Some of the activities we did with the kids were water balloons and sparklers!
We hosted our July 4th celebration with some missionaries from the States that we’ve invested in here in Chiang Mai. We had a group of singles, and one larger family, 18 people in total. (I won’t post photos for their privacy). We special ordered legit hot dogs and had them delivered frozen, so we had hot dogs, baked beans, corn, jalapeño poppers, ice cream and apple pie! A not-too-shabby American-style meal. It was a great time of fellowship, and we were able to make great use of our hangout/game area, as well as our grill and food hosting set up. The parents wrote afterwards and said how much their children were blessed and were already asking to come back again.
In other news, I’ve been volunteering each Wednesday at Police Station zone 5 here in town. They have an “English club” of sorts, and they ask all kinds of questions about communication, but most of our time is actually spent helping them prepare different community involvement events. This past Sunday the police force rented a section on the 1st floor of the mall and had “Driver’s Safety” displays set up, educational materials, giveaways, complete with music and various styles of dance (in typical Thai fashion). The deputy governor of Chiang Mai showed up to give a speech. It was quite the experience.
-Lance, for the Baker family
Each police department had booths set up – traffic police, SWAT team, governor’s office, etc.
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This shows some of the seating and the stage.
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Those of us who volunteer were called up for a photo with the deputy governor.
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