The scripture tells us to be led by the Spirit. It says, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God are the Sons of God.” Being led by the Spirit of God takes time to develop in our life as we learn to yield to the wooing of the Holy Spirit. I am sharing this because this last spring my wife Elizabeth and I planted some ginger with my mother in-law in northern Thailand. In August it was time to harvest some of the ginger. Elizabeth and myself have been looking at ways of raising additional income and this seemed like the obvious route for us at this time. As it turned out it looks like we will break even. I am confident that the Lord will show us the best way to raise additional income to support national pastors in Myanmar. We also raised some pigs (20 of them) and sold them in May and June. The money was enough to send four of our family members home by flight to Myanmar and relocate them to the border of Thailand and Myanmar. Believe with me that we find additional ways to use agriculture in Myanmar as a way to raise support for the village pastors.
Also during late June and in August we drove to northern Thailand twice (long drive). It was beautiful as we drove through the mountains. We stayed in Mae Sai and visited with a couple of Ahka pastors and stayed with the family living on the border of Thailand and Myanmar. In the late August we flew to Yangon Myanmar and preached on the weekend and then renewed our visa’s. Myanmar is changing quickly and we want to be positioned to help the peoples of Myanmar. It was my wife’s first time back home in three years and she loved it. Just a final note this week is the beginning of the new school year here at VBCI we have great students arriving (lots of time on the road to the airport picking up students). Unfortunately there were numerous students that couldn’t come because of lack of finances. We look forward to a great school year!
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