Well, in case any of you were wondering if we got stuck somewhere in the Pacific, we wanted to let you all know that we have arrived home safely in America! It has been a wonderful reunion with family already, a busy time, difficult to find blogging opportunities and and we can't wait to hug even more of our friends that we are so eager to see. Coming home was a reminder of how blessed we are to have the support and love of our family and friends.
Our week in Thailand was fantastic. We laughed all week about being on another honeymoon, since really all a honeymoon is is the joy of celebrating marriage and each other together and it was just that. Each day was the perfect mix of doing nothing and experiencing everything that Thailand has to offer. We were able to ride elephants, feed monkeys with bananas on an island in the bay, ride a fishing boat on the Gulf of Thailand and through a fishing village, experience an authentic Thai dinner and cultural dance, and we worked in a lot of just sitting on the beach, looking for shells and enjoying the beauty of Thailand. The people there were wonderful and friendly and it was a great time for Kealy and I before returning home. A time of reflection for God's faithfulness to us in China and a time of preparation and prayer for discerning His next adventure for us.
Here's our view from 'our table' at the resort restaurant
The view of the resort from our balcony
We returned home to the states after a long day of traveling. From Bangkok to Japan and finally to Portland. Thankfully all of our baggage arrived with us and made it through customs. We even got upgraded to the exit row for one of the legs of our flight. We have had a great time with our families, sharing photos and videos, gifts and stories of our time in China and the incredible things God showed us and the people we have had the privilege of building relationships with. We plan on continuing to see as many people as we can these first few weeks and if any of you are in the Sandy area on Saturday we are having an open house at 18500 Langensand Road from 2-4 PM.
The snow has been a wonderful surprise and quite the contrast from our time in Thailand. Ryan will be starting work down at the state capital on Thursday and we will be moving down tot he Salem area on Sunday after hopefully watching Kevin Boss and the New York Giants win the Super Bowl!
We hope to see each of you and continue to tell you stories of our time in China, as well as continuing to keep you involved in what is going on in our lives. Thank you so much, for your prayers and thoughts while we were in the Far East. We felt your prayers and your encouragement helped sustained us during our time there. We learned so much about God's faithfulness and the amazing things He is doing around the world. We love you and we'll see you soon.
In Christ,
Ryan and Kealy Thorson
P.S. having problems posting pictures, will get more up ASAP!
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