Not used to sending information as special on a phone.....but Helen and Karen are wandering the Singapore River trying to get us a good deal for tomorrow night's dinner.You would have noted not all the pilgrims blogged for a second time. That was a choice they made. Even with plenty of encouragement not all decided to write again. The program was also very tight so those who did blog had to "squeeze it in." Sorry if some of you are disappointed.It is a little...

Now in Taungoo. Travel to Yangon tomorrow. Still more entries and photos to come. Amazing is too mild a word to describe our time. EmilyThis last week has been both confronting and comforting. The people in Thandaung Gyi have so little compared to us, yet they treasure everything they have. It's hard to describe. Their lives are so focused, centered and grounded on God and His word, that these materialistic things I see them lacking seem to mean so little to...

Sam:It is the fifth day in and SUCCESS! I feel as if we are making a difference. Every day we converse and speak with the people and while it can be slow going at times, with perseverance and no small amount of charades, I feel like I am making progress. I think our trip here has been a success as long as no dire situation presents itself in the last three days. OF WHICH IT WILL NOT. NOONE WORRY OR PANIC. The facilities and situation in the village has exceeded a...

NicolaWe are now in Thandaung Gyi, and we were greeted with the biggest welcoming party. As soon as we got off of the bus, we were greeted with smiles and handshakes. Everyone seemed so happy to see us, and it was absolutely amazing. There was musicians playing, and people talking to us, and when we got up the hill to Saint Georges retreat to where we are staying, we were sat down under the veranda, and they performed two dances for us and played a song for us wi...

SarahI don't know what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this. I have never smiled so much in my life as I have I the past 2 and a half days. Everyone in Thandong Gyi was so welcoming from the minute our bus arrived, we had people crowding around our bus with large smiles and hands ready to shake. We were sat down and the children danced for us, 'a dance of welcome’ a lady told me. People were taking photos of us the whole time, on phone...