Exciting plans

We are so excited about this news. I mean, REALLY excited!

As we've mentioned before, we are in the midst of a discipleship training school through our church. The school has been so transformative for us, and at its conclusion, teams are sent out to put into practice the things learned throughout the 10 months. Well, Team Park gets to do this in... THAILAND!

We are fortunate that Gib was able to take off from work, so the three of us will be embarking on an incredible adventure at the end of June. We'll be collaborating with a ministry in northern Thailand called Hannah House. The ladies of Hannah House will act as our translators as we work in Burmese refugee camps and minister to people in local prisons, schools and orphanages, and on the streets.

Traveling to Thailand to serve has always been a dream in our hearts, and we can hardly believe that in a matter of weeks, it will be a reality. Approximately 20 of us (including kiddos) make up Team Thailand:

The trip costs $3,000 per person, so our team total is significant. The last few weeks we've been busy planning and executing fundraising efforts. Last weekend was a car wash, which was a blast! Here you can see the Gibster working hard:

And this is one of my favorites. Baby on the hip, washing the car - that's dedication!

Levi was on hand to lend his support from the stroller:

Over the next few weeks, we'll be doing more events - a garage sale, 3-on-3 basketball tournament and a coffee house night. If you're out there and feel like donating to the cause, we won't turn you down!

Our family will also be consuming delicious Thai food in the coming weeks to prepare. I don't really need an excuse to motivate myself to do such a thing, but we have to get our systems ready, right?! Haha!

We are counting down the weeks until June. Thailand, here we come!