Worship

It's been wonderful to watch the church in Kilometer 13 Village take responsibility on their own for Sunday worship.  With Pastor Sophan away helping care for Gideon in Bangkok, the church continues to meet together for worship - and they are growing and maturing!  Several people take turns sharing something with the group from Scripture.  The young adults meet later in the afternoon and their worship (as is typical of many churches) is very lively and loud!  They have developed some musical abilities and now have a group of two electric guitars and keyboard to accompany worship.  Here is a short video from this past Sunday:

It was very encouraging to hear many young adults sharing what God was teaching them through Scripture.  Please continue to pray for the church in Sompovloun - that they will continue to grow in their faith and be on fire to share it with their families and those God brings into their lives.

Changes

It's amazing to me that it's been six months since I updated this blog!!  So much has happened with Gideon and his diagnosis with leukemia, that all efforts have been focused there....and keeping HIS blog updated regularly!!  As things are settling down with him a bit and everyone is learning how to deal with new life changes, I had a chance to return to Sompovloun this past week.  It was a great time to reconnect with everyone, and I hope to submit several postings on this blog over the next few days to give you a glimpse of what has been happening.

It was amazing to see the roads completed!!  There are actual road signs directing traffic...and lane markers painted in the middle of the road!  That is certainly reducing the dust factor and making travel so much easier.  With the rainy season upon us the roads are no longer flooded and no longer deep with mud taking hours to travel.  Here are some photos from Kilometer 13 Village: