Today, we are half-way through January, 2022. The U.S. has a major winter storm covering a large portion of the country today. This storm brought a lot of snow to the southern U.S. It has been raining and snowing off and on all day today with very strong winds. We have no accumulation of snow in Woodstock, GA but many areas have been affected with power outages. We have trees leaning from the strong wind. The wind is not so strong now so the trees may stand until Ron gets back home from Thailand and can get them cut down.
The good news is they look like they will fall between the shed and the RV and are not leaning the other direction toward our neighbor's fence.
My motto is to look for the good in every situation. It will cost us to have the trees cut but it could be much worse. We have big oak trees at the back of the house near the deck and it is always a concern that they will fall on the house. At least the bedrooms are at the other side of the house and there are no trees that could fall on these rooms while we are sleeping.
Good news from Thailand. Ron, Patinya (the church of Christ minister from Bangkok) and our house father met with the Thai government to get approval for the safe house in Chiang Mei. 
The operation of the safe house is approved and we can begin to bring in girls to live at the new home.
The little girl mentioned in the last post will not be coming. An aunt stepped in the situation and will not let her relocate to live at the house. It happens many times that a relative who never cares for a child, decides to come forward and object. She doesn't really care for the little girl or she would have already been helping her. Sometimes, the people are ignorant and do not understand why anyone would help a little girl without some strings attached. They even think people might want to sell her. Maybe in time, she will learn about the home and let her come later. I think they have identified five other girls who need a home Three of them are sisters without parents. I don't know the particulars but I will post about them when I have more information.
More good news on this day. Three souls were baptized and added to the church in Nepal. I don't think they are girls we sponsor but local ministers taught and baptized two girls and a boy this Sunday.
This looks like a man-made baptistry rather than just a stream but I'm not sure. I do know it is cold in Nepal and this young girl must be very cold with a wet dress. How many Americans could we convert to being baptized on a cold day, in a cold, dirty stream? It amazes me that the faith of these people is so strong they are unconcerned about the discomfort of the season and place but are committed to putting their Lord on in baptism without hesitation.
Ronald and Gigi have cleaned up most everything at the orphanage in the Philippines since Typhoon Odette hit on December 17, one month ago. They are now replacing the front gates, the road to the property, the wall and tent structure. The children are all doing well and very happy. They know they are blessed.
We are all blessed. I hope everyone will remain in good health and miss being sick (or at least very sick) due to Omicron. On a lighter note, here's a test for COVID that might bring a smile to your face.
God bless my faithful readers of this blog!
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