mark o'brien

he’s back to eating again, so i guess he must be feeling a bit better…

just a quick update on gunny – he’s cooled down a lot overnight, and seems to be a lot better, but still feeling a bit too weak to head out with max and me today. we’re going to let him stay in bed and rest up. keep praying… thanks!

yeah, this would really please jesus, i’m sure… sometimes we’re just so dumb…

It’s been a while since I’ve been 2 a place that is completely new 2 me, so Cambodia should be very interesting. Curious about the food! # Cambodia is HOT and HUMID. our aircon in the room seemed to finally cool things down in the early hours of the morning… phew! # Gunny has been [...]

i’m currently in cambodia (haven’t stopped sweating since we got here!), and one of our team isn’t feeling too well. gunny reckons he got a bad batch of sushi for lunch in bangkok, and has been a teeny bit unwell. so, would appreciate your prayers for him – nothing like being down with a bit [...]

We just shared a very special visit with one of the church elders at the leprosy village. It was humbling to have him pray for us. # Enjoyed a HUGE Thai lunch in a rather creative restaurant which has these wooden long huts hanging over a river. Pretty cool spot! # Thai massage hurts! But [...]

Spent the morning at the leprosy village at Nomsomboon. Just so awesome and humbling to see how the food program we support works. Wow! # There are so many foreigners here – and you get the impression that most are not here to give but to take. It bothers me a great deal. # Weirdest [...]

Very hot and humid here in Thailand. Spent the morning in a meeting at Starbucks – there’s one in Khon Kaen but not in Perth! What gives?! # Aaaah…. The simple pleasures of sitting in the open back of a ute down a Thai highway at night! Needed to cool down after a spicy dinner. [...]

Pretty good flight to Singapore, except for it being late. So now we’re rushing for our next flight! # Well, made it to our Bangkok flight with minutes to spare, so all good. # Just gotta love Thai driving! We’re just negotiating our way through Bangkok peak hour to get to the domestic airport for [...]

Big day today getting ready to head off to Thailand & Cambodia early tomorrow for a week. Got a pretty early start – leave home at 4am! # Wow! 3.30 is an ugly time to be up. Anyways, don’t want to be late. Last trip I took with Gunny, we were late for EVERY flight! [...]