tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72780162011-08-23T17:48:35.567+07:00Hayden & Emily Andrews, married in 2005, and now serving God in Thailand. Please explore our site to find out more about us.Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.comBlogger871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-39389798298742229402008-10-01T20:17:00.002+07:002008-10-01T20:44:22.524+07:00

Please forgive me if I don't seem excited about the following story, but I am definitely truly grateful to God - it is just that I wanted to share this with Emily before I told the world, but I have been unable to. Also the victory does not seem so great in light of recent events.As many of you will know, I have been really struggling with my health this year. The main symptom has been serious

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-72796101368520614522008-09-22T12:23:00.003+07:002008-09-22T12:39:14.256+07:00

Emily and i have been going through some very difficult and trying times recently, and as a result, we are now spending some time apart.We are not both in agreement that this is the best thing to be doing at this most difficult time, but it is the situation that we have found ourselves in, and we remain supportive of each other even though we are in disagreement.You are more than welcome (more

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-30466044070865019202008-08-29T19:02:00.003+07:002008-08-29T19:25:39.403+07:00

I am very excited to announce that I (Emily) will be returning to England for 3 weeks over the Christmas holidays this year. I am obviously very keen to spend Christmas with my parent's and hopefully siblings and equally keen to catch up with everyone at Kingsland.Unfortunetely due to Hayden's health problems over the last year, he does not feel comfortable making such a long trip as it may have

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-43647805223809187452008-08-02T18:20:00.004+07:002008-08-02T19:04:10.883+07:00

Some of you may be amused to hear that I, Emily, have been learning Tae Kwon Do for the past 3 months. Tae Kwon Do is a Korean Martial Art, Korea's national sport. Although I will never, ever enter the ring for a fight because of my wimpy attitude towards pain, I am enjoying the experience.For some of you that knew me during my school years this will be even more amusing because you know my

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-91792884210275038382008-06-14T12:52:00.003+07:002008-06-22T10:01:28.311+07:00

I am not sure when we last updated you all on Hayden's health so here is a quick update :)Hayden has still not recovered from his stint in hospital in January. During April Daniel came out for a visit which was great. They went away a couple of times and after their last trip Hayden's body just shut down. He couldn't leave the apartment for several weeks, he needed to sleep but could not, he

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-13491058899896767922008-06-14T11:48:00.007+07:002008-06-22T10:06:42.548+07:00

I have continued to visit churches here and there, and continue to feel quite alone in the church department. It is very difficult to keep bothering when you find nothing that seems to fit. Once upon a time I judged people like me, who do not attend a church 'every' Sunday and are not a member of a church in their local community - well now I understand how you get to that point.We do not realise

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-38584624593462448282008-04-25T21:24:00.003+07:002008-04-26T13:40:57.663+07:00

In 2006 we arrived just after the Songkran festival, so we missed it! In 2007 we had to return to New Zealand over the Songkran Festival, so we missed it! In 2008 we were here!!!! YAY!I have been waiting to join in with Songkran for a long time now. The thought of having a massive water fight, everyone out on the streets throwing water at everyone else, no matter who they are, cooling down

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-23651773996748625562008-04-25T20:59:00.004+07:002008-04-26T13:54:29.661+07:00

In our last newsletter I wrote about my trip to Pattaya and spoke about the Mercy Centre. Well I returned last month for another visit. It is a project reaching out to the poor within the city; providing a shelter for children at risk, outreach and aid in the slums and police lock-ups, support for single mothers and much more.On my first visit I was blessed enough to tag along with them on some

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-92001226170972667632008-04-25T20:42:00.004+07:002008-04-26T14:03:36.603+07:00

As you know, my sister Lucie visited me for 2 weeks during the Songkran holidays. It was wonderful to see her. If you know the Matthews family at all you will know what we got up to for most of our days - lots of giggling and numerous games!We had a great trip up to Kanchanaburi and spent a few days on the River Kwai. This is one of my favourite places in all the world. The peace of the river

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-70285430437916947692008-04-22T12:07:00.002+07:002008-04-22T12:38:20.385+07:00

After all the time that I have spent in Thailand, I have never managed to be here during Songkran - Thai New Year - Water Festival.This has been no sad thing as I can think of many situations I would prefer much more than having a bucket of water dumped on my head.But, as they say, festivals can not be avoided forever, and so this month I found myself with no other option other than to have to

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-10923338728179262772008-02-27T19:13:00.000+07:002008-02-27T19:14:16.167+07:00

Most of you know my heart for Thailand; especially for children in need, young mothers and vulnerable women. This is where my heart and desires for ministry come from.As I have said previously, I have been trying to build relations with various ministries and organisations in Thailand that relate in some way to my passions.These organisations include orphanages, outreaches in areas of

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-29000876948486100432008-02-26T19:56:00.010+07:002008-02-27T14:12:35.782+07:00

Here are some photos from my recent trip to Pattaya. Pattaya is famous for its booming sex trade. Thousands of prostitutes work in central Pattaya every night. I visited to meet with Fred and Dianne Doell who run the Mercy Centre. A project reaching out to the poor within the city; providing a shelter for children at risk, outreach and aid in the slums and police lock-ups, support for single

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-21148989240383340462008-02-18T22:34:00.004+07:002008-02-18T22:48:02.179+07:00

This is just a short blog but I wanted to update you on my work situation.I continue to work as nursery teacher in a wonderful little preschool. I love my children, most of whom are under 2 (and if you know me you know i adore the little ones :), and I am getting on really well with most of the staff now. New classrooms have been going up everywhere which means new teachers and lots more staff.

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-78710078981292274442007-12-26T16:53:00.000+07:002007-12-26T18:17:24.112+07:00

Many of you have heard our stories of how we've been blessed by God. He has never let us go needy; he has always provided for all our needs and even some of our 'wants' too.You may remember how in awe we were that we had survived in New Zealand for 10 months after we married. We started with no money, did not earn a huge amount, and ended our time with very little, yet along the way we always had

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-25346413858656480152007-12-12T20:17:00.000+07:002007-12-26T16:52:25.756+07:00

Well, I cannot even begin to express how crazy things were at work as we prepared for the Christmas show. It was a stress filled time and trying to get some of my one and a half year olds to dance to a Christmas song proved very challenging, but we are finished now. YAY!I, Emily, now have 3 weeks holiday from work until January 2nd and am looking forward to spending some quality time with God,

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-64419296885418981222007-12-12T20:10:00.000+07:002007-12-26T16:43:42.301+07:00

After nearly 2 years sharing and living in one room, we have finally moved somewhere with a little more room :)We are still living in the Ramkhamhaeng area as we love it and didn't feel drawn to move elsewhere yet. We now have a separate living space and sleeping space and Hayden has a office to work in which is a real blessing. This has provided us with more opportunity to have people over and

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-67411874719587869002007-10-31T17:09:00.000+07:002007-10-31T17:15:31.767+07:00

I just wanted to apologise to those of you who we have not contacted for ages and ages.Both of us are really bad at staying on top of our emails, and often make various resolutions to get stuck in and reply to everyone - but alas, it never works for long ....This does not mean that we have forgotten you, do not love you, or are not praying for you.Lots of love to you all...Hayden and Emily(Tu - I

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-78345601488358001122007-10-31T17:02:00.000+07:002007-10-31T17:08:36.764+07:00

You may or may not have noticed that there was no HayEmX newsletter last month.We have decided that for the next while, we will leave our newsletter as bi-monthly.

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-87966905649043700292007-10-20T17:03:00.000+07:002007-10-30T16:15:48.129+07:00

Although I realise these colours may only be caused by the amount of pollution in the air, you cannot resist this beautiful sun set. The view from our balcony is frequently this colour or something more dramatic like black rolling clouds with bolts of lightning shooting through and lighting up the whole night's sky. The weather changes so dramatically and with it comes a new and different beauty

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-3778470720367512672007-10-20T16:42:00.000+07:002007-10-30T16:49:26.679+07:00

My work has been going well over the past few months. I have been given a new responsibility which I enjoy; I now teach 'Moral Wisdom' twice a week to all of the classes. It sound odd but is actually lovely.I get my guitar out and sing a simple song with the children and then tell a story with a moral. I love developing this skill as I have to find the story, and choose whether to use puppets

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-69457848629218914392007-10-20T16:16:00.000+07:002007-10-30T22:17:21.204+07:00

One of the easiest ways that we can stand apart is by respecting Thai cultural rules.For example, with clothes, girls do not tend to show their knees or shoulders if going to a mall or out to town. It may be acceptable around your home or local corner shop, but no further. However, Farang (Westerners) visiting/living in Thailand seem to be blind to this fact. So many simply ignore this idea

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-59473297782549723302007-09-29T13:12:00.000+07:002007-09-29T14:30:43.329+07:00

Some people have told us that they are praying regularly for Hayden to be healed from diabetes. I, and others, continue to believe that God will fully heal Hayden.Hayden's mum, has also been praying for Hayden and believes that his healing is not far away. She would like to make contact with anyone else who might be praying for Hayden as she feels that networking together might prove

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-85366655758556383572007-08-29T17:22:00.000+07:002007-08-29T18:42:49.423+07:00

This month, Emily returned from spending time at home in the UK for her mum's birthday. She was able to also see her family, visit Kingsland Church, as well as going on a course with Icthus Church in London. She enjoyed this time very much, and loved seeing everyone again.Apart from this, we don't feel that we have much of any substance to write in this month's newsletter/blog.We believe that

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-90442310435749950752007-08-26T13:00:00.000+07:002007-08-29T18:08:27.036+07:00

About 2 minutes walk form our apartment is a small market square / parking lot. On 3 sides, of a large open space, there are shops with open fronts facing the middle. Over the past couple of years, this space has served various roles: fair ground, clothes market, food court etc.Many of these shops change hands often due to high rent and fierce competition, but it feels like the area is finally

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-2652275096043313232007-07-28T14:07:00.000+07:002007-07-30T19:28:30.037+07:00

I (Emily) am now back in Bangkok; a little jet lagged but fine. I enjoyed getting back to work as I really missed my kids. Next week I will be teaching at one of the summer schools for work, which is pretty much the same as usual, but with different kids who just come for the one month summer school. This time I will have triplets who are 1.4 years old. They have already attended the summer

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-14801468083779147482007-07-28T13:00:00.000+07:002007-07-30T13:14:20.082+07:00

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to visit England for nearly one month. Hayden stayed in Thailand and I took an offer of a flight back for my mother's birthday.When I arrived, I took one week to go to London where I did the 'Summer Project' with Ichthus Christian Fellowship - training in inner city evangelism. It was a great opportunity to have a change, learn and study with Roger

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-3960173331540261672007-06-23T11:10:00.000+07:002007-07-10T20:47:17.337+07:00

It seems like we have really been on the go and busy this past month :Emily's school work has kept her very busy as she tries to get everything sorted for the end of the school year.We celebrated Emily's 21st birthday in style with plenty of pampering :)We have been putting information together in order to keep you guys up to date with what we are doing here in Thailand.Hayden has continued on

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-91444253989634542742007-05-31T18:40:00.000+07:002007-05-31T19:24:38.273+07:00

Is it Em's birthday again already? Luckily I am well known for being phenomenally bad with dates of every sort (including my own birthday) ... besides, we have been married at least 2-4 years by now (I am sure that I have heard that this is a perfectly reasonable excuse for forgetting birthdays) ....If I don't think too hard, I can sometimes accurately state the date that we got married too - if

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-4667052274300814692007-05-28T20:43:00.000+07:002007-05-28T21:08:42.588+07:00

It may be that we don't get another chance to write to you for this months newsletter, so here is a letter of appreciation:I have had high expectations of what we should be achieveing here in Thailand - and i still do - but it is all of you who support us and encourage us even when our spirits are low or our hearts are crushed by circumstances, when a plan falls through or we feel attacked from

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-23880637099188731572007-05-02T16:55:00.000+07:002007-05-02T18:05:47.586+07:00

This weekend Hayden and I will be visiting Kanchanaburi to pray further about God's plan for us in Thailand. We are going to really seek God and further confirmation about our future and the steps we are taking to get there.Some of you have heard of our vision to establish community oriented centres, and also our desire to work with the villages outside of the big cities.I would like to be

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-85907554356668559572007-04-30T15:39:00.000+07:002007-04-30T19:17:26.463+07:00

I have been reminded today, of how wonderful Thai people are.I sit here with my Thai collegues who work so hard all day, for only a fraction of what a westener earns. They all have amazingly beautiful spirits. Each one has an amazing, individual personality and you can see such amazing opportunities if they only knew of God and what he has done for them.They all have a strong Buddhist faith and

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-47863312758504677632007-04-29T14:59:00.000+07:002007-04-29T17:16:06.988+07:00

We recently returned from our trip to New Zealand (to sort our belongings which had finally exhausted our NZ funds) and as well as our errands, had an awesome time!It was such a blessing to go to New Zealand. God blessed us very much, as we would have been unable to do this trip on our own. The tickets were given by some wonderful people who I am sure could have used the money for themselves but

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-26612642934200875742007-03-11T17:06:00.001+07:002007-03-11T17:28:13.209+07:00

We have been blessed with the opportunity to go to New Zealand to sort out our storage there.Some of you know that Hayden has had a storage unit in Wellington since he left the country and the NZ money has finally run out. We have been trying to find a cheaper, long term storage solution. We hope to sell or give away some of the furniture but we also have boxes of childhood memories, surf

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-21186283991424569092007-02-23T12:00:00.000+07:002007-02-23T12:06:19.023+07:00

Southern Thailand has been fighting for some time over a province at the very bottom of the country. The Muslims want to reclaim the land as theirs, but it currently belongs to the Buddhists. I am unsure of the details, and do not know who is in the right and who is in the wrong but the fighting is getting worse every day and more are being killed in the process. Including shootings directed at

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-63228072875480335522007-02-22T16:29:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:31:01.287+07:00

Nong's FamilyA Loving GrandadWaiting in the kitchenTransportGrocery ShopA breakfast of rice and fried chicken - yummy!

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-44447454509867075522007-02-20T16:47:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:35:00.876+07:00

Muay Thai is a traditional Thai sport. Most of us in the rest of the world know the similar sport of kick boxing - only Muay Thai has alot less rules and more freedom :/Hayden used to play this sport alot before he broke his leg, so was keen to take me to a game. I have never seen any boxing or anything like it, but i was facinated.The littlen'sWe walked into the stadium, and the first 2

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-46654885498796110872007-02-20T16:21:00.000+07:002007-02-21T21:48:32.252+07:00

I (Emily) am learning Thai this half term week - as i do every week 3 days a week for 2 hours a day - I have no idea how Hayden manages 6 hours per day 4 days per week. But his reading is coming on wonderfully.I am really proud of him and see why God put it on our hearts to put all our effort into learning the language as our initial task. We will see the rewards of this very soon i am sure.

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-87858311706908441952007-02-20T16:08:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:43:07.223+07:00

Me in Chadu chak - the largest market in the world!So...some of you know that i have had alot of work to do recently. It has been work focussed for my school, which i have enjoyed, but not been focused on our call from God, and furthing his Kingdom.I planned Sports Day for my school and although waring, had a good time doing it. The day went really well and everyone had a great time - lots of fun

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-11620444999071041692007-01-28T14:13:00.000+07:002007-01-28T14:50:42.103+07:00

Some of you remember that Hayden, my mum and I visited Nong's place in a small village in central Thailand. Nong is our Thai teacher and close friend.It was an amazing place to visit, home to a whole community of rice farmers. It was a very small village but it has it's own kindergarten, school, doctor and all that. It had such a community atmosphere that I haven't experienced in Western

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-22235277837457791802007-01-28T13:58:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:45:06.641+07:00

We have had a couple of personal items taking up our time in recent days: Our New Zealand storage, and having to move our websites.Our WebsitesOur web hosting company emailed us a couple of weeks ago to inform us that as of mid-Feb they will no longer be supporting some of the products we use. This has meant a load of work for Hayden, trying to find somewhere new and reliable to move our websites

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-85503220436840556722007-01-28T13:52:00.000+07:002007-01-28T14:12:56.291+07:00

Hey everybody,Sorry you haven't heard from us since our Christmas wishes - thats pretty poor of us isn't it :)My ma has returned to England after alot of fun and stress i expect. She loved seeing me, loved the river Kwae, loved visiting Nong's family on the rice farm, but was not very keen on our home of Bangkok - Pollution capital of the world :) Well we hope to not be here forever! But you

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-81690463097947987452006-12-22T11:01:00.000+07:002006-12-22T13:24:31.505+07:00

A Christmas message from Hayden & Emily Andrews

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-10991174970391689402006-12-21T11:12:00.000+07:002006-12-21T11:35:01.834+07:00

What does God have for us in the New Year?We both have some thoughts regarding the future; with regard to staying in Bangkok, moving to the countryside (villages), and when we might like to go home?We are really wanting to seek God over this time, trying to decipher his plan and best for us. We have so many ideas, so many things that we would like to see happen, yet we feel as though not much has

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-6547972958490570462006-12-20T15:31:00.000+07:002006-12-21T11:23:45.391+07:00

This past month has been relatively uneventful for us, compared to past months.Things of note include :Emily spent a lot of time completing the school term and practising her class for the school Christmas presentation.We were able to spend some time with Hayden's mother, Bev, on her return to Thailand.Emily's mother, Nicky, came to visit us for the month of December.Emily and Nicky were able to

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-66917120744309755882006-12-18T17:57:00.000+07:002006-12-18T18:01:48.873+07:00

Christmas has come up so quickly!Christmas, as you can imagine, is not a big holiday here. The Thai people celebrate the New Year, with a Christmas tree, but not Christmas.We thought about things we could do within our local area to bless the community in some way. But with short time we have ended up doing one Christmas 'thing'.We have bought some Christmas cookies and buscuits and are going to

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1164723247538624542006-11-28T21:02:00.000+07:002006-12-08T03:39:26.740+07:00

I bet many of you are wondering what has happened with regard to our plans and dreams of the study centre. We talked about the vision non-stop for a few months, but now what has happened?From the beginning of this dream, we have felt it was God's plan rather than our own, as it is not the sort of ministry either of us would naturally chose on our own. There are many possibilities and options

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1164635025686670932006-11-27T20:27:00.000+07:002006-11-28T22:07:21.040+07:00

Well... where to start.I (Emily) have just completed module 1, after approx 3 months learning 3 times a week. It feels slow to me but if I were doing this module at school it would taken 1 month studying 40 hrs per week or more.I can speak the very basics and understand quite a bit, but only when people will speak slowly for me. I can order food, give directions, ask people the normal 20

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1164633940325348832006-11-27T20:15:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:47:17.787+07:00

For those of you that don't know...I am very close with my mum (Nicky) and she is coming to visit in 1.5 weeks. This is very exciting cause I get to spend 3 solid weeks playing games and laughing (I could do with losing a bit of weight. :) )We have been throwing some ideas around of what we could do over the Christmas period. I have 3 weeks off work, and Mum is here to help, so what could we do??

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1162479617462447832006-11-02T21:58:00.000+07:002006-11-12T06:02:13.726+07:00

As some of you know, we have recently experienced an individual looking for personal information about one of us to use in a continuing case of harassment.Although this website is obviously only for family and friends and keeping you all informed, and even though pretty well no-one else visits (meaning that it is quite obvious from our web visitor logs that this person is searching for

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1162261908785208742006-10-31T09:03:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:48:11.441+07:00

Sorry about the title of this article, but who could resist (considering the titles of this month's other Blog articles).It's Hayden here, and I thought that I would throw my two-cents worth in since I have not had much of a say this month. Although I am not too sure if I have much worthwhile to say today either.The first thing that I would like to say is that our monthly newsletter is a great

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1162090488189933042006-10-29T09:36:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:48:40.447+07:00

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support.A few of you have sent us emails and chatted with us on Skype or MSN, which has really encouraged us. It is nice to know that you are still thinking of us.Kingsland Church now puts their Sunday services on the Internet so we can now go to Lexden on our Sunday afternoons(UK Sunday mornings, NZ sunday evening). Its amazing how much

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1161772751224092852006-10-25T17:25:00.000+07:002007-01-02T11:11:42.506+07:00

What am I doing? Just living life? I hope not! I sometimes look at a day gone by... not much really achieved ... nothing worthwhile done. What if Jesus came now? What would i say? "Sorry, I didn't think about the hundreds of people over the road who would eagerly talk with me" "Sorry, I was tired so had a sleep; besides, I thought that the people at Uni would still be there tomorrow..." "

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1161771835104168182006-10-25T17:13:00.000+07:002006-10-25T23:17:13.826+07:00

Phaya Thai babies home is one of 2 orphanages in Bangkok for children aged 0-5 years. The other, Pakkred Babies home, is located right next door to the other. As many of you know, I have always longed to help children, love them, and care for them in whatever way I can. I assumed this would be an easy thing to do, but I was wrong. It turns out that all of the city's orphanages are based in a

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1160891929693075312006-10-15T12:49:00.000+07:002006-11-02T17:25:27.863+07:00

Hey everyone, we have had some really encouraging emails from some of you recently. Thanks for taking the time to contact us, we really do appreciate it very much.I apologise now that the blog has been on hold for a couple of weeks, i'm not really sure what has happened there.As you know, we have been praying into starting up a study centre. Well, we think that God is saying to wait for a short

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1159404841430317342006-09-28T07:42:00.000+07:002006-09-30T19:56:17.940+07:00

Since we developed the dream and vision for the study centre, we have felt God saying to keep going with it, and that we should push on to see it become a reality. Even though we had some scared feelings regarding the lack of funds, we soon realised that God will provide whatever we need.We have now come to a crossroads, where we need to seek God and his desires for us, before taking the next

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1158993590532453172006-09-23T13:39:00.000+07:002006-09-23T13:39:50.546+07:00

The following article was written by Thanong Khanthong for The Nation newspaper on the 22 Sept 2006.We still maintain our view that Thaksin has done a lot of good for Thailand, and has really tried to clean up Thailand's image, and improve quality of life for the Thai people. But he was also Thailand's leading entrepreneur trying to make himself wealthy as any business man would. To want the

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1158974790169656082006-09-23T08:02:00.000+07:002006-09-23T12:44:26.583+07:00

I have recently been working on a new service (primarily for Thai organisations) to help improve the English content of websites and other documents that have been translated from other languages.It is finally ready to be launched and, with God's blessing, will hopefully be successful.As it has become ready at a time when we are looking to God for mega-finance to try and make the Study Centre

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1158858622277961362006-09-22T00:08:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:50:04.838+07:00

I have updated our webpage of potential locations, yet again. We are now down to just two possibilities, so please have a look at Location possibilities - information and photos and get back to us with your thoughts.We have also been offered the use of an additional location, which is an option that we have not included on our page yet, but we are certainly praying about.Within the last few

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1158722353589596502006-09-20T09:57:00.000+07:002006-09-20T11:26:40.156+07:00

You have probably heard that late last night, there was a military takeover of the Thai government. You probably all know more that us in Bangkok because the TV's have been closed and the news is owned by the prime minister anyway.But this is what we know:Thaksin is the Thai prime minister. He was once considered a great leader as he was cleaning up Bangkok's drugs and vast sex industry. However,

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1158047279826194002006-09-12T14:41:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:51:15.582+07:00

Recently, we went on a prayer-walk around the area where we want to rent a shop.We felt that God led us to look up, and on the second floor of many buildings we found some great possibilities.We would really appreciate if you could take the time to look at some of our options, to pray about it, and to get back to us with your thoughts.Information on the drop-in centreLocation possibilities -

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1157543673700223052006-09-06T18:51:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:51:53.942+07:00

Hey, many of you will know that we have a huge photo album, including all sorts of stuff, even from before we met.Well, we have just uploaded some more photos to the album, including:Family Photo's from an outing to London over ChristmasLots More Photos from ThailandDon't dilly dally! Go and have a look

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1157525785855888082006-09-06T13:51:00.000+07:002006-09-07T10:39:15.920+07:00

This is just a short article, but I just want to say that I always get so excited when we do our accounts...As many of your know, when we went to New Zealand in 2005, God kept our finances above $0 for the whole year, which was a miracle considering how much we earnt compared to the cost of the things we did.This year he is blessing our finances again...We have regularly been forced over the

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1157525464247041672006-09-06T13:42:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:52:37.706+07:00

Khun Emily with Khun NongWe have recently asked a Thai friend to teach us Thai. We met her when visiting the south of Thailand and saw a natural gift in her. She even understood most everything Hayden said, and would correct and help him as they chatted. We can also see in her a real promise in God, something just seems to glow from her.We have offered her a good, impossible to turn down, full

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1156939068391574542006-08-30T18:47:00.000+07:002006-10-01T15:34:20.953+07:00

Since living in Thailand, I have only seen generosity, love and interest from the Thai people. We have been taken for dinner and not had to pay a bean, we have been approached on the street by people just wanting to talk, we have recieved a huge amount of appreciation for the very small things we may have done to help people. But this is not what you might see if you come here as a visitor...We

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1156006989566982142006-08-19T23:54:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:54:22.811+07:00

After many requests, we have finally launched our monthly newsletter. Welcome to those of you who have already signed up and have just received our very first newsletter.You all (may or may not) know how terrible we are at replying to emails, and the mere thought of having to prepare a monthly newsletter sends shivers down Emily's spine.But, since we have already committed to keeping our Blog

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1155907657699525712006-08-18T20:15:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:56:36.546+07:00

We have been working through a vision that we have had for sometime now; to rent a 'shop' to reach out to the community and do something for God.We have been formulating our thoughts and ideas into a business plan, trying to work towards seeing this vision come alive.We would like to have a flexiable space that can be used for a variety of things to reach and help this community. Emily has some

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1155554805064629142006-08-14T18:04:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:57:22.804+07:00

Just a thought for you...Whether you are Thai or Western, you can't help but judge when you see a Thai/Western couple, He is obviously a dodgy person, and she is obviously a sex worker, or a bar girl. But then, sometimes, you see a beautiful half/half child run up, call them 'mummy' and 'daddy' and give them a hug, making you feel guilty for your thoughts.Apart from the many many temporary,

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1154951944053952052006-08-07T18:52:00.000+07:002007-07-10T22:57:59.028+07:00

Emily has already spoken of how diverse it seems between rich and poor here.Well, we live in a very reasonable area with some very spectacular looking properties, yet within only 20 minutes walk in any direction, there are many very poor areas.One such area is only a couple of minutes walk away, and is a place that we often like to go. We call it "The Khlong". Well, everyone calls it that

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1152259246179110822006-07-07T14:38:00.000+07:002006-11-02T16:43:06.636+07:00

When we look at the world in general, we know there are the rich and the poor. But here in Thailand the difference is vast.I used to think of this country as a poor one, which in many ways it is. Whole families share one room, sometimes more than one family per room. Maybe 10 or more poeple in the space of our average living rooms. No bed, no western toilet, no kitchen, just mats to sleep on and

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1149930572433192462006-06-10T16:06:00.000+07:002006-06-10T16:09:32.446+07:00

We have found 2 or 3 churches that we a re keen to keep attending. One is a four square church, (an American organisation) with lovely people who are encouraging the Thai's to lead themselves and not all be lead from the American pastor. So we will keep going there.There is also one called Siam Bangkok, who have some wonderful dreams on the same lines as ours, which is exciting, but they may not

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1149929518282008962006-06-10T15:43:00.000+07:002006-06-10T15:51:58.296+07:00

Hi everybody,I (Emily) am very excited as I have unexpectedly been given this friday and monday and tuesday off work! This weekend is the celebration of the King's 60th year on the throne so they have made a big holiday! Everyone is walking around in Yellow shirts saying 'we love the king' or 'long live the king'. Here in Thailand you never speak badly of the king in any way. We avoid talking

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1149066298557240282006-05-31T15:31:00.000+07:002006-08-14T21:12:36.013+07:00

Happy BirthdayEmily30th May

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1148037051247922652006-05-19T17:45:00.000+07:002006-06-04T12:51:03.853+07:00

I would really appreciate your prayers just now, as I am sometimes unsure what we will end up doing for God, and it is quite frustrating.Friends and people I know are telling me how 'good God is' and that they are having revelations daily and that God is really teaching them and shaping them at the moment, but I feel like I am receiving little direction from God. It is a struggle as I desperately

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1147785659931178432006-05-16T19:32:00.000+07:002006-05-16T20:20:59.943+07:00

Hi,As many of you know, we both have a belief that learning the language here in Thailand is a definate priority. We feel that although it delays things for now, our outreach and evangelism will have a far greater effect in the future, especially as we see ourselves reaching people for God, through friendship and discipleship.Hayden has started back at the language school he studied at in 2003,

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1147430572806015872006-05-12T17:28:00.000+07:002006-05-12T17:42:52.816+07:00

Hey,We visited a Thai church on Sunday which I (Emily) was quite excited about. It turned out pretty well as they had a worship team of young people going for God, (even if it was excrutiatingly loud). It was difficult to decide anything as they had a guest speaker who we didn't really agree with. He was basically saying the ONLY way to be an effective Christian is through a healing ministry,

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1146489405100343962006-05-01T19:43:00.000+07:002006-11-02T17:13:17.746+07:00

Hey, so a new development in my work!! I have a different job, starting tomorrow!Basically, another preschool was needing a teacher urgently, and asked me to go in for an interview on Sunday. Since I have been feeling a little unsettled about the job at St Marks, I thought I would have a look. It turns out that they need someone to start tomorrow (Tuesday), working with 18 months to 2 and a half

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1146487184513902812006-05-01T10:04:00.000+07:002006-05-01T19:39:44.583+07:00

We finally have an apartment/room. Its brand new and very nice. We have had to buy all the essentials like washing up liquid, plates, a broom, sheets, pillows, towels, etc, etc ...We were blown away by how much we had to give our landlord as we had to give 2 months deposit, a deposit on our broadband modem, a deposit on security cards, our first months rent and Internet connection - about 200-300

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1146452647686870882006-05-01T10:00:00.000+07:002006-05-01T10:04:07.700+07:00

I (Emily) am signing my contract for the school next week, and have worked there one day as a temp. They have placed me in the 4-5 yr olds, which in England, I would not be qualified to do, but they want me to try! A little worried as I do not know the curriculum and usual planning needed for this age group, as I have only planned for 3-4 yrs at the oldest. We are doing the Australian curriculum

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1145270103764229532006-04-17T17:31:00.000+07:002006-04-18T01:47:50.286+07:00

Hi everyone!!We are off in 3 days an are getting excited. God has really been speaking to us about not being worrying and trusting that he can provide for all the needs we might have.God has been confirming this move to us so much over the last week. We have been provided with all Hayden’s diabetes needs for 2 yrs, saving us approx £2,500 over that time. I am speechless over this, God was just

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1143108396449136072006-03-23T16:55:00.000+07:002006-03-26T19:22:27.420+07:00

Many of you know that Hayden has spent a lot of time over the last few years working on the CBD-Search project, but you may not know much about it, or may not have even visited the website.CBD-Search is a Christian resource directory and search engine. Its main aim is to create a central hub of the information on all things Christian on the Internet. The main thing we do to achieve this, is to

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1143107668883142042006-03-23T16:51:00.000+07:002006-03-25T16:08:29.236+07:00

Just because Hayden and Emily are going to be living in Thailand doesn't mean that Hayden is not available for Internet related work. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce a new service which may interest some of you.Many people have web sites that they have either set up for themselves, or had someone else set up for them. Before long they find that the information on the website

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1143107446792787372006-03-23T16:34:00.000+07:002006-03-24T16:08:58.810+07:00

We really need all the support we can get while we are away in Thailand. We're not just talking money, but prayer, contact and encouragement.It can be so hard living in a foreign country, let alone one that has a different language and culture. But it sometimes seems especially lonely and foreign when living in Thailand. Without a doubt, we will be checking our e-mail often, and will appreciate

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1143106465806886742006-03-23T16:30:00.000+07:002007-07-10T23:00:56.103+07:00

We thought that we were going to leave the UK sometime in January, or February at the latest, and it seems like we have ended up staying here for much longer than intended. But finally, we have got our tickets to return to Thailand. So we will be leaving the UK on the 20th of April.We have spent much of the last few months sorting all of our things, and doing a TEFL course so that we are

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1142182642817568502006-03-12T23:53:00.000+07:002006-03-12T23:57:22.836+07:00

We have a joint dream as well as individual dreams for Thailand. Hayden really wants the opportunity to share the gospel with the people and is great at befriending and chatting with people. Emily has developed a real heart for the young mums and children. She has always wanted to support work in orphanages which she hopes to do, but would also love to assist the hundreds of young, single mums

Emily Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390143551325579325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1141227384831007642006-03-01T22:34:00.000+07:002007-07-10T23:01:38.273+07:00

Our current plan is to move to Bangkok, Thailand within the next few weeks. We plan to live in a Thai community in Bangkok and to spend time learning the Thai language and culture. We would also love to have an impact on the Thai people in our area and share Christ with them.Emily is currently waiting on a visa so that she can work at an international school as a teacher for 2-3 yr olds. She is

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1141183407493243452006-03-01T10:23:00.000+07:002006-09-06T18:51:00.520+07:00

Hayden and Emily are both members of Kingsland Church, Lexden. Hayden is a computer consultant trying to use his skills to provide an income so that he can spend more time working for God. He spent 2003 living in Bangkok, Thailand where he gained a real heart for the country. Emily is a Nursery Nurse and has dreams of working with under privileged people and children and longs to use her

Hayden Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393085668504184673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278016.post-1141149690622017392006-03-01T00:55:00.000+07:002007-07-10T23:02:27.481+07:00

Our website can be found at www.HayEmX.com.We plan to use this blog to keep everyone up to date with our plans and what we are doing.To support us, please visit www.cbd-search.com, sign up, add your Christian Resources and buy some advertising or Sponsorship.ThanksHayden Andrewswww.HayEmX.comwww.cbd-search.comwww.heydan.co.ukHeyDan Development

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