This past weekend, both Debbie and I visited a few villages in Chiengmai in the northern part of Thailand , at the invitation of Rev. Father Peter Pattarapong, Head of School of Ruamrudee International School in Bangkok . Father Peter has spent several years living with members of the Karen tribes serving more than 60 villages. He has worked very hard to enhance their standard of living, providing educations for the young children , and a great spiritual supporter for them for many years. The Karen people are very sincere and friendly people. They lead simple, largely traditional lives, though the pressures of modern life have forced some changes on them. They prefer to continue with their traditional, self-sufficient agricultural methods instead of depending on tourists. A Karen mother and her son Father Peter is seen saying "blessings" to the oldest woman in the village, more than one hundred years old