Our last 12 days with Kyle and Betty here have been a whirlwind. I think my memories of their trip are going to be a mixture of constant outings and fun memories mixed in with exhaustion. It usually happens like this when we know that we have just a week or two to show close friends our life. We want them to see and experience as much as possible - so we keep a crazy pace just to fit in as much in as possible. Their first week was more travelling in and out of Bangkok and to our ministry in the south. This week, we were out and about around Chiang Mai. Today we took them to their hotel where they will spend their last 4 days working at a conference for missionaries. I'm sure that I don't need to tell you that we have more photos then you would ever want to see. Before going to bed, I'll share just a few from this week in our home.
We split up a few times for girls and guys times. This is Betty and I shopping in the Thai market one day at a "make your own jewelry" type store.
No visit to Thailand is complete without a manicure/pedicure treat! Can't beat the price- and Betty was really impressed with 5 girls gathered around her all working on her at the same time.
Going fishing with Boonjome is always a treat for the guys, too- especially when it takes them 30 minutes to pull in a 100 pound catfish! 
Mike enjoys renting motorcycles and going up over the mountain on some back roads, where only the hill tribe villagers are found. He doesn't get out and do this very often, so it was fun for him and Kyle and they had quite the adventure back in those mountains. 
Next time you see Mike, ask him about what happened on this trip- that is a story better told in person than on a blog. Let's just say that I wish that I had the pictures of the bikes after they got back instead of these that were taken before they left. 
This is our group and us last night with the little boxes of God' promises that they made. It was a very encouraging time as each person shared some of their favorite verses from the Bible with us and then we put them in our newly decorated boxes to look back on. 
Lots more pictures to come- in the next few days-- just don't let the suspense get the best of you!
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