Bangkok, Thailand (July 2018)

I stop over in Bangkok often primarily to take care of some matters with Sky Bay Thailand.

I made a stopover in Bangkok on the way to Kenya and also on the way from Rwanda to Chiang Mai.

I had to spend time with the new CPA to see how things may be expedited. I had a meeting before I headed to Africa and again after I returned from Africa. I have not heard solid answers as to when all past issues will be taken care of. It is frustrating. Some issues lie on the laps of Sky Bay Thailand. Patience is a virtue.

At Peter Lee's house, I was almost forced to experience the virtual reality video. It was an interesting experience. Peter has two children: Sungmin and Daeun. Both are so cute that I rejoice spending time with them. Under the challenging circumstances, Peter has raised his children very well. Praise the Lord!

Chae Yeon Park, a young sister in Christ has recently relocated to Bangkok to start a missional business. She is a member of Heart to Heart, an international NGO that focuses on helping children in developing nations. She is a YouTuber, someone who makes a business out of making and posting video clips on YouTube. She had a great sense of making creative description on situations. It is a wonderful talent suitable for copy writing. She will focus on creating video clips that are geared towards educating children on cooking. The idea seems a bit unfamiliar to me. But we will see.

Thai foods are always inviting and delicious.

I went down to Chonburi, Thailand to conduct a due diligence on Park Rudin, a fabric doll manufacturer. After a couple of hours, we have mutually agreed to discontinue the due diligence and to term out the bridge loan we made to the company through Sky Bay Thailand. Probably, the owner Ms. Park is not ready for running her business as a missional business.

I had a meeting with Paul who is helping Night Light, a freedom business in Bangkok that has been in business for the past 17 years or so. We met at City Light Coffee, an affiliate company of Night Light, located right at the heart of the red light district of Bangkok: Nana.

Paul is an Australian involved in construction business. Apparently, he and his wife have been challenged by the need of the freedom businesses and have relocated from Australia to Bangkok Thailand last year. He is working at Night Light part time as a consultant. The CEO Annie was traveling to the U.S. so I was asked to meet him instead. We had a good discussion about how SfK may collaborate with Night Light. When Annie returns, he will discuss about holding a strategic planning session probably with six key personnel within the company. We will see.

My trip to Bangkok is always short and primarily for business. But, it is good to have a place to visit. - Jeffrey