Wow, so much has happened lately. This has been a month of exciting ups and heartwrenching downs. I wish I had more time to update today, but this is a reminder to myself to fill you in on my trip to Bangkok, our move to the new building and all the plans we have for the new year IN the new building.
You may notice that my fundraising chart is at a lower percentage than last month. No, people did not ask for a refund. :) However, after Sophie was lashed at school for the third time this year (10 lashes with a wooden stick given to all in her class for 3 kids being late, none of which was Sophie), and with the abysmal way the Thai school system grades (they purposely fail 98% of the students at mid-terms and then pass everyone with a B or higher for finals so it looks like the kids all improved massively), I decided she needs to be in a private school. It will still be on the Thai school calendar and with a Thai student majority, but they have an English track so she can be improving her language acquisition, and they have much higher standards for all their subjects and teachers. It's not international school, so it's not crazy expensive in the grand scheme of things, but more than we could afford on our limited budget, so from January on, I will be getting the "teenager stipend" as they call it. That requires a bit more fundraising, so if you would like to contribute to help Sophie achieve academic success and have a brighter future, you can donate here:
http://www.covchurchgiving.com/p-446-missionary-heather-askew.aspx
You may notice that my fundraising chart is at a lower percentage than last month. No, people did not ask for a refund. :) However, after Sophie was lashed at school for the third time this year (10 lashes with a wooden stick given to all in her class for 3 kids being late, none of which was Sophie), and with the abysmal way the Thai school system grades (they purposely fail 98% of the students at mid-terms and then pass everyone with a B or higher for finals so it looks like the kids all improved massively), I decided she needs to be in a private school. It will still be on the Thai school calendar and with a Thai student majority, but they have an English track so she can be improving her language acquisition, and they have much higher standards for all their subjects and teachers. It's not international school, so it's not crazy expensive in the grand scheme of things, but more than we could afford on our limited budget, so from January on, I will be getting the "teenager stipend" as they call it. That requires a bit more fundraising, so if you would like to contribute to help Sophie achieve academic success and have a brighter future, you can donate here:
http://www.covchurchgiving.com/p-446-missionary-heather-askew.aspx
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