Finally got some time with a computer so that I can catch-up with what has happened so far.

We left Chiang Mai on Saturday morning and drove to Michael Phillip’s home in Chiang Kham to meet some of the missionaries that are being asked to leave Laos and plan to continue their mission in Thailand. From there we drove to Leuou Village to meet the village leaders and the pastor of the church and to settle into our room.

On Sunday we had our worship in the pastor’s home (actually his front porch). About ½ way through the meeting we had to take a break to meet with the equipment operator so that work could start on Monday. After the meeting we gave the clothing to the member of the congregation.

On Monday the equipment did not show, but it was promised no later than Wednesday, so we spent the day locating other equipment and material. We also worked on design to prepare for approval of the village leaders.

On Tuesday, we met with all the leaders who gave us the final approval for the project. The rest of the day we purchased materials to be delivered to the building site. Later we learned that we may not have any equipment so we decided to hire about 30 local workers with shovels to dig the hill. Nothing in Thailand ever works as planned. Pray for us for patience.