Team Possible's First Term Highlights

Scott Family Ministry to Thailand

 *  Began Thai children’s church w/12 volunteers. (Within 9 months Cheryl handed over ministry to a Thai National)

 *   Taught English 1 day a week for 1 year to Thai children ages 5-9 as an outreach to the local families.

 *   Outreaches to Karen Hill Tribe people and the Hope House Children's home.

 *   Started coffee shop ministry (handed off to Thai national within 11 months)

 *   Hosted a couple & several teams from the Minnesota, Wisconsin & Tennessee.

 *   Cheryl led worship at AGMF Conference.

 *   Cheryl spoke at a Thai church for Thai Mother’s Day

 *   Taught English to a Thai girl now attending college in Wisconsin (We have had several opportunities to have her to our home while here in the states - including Christmas where we were able to share with her the REAL meaning of why we celebrate!) 

 

Completed Building Projects

•  2 Bible School dorm rooms
• Ceiling for girls dorm at Children’s Home
• Built a Coffee Shop (ministry to Univ. students)
• Built a boys dorm for a Children’s Home
• Painted the Inside of existing church
• Kitchen cupboards for aThai Pastor’s home
• Retaining wall around foundation for Akha village church
• New church building for a second Akha village
• Painted school house in Karen Village
• Consulted on new construction of church in Southern Thailand.
• Consulted on remodel of MIME Center in Bangkok

Team Possible Update

Greetings from the Scott Family!

 

Happy Spring...I think!  

 

Here is the latest newsletter from the Scott family.  As always, we hope that you are enjoying receiving our updates.  However, if you are receiving these letters and wish to be removed, please let me know and I will take care of it.

 

We have a couple of prayer needs if you wouldn't mind interceding on our behalf.

 

Travel:

One of the biggest needs we have right now is for speaking engagements and appointments with Pastors. It is required that we speak in 8 churches a month – and this time of year it is VERY difficult for churches to squeeze missionaries into their already full services. Please pray for God's guidance, direction and divine appointments as we seek to share what God has done in and through us these last few years, as well as our vision and calling for the future. 

 

Financial:

We have currently raised a little over 70% of our budget.  We only need about $2500/mo in pledges and a cash budget of $29,000.  We have some fund raisers in the works, so please pray that we would have people who are excited to help, step forward and that there would be an amazing turnout at each event.  Please also pray that the remainder of our pledges come in so that our family can leave for Thailand as scheduled this coming August. 

 

We also would love to add you and your needs to our prayer list.  If there is anything that you need prayer for, please let us know!

 

As always – we thank you so much for your commitment to our team through your prayers and financial generosity.  May you be blessed for all YOU do for us and our team!  We love you!

 

Building God's Kingdom TOGETHER,

Team Possible

Cultural Differences

Many People have questions about what life is like in Thailand . It is so easy to explain when it comes to food or weather, but culture on the other hand is rather difficult to explain.  


So, I was thrilled to see this information because it really does explain things rather simply - but incredibly accurately.  

The graphics are copyright Yang Liu, a Chinese raised in Germany. Many of these stereotypes are applicable to other eastern and western cultures.
Blue --> WesternerRed --> Asian

Confronting a Problem


Sense of Self

Weekend Activities


How to Express Anger

Queue when Waiting

Status of Leader

Relationships 

Punctuality

Transportation

Images are from the book "Ost trifft West" (East meets West)

Hermann Schmidt Verlag Mainz

-Differences between Germans and Chinese

- A diary of Yang Liu

@Yang Liu Design, www.yangliudesign.com

Yang Liu was born in 1976. In age of 13, she moved with her parents to Germany. With age of 17, she started her studies at the University of Arts in Berlin. After her master degree, she worked as a designer in Singapore, London, Berlin and New York City. 2004 she has started her own design studio. While she is giving workshops and lectures on several international conferences, she was as well as teaching at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Glasgow school of Art. Her works had been awarded with several international design awards and are shown in Museums and became partof the collections.

Hope you enjoyed getting a little insight into Thailand's culture! :) 

Blessings,
Team Possible