The pilgrims have arrived in Thandaung Gyi and this is what they thought and felt.Bayley relates,We arrived in the village yesterday afternoon (5th of January, Thursday) to the most amazing, warm welcome by the village community. Feeling so welcome by a community of strangers, who don't even know your name is such a touching feeling. We already feel accepted into the family. The most amazing thing about the trip so far is seeing all the locals smiling and che...

Today will be our last "live" entry for 8 days. We journey to Thandaung Gyi after lunch today where there is no internet connection. The pilgrims planned last night for a morning of interaction and teaching at two kindys. They will be working in three different teams with staff interacting with them but mainly being there to be "fall back " positions.We feel very blessed to be here and though it is sometimes a challenge...... it is the greatest experience and tim...

Before we head off to the train, Helen just comments on being back here for the third January in a row....How wonderful it is to be back in Myanmar. The first big change we noticed was the new airport. It seems that Yangon is moving quickly to welcome the increased number of visitors; the first indication of this was the large "Mingalabar" sign at the customs counter. We have had a great day learning more about the people and culture of Myanmar with our knowledge...

Hi to all our readers.Yesterday was a long day but a good day. It was always going to be long but a couple of "things" happened that stretched our pilgrims, but to their credit, all went to sleep happy last night. Waking up in the Northern Hemisphere has its advantages if you are not an early bird like me. Firstly its still semi dark here as I type and I think rousing the pilgrims in 15 minutes may take some rousing of Biblical proportions. Some arrived at the a...

This is our last evening in Yangon. We have asked all the student pilgrims to write some reflections on their pilgrimage so far. Tomorrow the staff will add their thoughts Tahlia writesWow, what an eventful last few days! Coming on this amazing adventure has already shown me so much about Burmese culture and how some parts of the community struggle to get through the day. Lots of the people we have met have all been very nice and they were not shy to welcome us i...