Around (1/4) the world in 25 days!

India -> Cambodia -> S. Korea & back!

Gambles Newsletter                                    05/04/23                               Volume 8, Issue 6 serving Asia and the Middle East through engineering design and discipleship Our bike trip in Korea Pix 1.  EMI Cambodia/Petram is turning 5 this year! 2.  Some of Shanth's favorite foods in Cambodia.  $5 Starbucks card to whoever can name at least 2 of the 3.  One of them I don't even know the name of. ;) 3.  Uganda office 6 months after opening - late 2003. 4.  Uganda office 20 yrs. later!  Incredible growth! 5.  Chad graciously agreed to dress in hanbok with Shanthi. $5 Starbucks card to whoever can name this part of Korea. 6.  Us with our biking friends at the finish like of the 4 Rivers Cross Country Bike path in Korea. Celebrations! Cambodia's 5 yr Last month we had the pleasure of going to Cambodia to be a part of their 5 year anniversary celebration.  It was very encouraging to see their new office space and hear how everyone is doing so well!  Thank you for being a part of making that office a success.  Without your faithfulness in prayer and financial support, that office would not be where it is today - THRIVING! Uganda's 20 yr We were recently asked by the current EMI Uganda director to write a story and send in some pictures from the early days of that office.  Chad will be leading a devotional time later this month outlining some of the amazing God stories of establishing that office.  Many of you who receive this newsletter were a part of that office launch as well!  Thank you for your many years of following our journey with God. India's 25 yr This year is such a milestone for the EMI offices around the world! Later this year, EMI India will celebrate 25 years of design projects and lives changed.  Shanthi is working with our staff to plan a celebration for later this year.  She may or may not be pilfering ideas from Cambodia and Uganda. :)     Chad's new job You heard some time back that Shanthi has started working a few hours a week with EMI, well, Chad's role has also had a recent shift.  In addition to his current role of Asia/ME regional director, he has been asked to be the interim director for the India office as a new Office Director is found.  We are expecting that Chad will be doing both these full time roles for at least the rest of this year.   Korea by bike About 5 years ago we heard an amazing story about a bike highway in South Korea that starts at Incheon (the airport) and goes 633 km to Busan.  Chad's been pushing to make the dream of biking this route a reality.  Last month, we met our bike touring Canadian friends in Incheon and toured the county with them for about 10 days.  10 out of 10, would recommend Korea for cyclists!  The bike "highway" was awesome, complete with merge lanes, speeding zones with electronic sensors, carpool diamonds, dedicated bridges and paths.   Update - The MENA office transition has begun and seems to be going well so far.  Please continue to pray for Kyle as he is the interim director and for Kendra as she is on sabbatical and preparing to move to Egypt early next year. For Chad to have wisdom, energy, strength and be able to delegate while he works 2 full time jobs during this season. Nathan is looking for an IT/Computer Science job in the Denver area.  Please pray for God to provide one that will be just right for him. Shanthi's Language Lesson   With our arrival back to India, and with the extension of our time here (now until Dec), I've taken Hindi back up again. Recently I watched the Indian movie PK with a friend.  In it a man tries to explain the meaning of the word  अच्छा.  It is pronounced achcha  This word roughly translates OK. But can also mean really? if asked like a question. Or it can mean that you understand if you draw the word out. Or it can mean that something is good.   From Chad's Bookshelf   Chad loves reading and always has a few books in progress.  Here is a quote from his recent reading "Until you work as hard as those you admire, don't explain away their success as luck." Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear  Facebook Email Give Copyright © 2023 All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Team Gamble 7258 Bohn Blvd Anderson, CA 96007 Add us to your address book unsubscribe    update subscription preferences

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