Getting ready for the night train back to Hanoi, we went early to Lao Cai City so that we could be at the train station in plenty of time. We went to the China border, ate a little food, took a couple of pictures of a HUGE cobra fermenting on a bar and got on [...]
I have several posts written and will be stting them to drop over the next couple of days as we travel home. Thanks for your constant prayers. Lao Chai School On Tuesday morning, our team went to Lao Chai School to install another computer lab. This lab was paid for by a team from Northwood [...]
Skelly Drive contributed enough money to buy a computer lab, er… two computers and a printer with a network hub for print sharing… and we went there as soon as we got in to SaPa. This place is on the backside of a mountain. From Hanoi, we traveled 8 hours by train overnight and then [...]
We are back in Hanoi after riding the night train back from Sapa. We are showering and getting on fresh clothes. The group is splitting into three assignments from here: Bonnie and I are going to the University of Hanoi for her to teach a two day seminar on education principles. As I mentioned before, [...]
So I found a wireless hotspot at lunch today and thought I would update you while I can. I have TONS of great pictures that I will upload tomorrow (our tomorrow – it will be tonight or tomorrow night for you, depending on the time of day I am able to post). We are having [...]
We’ve made it to the hotel in Hanoi for changing clothes, showering and then to eat, walk and shopping prior to the train ride. In truth, we are not yet done traveling. We get on the train to SaPa tonight and ride 9 hours to Lao Cai Province and then another hour to SaPa where [...]
We are on layover in Taipei, Taiwan. All are safe and the longest leg of our journey – 14 hours over the Pacific – is done. Don’t have time for much and no pictures right now, but hopefully I’ll have time for some this evening. Suffice it to say, all are well and are in [...]
Hey, we’re waiting at LAX and our plane just pulled up. It’s huge. The engine on this thing is at least 20 feet tall. Probably more. Anyway, I just wanted to update you as to how we are. If you’re in Tulsa or the rest of the midwest, you’ll probably wake up to find this [...]
Leaving today for Vietnam. We do have some retired church members who are also neighbors who will keep an eye on our house, for all those who are worried that I am announcing our absence to the world. We fly to DFW, LA, TaiPei and Hanoi. Aftter a shower, change of clothes, meal and a [...]
In the rural mountains of Lao Cai Province, near the China border, there are schools serving ethnic minorities that live on neighboring farms. The pictures above are from last year’s trip where we saw Forefront Church out of Virginia installing a computer lab, a water filtration system which will be used by the region and [...]
