Thailand Tips
We are back in Canada and adjusting to eating and sleeping on Canadian time. We had a mostly uneventful trip home with a 5 hour layover in Hong Kong. Enough time to collaborate on one final blog post
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Day 12: Alumni in Chiang Mai
Steve and Gan picked the perfect place to host our alumni in Chiang Mai last evening. The tables were set by the river with lanterns strung up all around to lend a festive flavour. The food was delici
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Day 11 & 12: The Heart Stretches Wide
I was reflecting while sitting on our beautiful second floor balcony area trying to eat a fresh-from-the-groves orange without making a mess getting the seeds out. I haven't mastered that skill ye
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Day 9 & 10 - Above All Love
Day 8: Where Thai and English Meet in Worship and Prayerby Selina Mudavanhu"It often feels like a small taste of what heaven will be like, where people from every nation, tribe, and language stan
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Day 8: Beginnings
Yesterday and today have made me reflect about beginnings. We were visiting prospective sponsor children to interview in a school yesterday and it reminded me of how Mighty Oaks began. A conversa
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What’s Your Favorite Color?
I knew it wouldn’t be easy, dropping Aomsin back at school.The four of us, Nabosi, Aomsin, Earn, and I, buckled up and headed toward Rapacha Boarding School.Silence. The kind of silence that’s loud. M
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Day 5 & 6: Wrapped in Community
Last evening we celebrated a dinner with the alumni from Mighty Oaks. We hosted them here on the Mighty Oaks property. David was busy trimming the grass, setting up party lights and pulling out tables
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Agape Girls - Unconditionally Loved
As my mom shares stories of their early years of founding a sponsorship program in Thailand, it is clear that God was providing vision, people and resources to build Mighty Oaks. The name came fr
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Day 2: Visiting the Lahu Village & Agape Girls
I woke up early on our first morning at the Ministry Centre in Fang. After the exhaustion of travel, we all went to bed by 8:30 on Wednesday night. This meant my mind was awake and ready for action at
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When “The Least of These” Hug You Back
"I’ve heard about Mighty Oaks for years. Back in Canada, the Hudson family has shared at our church more times than I can count. They always come armed with stories, photos, and updates abo
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