After visiting with the Metzgers in Malawi, I stopped in Thailand for a few weeks to visit some other missionary friends from Kauai. The Nakatsukasas have been living in Thailand since about 1999 and were living in Phang Nga when the tsunami hit in December, 2004. Though the tsunami was a tragedy in it’s destruction, the Nakatsukasas had new opportunities to help the people rebuild their homes and display the love of Jesus in a practical way in Muslim and Bhuddist communities that were previously very reluctant of their help.

While I was there they were in the process of starting an orphanage on their property and I was able to help a little with some manual labor. I didn’t take many photos while I was working so these shots are from a trip that I took to Phuket and Phi Phi towards the end of my time there.