Ron completed the renovations that needed to be done at the safe house in Mukdahan, Thailand. He treated the girls and house parents to pizza and ice cream on Friday night. He was hoping to get a VISA approval to go to Laos to visit workers there but it does not seem likely that it will work out. Laos has just opened their borders and VISAs are not easily obtained at this time.
Schools all over Nepal are closed due to an increase in COVID so Ron cannot go there on this trip. He would love to see our family in the Philippines but a trip there is not possible now. Ron is actually exhausted from the work from the past three months so he really needs to get back to the U.S. and rest.
Ron will start working on the flight changes to return home ASAP. Hopefully, he can go back to Bangkok, rest a few days and be on his way home by next week. When I have specific dates of his flight, I will post again.
Ron is ordering spring-like weather to be here when he arrives home. While I expect warmer days, it will still seem cold to Ron after being in a tropical climate since the first of November. I told him he can stay in bed until noon every day and I will provide room service. The afternoon sun comes in the bedroom window and it will feel warm to him.
They had a wonderful day of worship in the newly renovated tent at Casa Esperanza of Angels in the Philippines on Sunday. Their post on Facebook of the services was a wonderful video of the three older boys (now Christians) serving the Lord's Supper to everyone. There was a large crowd with all of the children and staff and the singing was beautiful (in English).
I got the first email from Ranjit (our worker in Nepal) this morning since he got sick with Covid many months ago. He has been seriously ill in Nepal and India hospitals. He said he is feeling much better and starting to work again. He hopes to begin visiting the safe houses soon. We have been blessed to have Sagar (director of the Himalayan Bible School) assume Ranjit's work while he's been sick. Sagar has done an excellent job and we are very grateful for his loving efforts to help. We are very thankful that Ranjit is on the way to recovery and good health again.
We have been working with Immigration (Homeland Security) for about a year to bring Philip (Zhang Shoujiang), his wife and daughter to the U.S. to work with SAS. We met them about two years ago right after Philip graduated from the Memphis School of Preaching. This past week, after much correspondence with Immigration, he has finally been approved to come March 1, 2022. They plan to move to Houston, TX where they have either family or friends. Once he arrives and gets settled, Ron will begin to train Philip in all aspects of our work. We need him on-board to begin taking some of the load off of Ron's shoulders.
I will be posting more about Philip and his family in future posts.
We are so thankful for the many good events happening and providing us a way to have a good and successful New Year!
Prayers are appreciated for the girls in our care, the children in the Philippines, the staff with both mission works, for Ron and me, Christians everywhere, and our nation as we anticipate war in Ukraine soon! We could spend a lot of time in prayer for so many concerns, but I know God knows our every need and HE is faithful to be with us in all circumstances.
Have a great week, everyone!
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