One last post for Mission 2011/12

Hello all, I've been conscious of the lack of blog posts the last couple of days - but debrief and downtime in Krabi Town doesn't really present much of great interest to report back to supporters at home!! Sorry if you've been logging on and been disappointed at the lack of posts.

It's been an interesting experience coming here to do debrief. International Teams emphasises strongly the importance of good debriefing after a short-term mission, so we decided to come here to remove the team from the distractions of the neighbourhood where we had been doing ministry - but although we've enjoyed our time here, we've found that we have had a whole different set of distractions!! Reminders in our daily devotional readings about setting our minds on the things above and not being distracted by worldly things have been extremely timely.

Please continue to pray for safe travel over the next few days - we are heading off in different directions, some will be back in Coffs tomorrow and others are visiting people on the way home. Please also pray for God to remind us in coming weeks of what we've learned and the ways we've felt challenged in Bangkok, and help us know how to apply those things in our day-to-day lives on our return. Some of us have felt quite challenged about how we spend our time and money, in particular, but it's very easy to forget all that once the demands of our normal lives are back in front of us.

Looking forward to catching up with you all soon! :o)