The question is, what do they say? One day last week – Phone calls: 62 Services booked: 0 Meetings booked: 1 One day this week – Phone calls: 57 Services booked: 1 Meetings booked: 1 Miles driven in the month of September: 1289 They just might be saying, “Welcome to Itineration.”
Thank you, Women of Southern California!
Last weekend I was blessed to be a part of the SoCal Women’s Retreat at Pinecrest camp. It was a great opportunity to meet wonderful women from all over Southern CA, and share with them about Thailand and what God has called me to do there. I was encouraged by the speaker, Dr. Lori O’Dea, and by women who talked with me, hugged my neck, and […]
Staying Positive
“Like water off a duck’s back” This saying always makes me laugh, because no matter how easily the water rolls off the duck’s back, the duck is still sitting in a lot more water! But even this part of the equation is so true, and so important. We are all sitting in the middle of a negative world, in which people are drowning in their […]
What it’s all about
Itineration is an adventure. If you’re not familiar with it, let me summarize for you: phone calls, meetings, phone calls, mailings, driving, services, newsletters, phone calls, driving, phone calls. When I first started in May and June, I had no idea how to begin, and I’m still working out the kinks and figuring out the “best” way to do things. I felt distraught and weary. […]
San Diego
I’m in San Diego this weekend for a busy time meeting pastors, having a service, and catching up with a few friends in town. This city makes me think of so many memories – family vacations, youth convention, a day trip to visit my college roommate, homemade tortillas in Old Town (mmmmmm), band trips. So now I am adding new memories to the list for […]
New Website!
I made a new website, and it’s so much better! Please change your bookmark to http://laurenbecker.wordpress.com/ and check it out! Make sure to enjoy tons of pictures too using the link on the right side of the new website.
Welcome to the site!
Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoy what I’ve posted, and make sure to check out my pictures using the links on the right. Feel free to post comments and send me your feedback. I’m looking forward to communicating with you here. For my old blog, click here.
Goodbye, Chiang Mai
Here is (part of) Chiang Mai from a lookout point on Doi Sutep Mountain (second bike ride up, Aug 18). On a clear day you can see the entire city from the top of this mountain, as well as the mountains on the other side of Chiang Mai. It’s beautiful. Well, I’m back in California! I made it safely home after a long journey on […]
Adventures in Thailand
I have been enjoying my time in Thailand immensely. For the first two weeks, I took two classes for my masters degree. This is a picture of one class, Crosscultural Teaching and Learning. I am excited to use what I’ve learned when I teach English at TLC church here in Chiang Mai. My classmates are missionaries to the Philippines, Indonesia, Sudan, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand, […]
And I’m Off!
I’m on my way again to this beautiful city of Chiang Mai! I get on a plane in 5 hours, and I’ll be on that plane for 17 1/2 hours. Can’t wait… but I successfully changed my internal clock, as I slept from 10am to 5pm today. This will greatly enhance my sleeping experience on the plane, and should help with jet lag once I […]