April 2021
Sa wat dii kha!!!
Greetings from Thailand!
This year (2021) has taken off with a lot of momentum and we finally feel like we are catching up with time and finding a new rhythm!
We celebrated our one-year anniversary of arriving in Thailand on February 6th! Wow...what a year it has been. I feel like our first morning here was so long ago and so foreign: A strange home, in a strange land, with strange weather, and with some unfamiliar food. But now all those things have become familiar. They are no longer foreign to us but have become part of our life and our home!
We have been through A LOT of challenges this year, with numerous transitions and crazy stressors in our everyday life, and yet we have become stronger, more compassionate, more open to new things, closer as a family, and more reliant on God than ever before. HE is our constant, our foundation, our rock, our shield. We are so thankful for His faithfulness!
While we don’t have all the answers or full clarity regarding everything we are doing here, we know that God already knows! He brought us here for such a time as this and He is slowly revealing His plan and purpose for us!
We are thankful for the friendships we have developed, both personal and work-related. We are thankful for colleagues, for neighbors, for language helpers/teachers, and for a church community. And we are overly and abundantly thankful for you. We have felt your prayers, your love, and your support from afar. Thank you! Thank you for your faithfulness in supporting us and for walking alongside us and the people of Thailand!
“From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.” (John 1:16)
As challenging as this past year has been for EVERYONE, we hope and pray that you can focus on, and find, the good and abundant grace God has given you in your own life.
Sending our love and prayers for you from across the seas!
Alise and Mark Juanes
Our first morning in Chiang Mai, Thailand!
One year later and still enjoying the adventure and new discoveries!