lost my streak...

well, this morning's breakfast was the first meal i had had since leaving that DIDN'T have rice... but our friends have a woman who works for them and she made a wonderful cinnamon bread along with some scrambled eggs.

our plane to island #2 took off last night and then promptly turned around and returned to island #1 since a huge tropical storm had just come up on island #2.  in the end we made it ok and enjoyed our first good night of sleep.  until 4.30am - that's when the call to prayer woke us all up.  i really need to find out if there is some cultural thing that i just don't get cuz really, the dude on the mic cannot sing.

we'll spend some time with some other ex-pat workers in worship this morning - dick is gonna bring the Word - and then head to island #3 - 6 hours of driving and a long ferry ride.  there we'll spend the rest of our week meeting our friends' national partners, praying for them, and taking time to meet locals in hopes of possibly identifying some "persons of peace".  those are people who like the woman at the well can open up whole families and villages to the Good News.

there is such darkness and blindness here.  only prayer can penetrate - thank you for standing with us and with our friends...

we made it!

well, team asia is on the ground and rolling after 10000 miles and 24 hours of flying...!

today we had the rare privilege of spending time with an american woman who has been here shining the Light for 58 years!

we also got an up close glimpse of a people who show an amazing gift of artisanship - streets lined with shop after shop after shop selling hand-made gifts - but who allso show the highest level of bondage to idols i personally have ever witnessed.  heart-breaking, really.

we're about to board a short flight to the home island of our host friends.

we thank you for your prayers!

A definite miracle

Many thanks for your prayers. In spite of a late arrival in Seoul, a couple of angelic assistants have helped us make our connection. Next stop - destination!

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misconnect?

ok - looking over our tickets, we only have a 50-minute connection time in seoul. if we misconnect we will most likely be delayed at least 24 hours. could you please pray with us and ask the father to let us make that connection? let the miracles commence!

getting ready

just five days until we head out!
please be remembering us to the Father and ask Him to give us one heart and mind as a team and to use a to be a blessing to our friends in SE asia...
thanks!
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dick, meri, marla, chris