Category: Living in Thailand

Yesterday I had a long 16 hour day. I drove up to the mountains and back close to 500 kilometers. I met with my staff to prepare for a team and some project we are working on. Then we went up to the village where they originally came from. It is a medium sized Lahu…

Heute ist ein trauriger Tag. Wir sind tausende von Kilometern von der Schweiz weg. Lilian W. 37, eine Freundin von uns wurde Heute zu Grabe gelegt. Wir können nur aus der Ferne Abschied nehmen.Nach jahrelangem Kampf mit Krebs hatte lilian W. nicht ihre Hoffnung, ihren Humor und ihren Glauben an Jesus verloren. Es ist traurig…

This morning I went to Immigration to get my re-entry permit. Next week I will be off to Laos on a trip with a friend. To do the re-entry permit (without i cannot get back into Thailand) I had to fill in a form, attach a photo, copy my passport and sign every page. a…

This morning I went with Thomas to see the new office. After so many months of wishing to have a bigger place, we finally found something in the city. Like most places it needs paint. It’s quite filthy for Swiss standards :-). We also asked the owner to take all the old furniture out. I…

Yesterday I visited the Wednesday market in Fang. It is the day when many hill tribe people come from the mountains to do their shopping. Over the years I have seen many different food items on markets. Here are some that might make you hungry or take your appetite. The Thais shopping there told me…

Last night our family had a cheese fondue. We got the fondue "Gagglo and Röscho" (meaning the high tech utility in the picture) from the Hungerbühler’s who visited us from Switzerland and brought us parcels from Switzerland. (merci viu mal Res und Madlaina).To eat cheese fondue brings back some homesicknes to see friends and share…

Last week I got my new passport from the embassy in Bangkok. Nearly two month my only identification was a Passport copy and my Thai drivers lisence. Since the security change in most countries my old passport was sent to Switzerland and the new one was made in Berne. After receiving it I had to…

I came back from the Vineyard Asia Summit last Saturday evening and went of to the mountains with an Australian Team working on projects and spending time in Hui Kau Laam. While I was in Bangok I had do take antibiotics to treat an infection in my lungs. I still feel sick and also my…

Today I’m off to Bangkok for the Vineyard Asia Summit. There will be churchplanters, missionaries and workers in the field comming together for worship, teaching and fellowship. I’m taking my team along. I’m looking foreward to go, even I am still a bit weak on my foot.

Nein dies ist nicht unser neuer Big Screen TV. Der Grösste LED TV in Süd-Ost Asian steht in Bangkok. Leider fehlt das bequeme Sofa und die Fernbedienung.