Here are some photos from our time in Thailand for our organization's annual conference.
We were inside at meetings most of the 10 days, but night time was great for exploring the markets and see some of the culture (which mostly originated from China)! We also had 1 free day, so we went on an all-day excursion for a very low price. Thailand is definitely budget-friendly; even more than China. ;) Our day adventure was very full: riding elephants, rafting, bamboo rafting, eating pad thai wrapped in banana leaves, and hiking to a waterfall. We really just enjoyed being in the sun, after rarely seeing it for months in cloudy Dujiangyan.
The actual conference was so nice to have time to reflect, learn about becoming better teachers, and catch up with friends we met at training. It was amazing to hear stories about work in other parts of China as well as other countries around the world, and it was wonderful to have fellowship time with the hundreds of other teachers from our organization. Definitely reminded us that we're working for a greater purpose, which has existed way before us and will expand beyond our lifetime. The kingdom is near, and we get to be part of bringing others into that relationship with the King, wherever we're living! Be encouraged by that.
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| This monk asked for Jesse's picture because their shirts were the same color:) |
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| Chengdu City Team: Dujiangyan, Chuang Wai, and Chengdu. We love all of our teammates! |
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| Young Elephant!!! |
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| Pad Thai: so good, probably because we were so tired from rafting in the shallow river-- it was a great workout! |
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| Of course Sara found a cat. And someone gave her a random bracelet. |
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| Our Thailand adventure group-- all teachers in different cities, from the north to the south. Most of the people in this photo were in training with us! |
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No trip is complete without a Cat Cafe, right?
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Happy to share our time in Thailand with you. Continue to lift us up as we teach these last couple months. We want this to be a great time of growing closer to our team and deeper in our relationships with coworkers & students. We're so looking forward to sharing stories with everyone when we visit our American friends and family at the end of June until the beginning of August!
~Jesse & Sara
