RobertV

Today is Sunday and a day for church service and rest at Future Light. However this week 'free time' in the afternoon will consist of getting back to the project and mixing concrete. Ted and I spent the morning catching up on correspondence and relaxing after a few very busy days and when we arrived at FL the crew was already hard at work. We helped with a few batches of concrete but also played with the kids that afternoon. We also had some great conversations with Ita and Goin despite their limited english language skills and my non existent Burmese. They brought us a little more up to date on their life here at Future light and some recent additions to the home. There are now two new boys at FL. Both had been dropped ... read more

After a brief tour of the Maesot market and general layout of the town we made our way back to Future Light this morning. Our plan this morning is to review all the potential projects and select those that we can afford to pay for this year and those that will be of most benefit. After a detailed discussion of the pros and cons of each project we narrowed it down to 4 listed in priority order. 1) Repair the floor in the main activity room of the school which was heavily damaged by the 2013 flood. 2) Repair the damage to the main supports of the shower room building and the toilet buildings 3) Build a new structure to be used as a study room/library for doing homework and activities 4) Purchase a used pick ... read more

Ted and I arrived in Jomtien last night and today we are getting ready for our trip to Maesot and Future Light Children's Home. Our Australia/New Zealand friends Simon and Bronwyn arranged for a 2 bedroom condo for Ted and I in their building, the Somphong. They also had a nice cold beer ready for us at their beautiful condo overlooking the Gulf of Siam before going out for some great Thai food at a local outdoor restaurant. We woke up this morning to beautiful sunshine and the morning sounds from the local Buddhist Temple...great to be back! Simon and Bronwyn laid on a beautiful breakfast for us this morning before starting out for the day. We picked up our SUV rental this afternoon for our trip to Maesot....thanks for arranging this for us Simon! Before ... read more

Finally arrived in Bangkok after 2 nights in transit. I left Toronto 2 days earlier than Ted, flying Air Canada east to London and then Jet Airways to Mumbai India. After a night in the Mumbai airport I departed for Bangkok via Jet Airways at 7:50 AM...only 4 and a half hours!... read more