Wednesday, January 04, 2012

We are off to Asia!

In a couple of hours I will be heading to church where our team will be congregating not for a service but for an adventure. We will all be wide awake, full of exciting and nervous energy, as we head to Cleveland and then to South East Asia, a first time experience for several on our team and a life-changing experience for all of us.

As always, we will blog here as often as possible and we would appreciate your prayers and thoughts on our behalf. And please please, leave comments. This blog is often the only source of news the team members have. It is our lifeline back to the U.S., so please keep those comments coming!

To help you follow us, here is our tentative schedule for our trip:


SE Asia Winter 2012 STM Team Hope Trip Tentative Schedule

Key
PP – Phnom Penh      WPP - Wieng Pa Pao
SR – Siem Reap        GPT – Grace Place, Thailand
GPB – Grace Place, Cambodia CM – Chiang Mai

Wednesday, January 4th 
2:30am  Meet @ Wooster Grace, leave for CLE at 3:00
Thursday, January 5th
Arrive in PP @ 10:20 pm
Spend the night @ the hotel
Friday, January 6th
8:00am Street walk with Pastor Ivanildo
9:00 Breakfast and Team meeting at the hotel 
10:00 Toul Sleng (Khmer Holocaust Museum) and Killing fields
2:00 Lunch
3:00-5:00 Free
5:00 – 7:00 Visit AH homes in Prek Eng
7:30 Dinner
8:30 Team Debrief @ the Hotel
Saturday, January 7th
6:00 Walk (optional)
7:00 Leave by bus to Battambang (breakfast and lunch on the way)
12:00 -12:30 Arrive at the TEO hotel
2:15 Load up for GPB
2:30 – 8:00 Spend time with children at GPB 
                 Dinner and evening program
8:15 Load up for TEO
9:00 Snack and Team Meeting @ the Hotel
Sunday, January 8th
7:00 Breakfast (@ Noodle shop with Kevin and Jill Kane)
8:00 Worship Service with all the children
12:00 lunch with GPB staff
1:30-2:45 Free Time, possible prep work for mural
2:45 Leave for Ministry Center
3:00 Service @ The Minister Center (Kanes)
5:00 Dinner
7:00 Party at GPB to deliver Sponsors’ gifts
10:00 Spend the night @ GPB
Monday, January 9th
6:00 Walk (optional)
7:00 Cook breakfast
9:00 Serve Breakfast for children and staff
10:30 Back to the TEO
10:30 – 11:30 Free time
11:30 Team Meeting @ the TEO
12:00 Lunch
1:30 – 5:30 Projects with children @ GPB
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Farewell Party and Ice Cream @ GPB
9:00 Pack for SR
Spend the night @ the hotel
Tuesday, January 10
5:00 am Leave for SR
8:30 Breakfast @ hotel in SR
9:00 – 3:00 Tour Angor Wat and other sites
5:00 Meet with local GBC pastor in SR and hear about ministry to current and former prostitutes
8:30 Team Meeting @ the hotel in SR
Wednesday, January 11
7:00 Leave for PP
12:00 Arrive in PP (lunch at the Thmorda)
1:30-3:30 Free
3:30 - 4:30 Luggage Prep
4:30 Leave for State Orphanage
7:00 Dinner
8:00 Team Meeting @ the hotel
Spend the night @ the hotel in PP
Thursday, January 12
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Leave for PP airport
10:00 Leave for CM
2:05 Arrive in CM
4:00 Check into hotel in CM
5:00 Team Meeting
9:00 – 11:00 Night Bazaar
Spend the night @ the Hotel
Friday, January 13
6:30 Walk (optional)
8:00 Breakfast & Team Meeting
9:00 Leave for G.R.O.W. home
9:30 – 4:00 Projects @ the G.R.O.W. home
5:00 Swimming & Dinner with G.R.O.W. children
9:00 Night Bazaar (optional)
Spend the night @ the Hotel
Saturday, January 14th
6:30 Walk (optional)
9:00 Breakfast & Team Meeting
10:00 Leave for GPT in WPP
11:30 – 1:00 arrive @ GPT and mingle, get settled
1:00 Lunch
2:00-6:00 Projects @ GPT
6:00 Meet Widows
7:00 Dinner
8:00 Fireside service
9:00 Team Meeting
Spend the night @ GPT
Sunday, January 15th
7:00 – 9:00 Cook Breakfast
9:00 Serve Breakfast
10:30 Worship Service with GPT staff and children
         Distribute Sponsors’ gifts
12:00 Pack, hang out with children
1:00 Lunch
2:00 Travel to CM
4:30 Service and dinner with College Students
6:45 Travel to Sunday market
11:00 Back to the Hotel, spend the night there
Monday and Tuesday, January 16th
6:30 Walk (optional)
7:00 Breakfast and Team Meeting
8:00Travel to Faa’s village
       Return to WPP and spend the night there
Tuesday, January 17th
8:30 Breakfast and Team Meeting
9:30 Leave for Water Park with GPT children (possible)
Spend the night @ Hotel in CM
Wednesday, January 18
8:30 Leave for Doi Sothep, Team debrief there
Leave for the CM airport @ 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 19
Arrive in CLE @ 5:30 pm

Thank you again for your prayers! 
Pastor Ivanildo C. Trindade 

3 comments:

Jan Yost said...

You're in our prayers from Arizona! Sending prayers to both the team and the families at home! Special care and love to Traci from her Mom!

Anonymous said...

Praying for safe travel and good health, watch what you eat! Give out some extra hugs for me.
Carol Richardson

Pastor Daron said...

Praying for the team again today as you land and as you try to get on the Cambodian schedule.