I have been writing a lot lately and if you’re not a member of our facebook group you may not know about all of the activities we’ve been putting together. So I uploaded some pictures my volunteers took on our recent weekend at the Chonburi Children’s Center. Thank you to all the volunteers who planned, financed and made this trip a great success. Please enjoy our pictures.

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Next week we will be sharing a guest post from Mark Wiens‘ adventures volunteering in the Phillipines.

“Sometimes we’re so busy trying to grasp the cosmos, we miss the twinkle of the little stars.”

~Dwight

What are the reasons you decide to give? Is it because of what we expect in return? Do we give because someone has told us giving is a great thing to do? I’m getting ready to take fourteen volunteers for a big weekend at the Chonburi Children’s Center. We will spend Saturday at the center and take the kids to the beach on Sunday. The beach will be a special treat since the kids get to go about once a year. When I visited the center before, we not only had a great time, but we were able to help the orphanage by compiling profiles for all the children. This trip I will challenge everyone to give in spite of everything. I’m hoping we’ll all really forget the tasks undone and troubles we’ve left behind in the city and focus on really giving love to these kids.

I need to pack! But before I go, I want to leave you with something to chew on:

What is your style of giving? Do you give from the bottom of your hurt? OR do you give from the bottom of your heart? Is one better than the other?

While we’re doing art projects, teaching English, and running around on the beach, I’ll be wondering about the best ways to give with you. I look forward to hearing from you and writing more on this topic.

~Dwight