is especially scary from such a distance, so please be praying

- stress with what awaits us in August as we return to a very stressful two months of finding jobs, a place to settle, and plan a wedding...we are confident this is where God called us to be, but it has left us in a place of utter dependence.

Ta blut doh ma!

(Thank you very much)