Thailand or Bust!!! - We chose Thailand!

Family and friends! We have made it to Thailand without harm, in good spirits, and are currently pushing through our jet lagged minds that we indeed are in Thailand 6000+ miles away, but feel your love and prayers! Please continue to pray!

Be prepared to laugh and cry with us as we update you through the next couple days as you help us explore the culture and needs of the women we came to love on, whom in reality are going to show us God through their eyes. May we continue to find in our hearts the desire to see others through God's eyes by following their example.

To Laugh....

As we travelled many humorous things encouraged us to continue pushing through the 26 hours of travel. For instance...Those of you whom know Rachel Cole...our new beloved friend decided it would be a great idea to sleep when the Thai sleep. Sounds good, right? Ambien was taken, sleep was to be had, food was attempted to be eaten, but failure to reach fork into mouth before sleep took over lead us all to laugh hysterically as food left fork and landed on shirt, and Rachel started snoozing.....at least she wasn't missing out on the tasty airplane food, and just out on a clean shirt.

Item number two, the WAR between Audrey Cosgrove and the emergency notebook. Upon trying to sleep (yes another sleep story), Audrey was abruptly awaken by a falling of a large notebook (which involved all the emergency contacts and such) coming from the overhead compartment. No sleep was to be had, and next time the notebook will be put in detention in the checked luggage for its noncompliance to our no violence policies.

Item number three, a lesson in how to use a toilet...You would think after decades of being potty trained the 30 of us would know how to use a toilet...well, Mrs. Jennifer Roberts needs a quick update. Having landed in Tokyo and in desperate need of freshening up, all women head to the bathrooms. Little did our group know we needed to know how to use a bidet, a musical flushing button, and did you know the toilets turn off and on? Well you get the point. Mrs. Roberts spent 2 minutes (literally) trying to figure out how to flush the toilet and in the end attempted to use the on/off button. Nothing happened...confused and ready to just be done and finally found the flushing bar.

Tammi Dryden also discovered the uniqueness of the bidet and lets just say there is no where to hide when the bidet is turned on...

If you think this is funny you need to sit tight, keep praying, and buckle your seat belts because more is to come. So laugh with us now because we need more than enough prayers for Monday and Tuesday! Pictures of our traveling experiences may soon be coming....

As far as today's agenda we had a powerful worship and prayer time this morning and our goals are to be broken and see through our Father's eyes.

Tonight we are looking forward to more bonding as we prop our eyes open and enjoy an authentic Thai dinner with Thai dancing. Rumor has it they make us dance too...Pictures may be taken, Laughter will be had, and we will update you on the rest.

Thank you so much for praying for us we love and miss you all. Please pass on the word to all husbands, children, sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, etc.

Love the Circle Tour Team 2009

PS. We also love and miss you and wish everyone a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WITH ALL OUR HEARTS!