After spending 5 whole days in Vietnam, doing set up for my department, Encounter for some upcoming trips… those were the only words I learned in Vietnamese:
Beaver. Hai li.
Cat. Con meo.
Twenty Two. Hai muoi hai.
Cat. Con meo.
Twenty Two. Hai muoi hai.
We stayed in Ho Chi Minh city for a few days, and even went to a remote village for a couple of days. Bill and I were very busy visiting with local pastors, churches, minsitries, checking out hostels, resturants, catching up with translators, kind people on buses and even an old friend who is currently there learning how to teach english! You would think with all the interaction with the vietnamese people that I would have been better with the language…but no.
I will say that our time there was so God ordained and blessed. I could tell that we were both covered in a lot prayer! So THANK YOU prayer warriors back at home! I really appreciated it.
After finally checking into our Hostel in Ho Chi Minh city at 2am, the last thing we both wanted was an early meeting, however that is what we ended up with! However it was such a amazing experience to be on the same page with this new contact. The excitement from all of us at that table was filling up the 3 story coffee shop! The dates seemed great for us both, and the types if ministry that our participants will be engaged with while on that trip, will truly be transforming.
…don’t get me wrong, I am so grateful to be working out of an office and be apart of the setting up and mobilizing process to the missions field. I can see how rewarding it is for everyone. However those times when I am able to see the cute little orphan, and talk to a random stranger on the side of the road about Jesus, and see with my own eyes the ever changing construction work that is taking place because of the teams we mobilize…It is such an encouragement! I know not only to me, but to YOU, my supporters from afar.
So be encouraged loved ones. great things are happening around the world because of your involvement. In whatever capacity, big or small, it is making a difference.
