the adventure I find myself in / das Abenteuer in dem ich mich finde
This is a “Gänseblümchen” Bellis Perrenis in Latin, or kind of daisies in English. I found them only in one place in Thailand.
High up in the mountains at Doi Angkharn in the North of Thailand. This photo though was taken last year in Switzerland in the alps. I know strangly this is one of my favorate flowers. Perhaps because it grows on any field in Switzerland.
When I found one in Thailand my heart took a leap 🙂
Here the one from Doi Angkharn, Northern Thailand.
I am back on my blog after a long break. I blame facebook for it 🙂 Because I spend way to much time on it. I was also on holidays with my family and before that my brother was visiting with his family. And then of course I was also working and on the road and in the mountains quite so often.
So I will try to get back into writing again.
On the way down from the mountains I have to come over a small mountain range. (small for Swiss standards anyway) This road connects Chiang Dao with Chai Prakarn. It is quite step and very curvy. I have seen many accidents on that stretch over the years. Yesterday I passed a truck that has tipped over at the road side. The truck was laying on the wrong side of the road just after a step curve and my guess is that the driver took the corner to fast and lost control as the heavy load must have pushed the truck over.
A view years back it was very difficult if not impossible to get a coffee in Chiang Mai. Of course instant coffee from Nestlè was omniscient, even in the most remote areas of the Chiang Mai mountains. But today there is a growing coffee culture developing in this part of Thailand. Even though the Thai people prefer to drink the Ice Coffee with loads of sugar a taste for Latte, Cappuccino and the Espresso is being explored.
Wenn unser Team in ein neues Dorf kommt um Kontakt aufzunehmen und eine Arbeit anzufangen sind die ersten zwei Jahre immer die Schwierigsten. Wir müssen das Vertrauen der Dorffbevölkerung gewinnen ohne diese zu bestechen. Mit bestechen meine ich Versprechungen. Versprechungen das alles besser wird oder das wir ein Wasserprojekt machen. Unsere Besuche werden natürlicherweise mit Erwartungen verknüpft. Obwohl es uns am Herzen liegt das die Menschen Jesus kennelernen, wollen wir den freien Willen der Menschen nicht übergehen. Das heisst wir sind ehrlich über das was wir unterrichten und glauben aber knüpfen unsere Hilfe nicht an die Entscheidung der Bewohner welchen Glauben sie haben. Im Englischen sagt man: "no strings attached". So haben wir über die Jahre viele Projekte gemacht ohne ersichtliche "Frucht" zu sehen in diesen Dörfern zu sehen. Auf der anderen Seite durften wir aber auch das Vertrauen von Menschen in sonst eher schwierigen Dorfverhältnissen gewinnen. Wir sind nicht in die Welt berufen zu bekehren, sondern die gute Nachricht zu verkündigen und wenn Jemand sich Jesus anschliesst sie alles zu lehren was wir gelernt haben. Auf der anderen Seite sind wir auch berufen den Armen zu helfen, das zerbrochene zu verbinden, zu heilen und zu befreien.
Rainy season started in Chiang Mai. It has rained every day the last week. In the evening after the rain stops the flying ants come out for the "light party" looking for a girl. Yeah right they are all male. Then after a short time partying they drop to the floor and die of exhaustion. What a life!
Today is another one of those days that only come once a year. It is my birthday, or the day my mother labored me into this world in pain. In a strange world that often times seems hostile to me with all it's conflicts and hardships. But also a world that was made for me to live in. I mean there is everything on this planet we need to have a great life. Most of the people on this planet don't have this option and struggle through their lives. some can call themselves lucky. This post is getting a bit gloomy. I mean that looking back on my journey all those years I consider myself fortunate. (Thank you God for showing up in my life, you made all the difference).
Nachdem ich mit meinen zwei älteren Kids noch einen Film geschaut habe, musste ich mal wieder meinen Schreibtisch aufräumen und alles was sich so angehäuft hat durchgehen und neu stappeln. Dann musste ich auch noch packen und meinen Trip in die Berge vorbereiten. Morgen früh werde ich für zwei Tage in die Berge fahren.
It is Sunday. The kids are in a camp for three days and it is so quite around the house. I spent two days in the mountains. We had to drive pipes and building material to a remote area in the Hui Kau Laam valley. My truck suffered a little, got scratched up and the tail gate was bend under the heavy load.
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