Today is Sunday so Al and I got up early to go to Phu Chi Fa to watch the sunrise over Laos. Jason has been under the weather and decided to sleep in. It is only about a 1/2 hour drive but we had to walk the last mile up to over one mile of elevation. Not a lot of air. The view was spectacular. After that we had a large breakfast here and went to church. When we got there they served a large breakfast. I don't understand, but at the 2nd breakfast, we were asked to re-name a young man of about 18 years old. His new name is now John Marko.

The second part of church was at another village where of course the served breakfast. Again everything was of course in Hmong so we mostly just sat and prayed when they did. This time we were asked to name a baby. There is now a new Rebecca in the world. It took a while to explain about Isaac and Rebecca.
The building continues. Our biggest issue now is getting materials. We have learned that three deliveries today means two deliveries and not really what we need. This makes things like concrete pours almost impossible. We have started on the walls and hope to have the structural steel up before we leave next Sunday.
Our Hmong congregation is now really building the church. They are there all day mixing and moving concrete, both the men and women. And of course the kids are everywhere.
If you want, you can link to Al’s blog at:http://januarythailandmission2009.blogspot.com
For Jason’s time-lapse photos, click here. For our original concept drawings, click here. And for current photos, please click here or here.