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Powerpack "More!" Conference


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This weekend saw our first official Powerpack Thailand event involving a team of some 60 people (shown above) of all ages leading seminars, workshops, dramas, music, worship over two days for some 110 adults and some 130 children from the region.

Jenny was the event organiser, while Heather Thompson from Powerpack UK was the main speaker of the event.


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More event details later...as we are currently preparing to repeat the conference in Hoay Maw this coming weekend...kind of busy...

Thunderstorm!


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Last night we had an unseasonal thunderstorm that turned out to be more violet than usual - very windy, heavy rain...and lots of lightening...which unusually also took out the electricity for nearly an hour...


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The lack of electricity did not stop us from continuing to work by candlelight (to see the keyboard) - although even though our UPS kept our networking working throughout the during of the power cut, it seems our internet provider's UPS failed.

I did have a go at taking some photographs from the balcony - however by the time it was "safe" to go outside (i.e. horizontal rain had changed enough so that I would not get soaked), I had missed all the good strikes...

...well, not all of them. Although I did miss it with the camera...one strike was very close - less than 1/2 second between the strike and the bang! Needless to say I ran inside before the full second was up!

Fortunately apart from tree branches and leaves scattered across the roads, there was no damaged. Well, with the exception of the motorbike which apparently drove into a parked car from shock following on the the close strikes!

Swimming in the lake in Winter...

Boxing Day - Christmas British Style...

Christmas Day

Lunch


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Party at BaanSaanFan


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A Day In The Life Of Hoay Maw

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We had the privilege to stay at Hoay Maw for a 24 hour period where we were able to document a day in the life of the children of Hoay Maw.

Their schedule was as follows

  • 5.30am wake up and get dressed
  • 6:00am prayers and worship in church led by house-parents
  • 6:15am Chores – sweeping, litter picking, make beds, tidy shoes
  • 6:40am Breakfast of rice with some chillies and egg mixed in 7:00am Line up and walk to school – more chores at school
  • 8:00am School starts
  • 12noon Eat packed lunch at school (rice from breakfast)
  • 3:30pm Home from school
  • 4:00pm Chinese school for 2 hours
  • 6:00pm Play and Meal
  • 7:00pm Time in church
  • 8:00pm Homework (or “family group” time on Fridays)
  • 9-10pm Bed-time
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