Whew! It’s been an exciting, event-filled and humbling month serving in Chiang Mai so far with ZOE International. First of all, our God continues to be amazing in providing for us. We were able to find a home to rent after only one day of showings. I personally think it had a lot to do...Read More
I was in Chiang Mai on an emergency visit as dad was in the hospital and mom was taking it hard. It was an unplanned trip in mid-January but necessary. An intense time to just be with dad and mom and love them. In my second week, after dad had settled back at home and...Read More
Sawadee! (Thai greeting) We finally made it to Chiang Mai…and didn’t lose Molly, our toy poodle, in the process! We are here, although getting here sure was exciting. We give thanks to God, He moved mountains and did amazing things in our circumstances to help us arrive safely. One incident that gave us more than...Read More
It is the eve of our launch into the unknown–and all systems are go! Preparations were not without incident, we recently ran into issues that could have delayed us (more details in our next monthly update). But God continues to pave the way before us. Our flight leaves tomorrow at 1:00P.M., the start of our...Read More
Just about 2 weeks away from our move to Thailand! Lori-Ann and I are getting excited but still somewhat daunted by our remaining tasks ahead. Of course, even with all this frantic activity going on, God is not taking any breaks from continuing to refine my heart. Yesterday I was buying lunch at Subway. I...Read More
As I (Simpson) am sitting here looking at our calendar and see that our flight to Chiang Mai is less than 3 weeks away, a thought comes to me…WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE WE DOING?! It feels like Lori and I are about to leap off of a precipice, leaving all our loved ones, our...Read More
I attended a funeral today for our friend’s father. I didn’t know this man that well, in the past I’ve only encountered him a few times. I knew him to be a kind, enthusiastic individual who loved to share his wisdom and his handyman skills with others. But by the time the graveside service drew...Read More
It’s officially June. In May, we purchased one way tickets to Chiang Mai, Thailand, so will be headed out the last week of July. It’s all becoming too real. We’ve been purging and slimming down our possessions. Our home is doing a gradual disappearing act: today a table vanishes, a bunch of chairs are gone...Read More
As we continue to share with people that we are headed to join ZOE International, we have been surprised and blessed by people in many ways. Their words of support and care have bolstered and encouraged us. What I didn’t expect and what caused me to stop and re assess is how deeply this work...Read More
The month of April has zipped by in a flash! Here are the highlights of our continuing journey to ZOE… On the work front, Simpson has started training the person who will be taking over his position. There is a lot to cover but the new guy is very capable and things have been...Read More
