Day 3 in Laos

On the way to the coffee plantation now. We were blessed with snake soup last night. Tastes just like chewy chicken!

They said that its nearby, so we expect a 7-8 hour drive. Even the locals have warned us that it will be even colder where we're going - 10 and below. We've started sharing warm clothes with those who haven't brought enough. There's a great sense of "kampung" spirit.

We rested well last night. Zipped ourselves into our sleeping bags at 9pm and got up at 6.30am. After the earlier few days of little sleep, it was super shiok for all of us!

This morning Z lead us in devotion. We all shared about our readiness to heed God's call, and learnt from Pastor George that we are all precious - We have God's fire within us, with His "ark" in us, we are definitely ready.

Last night Uncle J and his colleague, N both encountered spirits who tried to molest them physically in their sleep. Uncle J had a male spirit attack him and Nung had a female spirit attack her. God left remnants of the enemy behind to teach us how to war. We expect that the enemy will keep trying to deter us, but God is with us. Keep us in your prayers.

Uncle J fell down yesterday. He's still battling his sinus infection, blacked out and fell while he was walking. Even Ps. E was worried for him, but Uncle J keeps brushing everyone off. Keep praying for his healing okay?

Yesterday afternoon we checked out a a farm (specifics of which I am censoring) where they are looking to invest into. That would provide the pastors in this area with a livelihood and also act as a front for leadership training. Most pastors here are jobless. This particular area of Laos is key as it has over 200,000 people living within it. They plan to purchase 100,000 seedlings with 40,000baht seed money. With the expected profit of 1mil baht per year, they will fund training, mission trips (sending Lao missionaries to Isaan, Thailand) and provide for the leaders.