What a full year 2008 was, and 2009 promises to be no less exciting. This year I will move to Thailand! Moving seems like a long way off – I have been itinerating for five months and only have 28% of my monthly budget raised – but I know that God is faithful to accomplish what He has started. Thailand though is not far off, […]
The (Day-After-)Christmas Countdown
Are you finished Christmas shopping? Have you even started? From this post, there are 8 days until Christmas! Can you believe it? I am excited to spend another Christmas with my family before I move to Thailand. But there’s another countdown I’m excited about – the day AFTER Christmas! On December 26th, I will fly to Thailand to spend three weeks taking my last set of classes […]
The End… but a New Beginning
By court order, the ruling political party has been dissolved, the prime minister is banned from politics for five years, airport seiges have ended, protesters have gone home, and elections will be held soon. It will take time for the airports to open again – repairing damage and restarting computer systems – and it will take time to tell how this political turbulence will affect Thailand over […]
More news, and something for the culture gurus out there
Airports in Bangkok are still closed. The Prime Minister is still in Chiang Mai. Due to safety issues, protest leaders have decided to only hold daytime protests at the Government House in Bangkok, rather than stay all night as well. There have been a few grenades thrown into the protesting crowd at the Government House. Police are preparing for… something. The King’s birthday is this […]
PRAY FOR THAILAND
Please pray for Thailand and the political struggle that has been going on for months, but has increased in the last few days. Protesters have closed both airports in Bangkok, and are heading to Chiang Mai to confront the prime minister. The father of one leader of the dissenting party in Chiang Mai has already been killed. CURRENT THAI POLITICS IN A NUTSHELL Two years […]
25 Percent !!!
Currently I have 25% of my monthly support raised! People say, “Wow that’s great! You’re doing really well!” And 25% is pretty good, but I still feel so far away. I have been itinerating for about four and a half months — but the process to get to this point has taken a year and a half, so it feels a lot longer than just four […]
Travelin’ Woman
In September and October, I went to… San Diego, Lakewood, Costa Mesa, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Lake Elsinore, San Bernardino, Camarillo, San Luis Obispo, Whittier, Port Hueneme, Downey, Commerce, Hawthorne, North Hollywood, Hemet, San Jacinto, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, La Quinta, Fullerton, Corona, Irvine, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, La Mirada, Torrance, Westchester, Sunland, Arleta, and of course Ventura. If your city isn’t […]
Are you wondering where I am?
If you haven’t checked out my new website, http://laurenbecker.wordpress.com, you should! If you have been subscribed to this blog and you are wondering why I haven’t posted in ages, that’s because I have a new blog on my new website that you can subscribe to. So check out the blog link there, and let me know what you think!
Calling 911
One of my favorite lines from the movie Little Rascals is when Buckwheat asks, “Quick! What’s the number for 911?” Not so funny when you really need it. On my bike ride home from the pool today, I came upon a car accident of someone I knew. I stopped to see if everything was OK, and it seemed to be. I made a phone call […]
Which is YOUR favorite freeway?
When I met with the itineration specialists in Springfield back in March, they were concerned about me raising support in Southern California. They said, “Oh the freeways there are so bad! It’s going to take you a long time to get places, all that sitting in the car…” I don’t know if they meant it to be discouraging, or if they are just used to […]