9 October 2012 Update

Sorry for the drought of updates and photos, but I'll make up for it here:

• 2 new photo albums on Derek Abroad Facebook Fanpage.

The first album is a growing collection of photos of daily life in Chiang Mai from September and October. I didn't include a lot of details in the captions, so feel free to ask questions in the comments or email me if you want a lot of details. (Chiang Mai Life)









The second album (Wat Chedi Luang photos) is compiled of photos I took from one of my favorite wats (temples), Wat Chedi Luang. It's in the heart of the city. It's construction began in the 14th century (1300s), and at one time it was the largest building in Lanna (Nothern Thailand). The top of the huge chedi collapsed during an earthquake in 1545. (Thanks Wikipedia! Wat Chedi Luang)


My goal for photos is to update weekly with photos of everyday life in monthly albums and add a new wat/temple every two weeks.

• Ministry ideas!

An easy way for interested persons not in Chiang Mai to be involved is pray for the visitors to the temples. You can pray for the current temple I'm featuring on the photo albums.

I'm designing a semi self-sustaining ministry that will help a few different audiences here as well as give opportunities for people back home to come be involved and experience what I cannot describe with words: witnessing first-hand God working in your life and in the lives of others, but others that are different from you- different appearance, nationality, language, culture. It's truly amazing and awesome, way bigger than us.

But no details now, sorry. I can't let the cat out of the bag yet. Stay tuned!