Thailand Team 2026

🐑 The Great Sheep Guessing Challenge Welcome to the Great Sheep Guessing Challenge! This week David led the team through a Sunday school lesson on the parable about the lost sheep. We had a blast as a team going through the lesson and making our own sheep at the end. Some of them have a looooot of personality :) It has been so good to have some more time to bond as a team and have some fun together. See if you can guess who made each one and share your scores! Match each sheep to the team member who made it! Sheep 1: Ja'Quazius Select name Cadence Ava Silas Katie Nolan Katelyn Lauren David Tyler Sheep 2: Quack Select name Cadence Ava Silas Katie Nolan Katelyn Lauren David Tyler Sheep 3: Flufferson Sel...

Mission Trip Update Preparing for Thailand: Team Updates As the trip gets closer, the preparation process has really picked up, and it’s starting to feel more real. We’re just three weeks away from heading to Lampang, and I can’t help but reflect on how far we’ve come in getting ready for this mission. This week, I presented sermon material to our youth group, using content I'll be sharing in Thailand. It was a great chance to work through the ideas with an audience and get feedback. The talk centered on how God sometimes calls the unlikely, but sometimes calls the likely too. God's calling on our lives can align perfectly with our skills, experiences, connections, and relationships. We explored how this played out in the lives of Moses—a shy speaker who was also the only Israelite to become part of the Egyptian royal family—and Paul, who used his past as a Jewish Pharisee and his position as a Roman citizen to bridge the gap between Jews and Gentil...

Preparing Our Heart and Hands As our trip to Thailand gets closer, our team has been spending time preparing in ways that go far beyond packing bags and booking flights. These weeks have been about growing together, learning together, and intentionally getting ready for what God has ahead. One of our main focuses has been preparing Sunday school lessons for kids’ camp. We’ve been thinking through how to share Bible stories in ways that are clear, engaging, and culturally thoughtful, while keeping lots of room for fun, creativity, and relationship-building. In our most recent meeting and the ones going forward, each of the team members will be practicing going through their bible lesson. Ava went first and taught us all about how Jesus is with us in the storms of life! She prepared a very engaging lesson and put up with our antics - she is so ready to teach the kids. While we are there we will be leading some kids camps for kids from the church and in their area. This i...

Thailand 2026 Fundraiser Recap Fundraiser Recap & Financial Update We had an amazing time at our Family Feud & Dessert Night fundraiser! Thank you to everyone who came out, played, cheered, and donated. Your support is helping make our Thailand mission trip a reality. We were so excited to see so many people come out to support the team and cheer on our Family Feud competitors. It was a really fun evening with some amazing desserts! Thank you to everyone who made, brought, and served desserts. There were so many options, cookies, cupcakes, even cheesecakes in a cup! There were so many people working in the kitchen and behind the scene and we are so thankful for their willingness to serve! And a special thank-you to all of our Family Feud competitors, you all brought the energy, fun, and amazing costumes (shout out to the Ray/Windolf team for the dedication!). We started with four teams and it came down to the Thailand Team versu the Youth Lea...

Team Update – Cultural Training & Fundraiser Prep Cultural Training, Team Building & Fundraiser Prep! This past Sunday, our Thailand 2026 team gathered for a our second training session and team meeting. We were joined in person by Jon Easu and Faa Wall from the Lower Mainland, and pastor Chaloerm Saenwichai from Thailand. Jon and Chaloerm are Co-directors of Partners in Vision, which builds intentional, global church partnerships by planting churches in northern Thailand and neighboring regions, fostering mutual support and service with Canadian churches, and equipping leaders through evangelism and discipleship. Faa is a Thai-born Christian with a heart for connecting people, and she has joined Partners in Vision as a partnership facilitator, she helps Thai and Canadian churches understand each other, grow together, and serve well together. You can learn more about Partners in Vision and support them here: https://www.icms.org/piv We got the chance to in...

The Countdown Is On! -- Days -- Hours -- Minutes -- Seconds Our team is officially counting down to our Spring Break 2026 mission trip to Lampang, Thailand , and we’re excited to bring you along on the journey! Whether you want to pray with us, support the team, or stay up to date, this blog will be your hub for everything Thailand Team 2026. 📍 Where to Find Everything Here’s how to get the most out of the site: 🔔 Trip Updates This is where we’ll share stories, photos, and mission highlights once the team officially begins the journey. Trip updates will begin in March when we depart! 🙏 Prayer & Support Visit this page for: Weekly prayer points Ways to support the team Team information Updates before and during the trip Pr...

Family Feud & Dessert Night -- Days -- Hours -- Minutes -- Seconds Are you ready to test your trivia skills, enjoy some delicious desserts, and support an amazing cause all at once? Next Friday, November 28th, 6:30–8:30 PM (doors open at 6), we’re hosting a Family Feud & Dessert Night right here at Westwood Church! Mission & Impact Our youth and leaders will be heading to Lampang, Thailand during Spring Break 2026 to serve alongside our partner church. They’ll lead kids’ camps, share worship and testimonies, visit homes, and join local outreach efforts. You can help make this trip possible! 👥 Teams, Are You Ready? Pastor Nolan is on the lookout for four teams of five contestants ready to go head-to-head in a classic Family Feud showdown! Email him ( nolan@westwoodchurch.bc.ca ) to secure your spot and start strategizin...