As much as we love the city where we live and work, every
now and then work calls us out to other parts of the country.
It was just such an occasion that sent us, via a 12-hour bus
ride, up to the Northeastern part of our country this past weekend. (Many of you have asked us about recent flooding in this country, although this trip was not in relation to that situation. The place where we went had no flooding of any kind.) We visited
the city of Nyaung Shwe and stayed near a popular tourist spot called Inle
Lake, although we didn’t have much time to be tourists.
We visited a farm and a factory there to learn ways that we
can work together, and hopefully provide ideas for opportunities for some of
our local partners to have an income while continuing to work with us doing the
“Main Thing” in the city.
While we were there, we also got to help organize and lead a
discipleship conference. It was a great day of challenging the believers and
sharing Truth with those who have not yet believed.
During one of the evenings, we got to visit some co-workers
who live in the area. It was such a good time of catching up and spending time
together.
On Sunday, we visited a house meeting group in a remote
location to encourage and participate in worship. We had to ride a long,
narrow, wooden boat for an hour and a half to reach this meeting place.
It was a beautiful place to be sure, but most of all, it was
exciting to see that there are people in far off and isolated places worshiping
the Father.
It was really fun experiencing the beauty of our country and
learning more about the culture of the people. While the city where we live is
a hodge-podge of the various people groups, we learn so much by visiting the
places where they come from.
It was a great time of family and bonding with some of our
local friends.
Teaching, training, learning, giving, singing, laughing,
praying and eating – it was surely a trip we won’t soon forget.
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