Tam Transformed to TRANSFORMER!!! 8-4-14

"Transformed to transformer!"     Approx. 6.5 years ago Tam, GIBTK SE Asia director was "dreamingly" rubbing her hand over a door made of palm leaves. I asked her... More

My first heart meeting; written by Thuy 7-30-14

FIRST HEART MEETING by GIBTK team member, Thuy!!!     This afternoon meeting finishing with Robert's declaration... More

Big Shoes 7-28-14

 Thao one of our top gibtk team members for over 5 years is leaving Vietnam to study in the US. It really is a tough thing for me to think about much less then write about. She has grown into a... More

Transforming 7-25-14

I left California on this adventure to Vietnam with no real expectations and still wondering, to an extent, why I was going. My heart had always been in Africa----Uganda to be specific. I have to be... More

Generational visionary? 7-23-14

 Vision... I have touted myself as one who has vision. After all it is "me" who leads GIBTK right? Lol!!!    I have learned a visionary sees beyond what others see. They... More

KL., Hanoi, lessons and eager anticipations 7-21-14

My time in KL went extremely well. We met with past donor and now friend, who leads a large Amway team in SE Asia, and  supports our work. It was... More

Celebration of Affirmation! 6-5-14

Leaving is always a mix of emotions. This trip has been a long trip just in the cities and meetings alone. I am anxious to come home to my family. But in so many ways those in SE Asia are family too,... More

It's a beautiful life (link to see robert dance, sorta... ) 6-4-14

Today was one of those days ... Okay maybe some would say "another one of those days"... I'm finding it hard to find words, much less where to begin writing. Honestly this day will... More

Are you my mother?... 5-27-14

The last few days have been... yes hot, okay sweltering..... but oh so rewarding. Our last day in Cambodia we met with Jesse McCaul's father Chuck. I learned it was Chuck who first brought his... More

Not always good news.... 5-20-14

Sometimes things don't go like we hope. I was in a conversation recently and a local mentioned that something was not written into a report because... More