Thanksgiving Service

This past month I was able to minister in two different thanksgiving services in a couple of Ahka villages. I had no idea that these small villages celebrated thanksgiving. In many ways they celebrate the same way we do with a big thanksgiving dinner. The only thing I missed was Turkey dinner. Both of the services I was able to minister in, I ministered on the power of a thankful heart.

Pictures Of Land Project

Just an update with concerning the project with the land. We have done quite a bit of landscaping...and will have to do some more especially with water drainage, and the filling in with some dirt on the front side of the property. The project has taken more finances than I would have thought. Of course this is all a learning process for me. I have been getting some good advice from some of my friends here in Thailand who have developed their own properties. The property is roughly about 2 acres in size. Thank you for helping us in this endeavor.

October 2014

This past month was quite a busy month for us. I had the honor of ministering again at "Kingdom Bible School" which is made up of mostly Burmese student. The subject was on servant leadership and it gave me the opportunity to review this subject from another viewpoint. Also I crossed into Burma with my father in-law and brother in-law Samuel. We ministered in a couple of different Ahka Baptist Churches in the Shan State. The churches have a wonderful heritage and I look forward to ministering again in their churches. On the third Saturday of the month we crossed again to minister in another church. But the message was on "thanksgiving" as they were celebrating their "thanksgiving." Their holiday resembled ours at home in America as they gave thanks for their harvest season as most of the harvesting for rice was completed during October. Also during this month wife Elizabeth, my son Jeremiah and myself went to Nong Khai Thailand. I needed to take my son across to Vientiane Laos to put a new non-immigrant visa in his passport. My wife stayed in Thailand during our two-day trip into Laos and my son handled the trip much better than I had thought he would. As for the property we put another $1700 into the landscaping of the property. This project with the land is costing a more than I had initially thought...but it will be well worth it when we finish. Thanks so much for all the prayer, support and encouragement!