September is almost here!

Summer has gone fast.   That is an indication of being too busy.   I had many things to accomplish but not much has gotten done.   Traveling to give supporters some report about our work, after two years of staying home due to Covid, has taken up some of our time.   As the mission work increases, so does our work to keep it going.   We care for over 300 girls from the age of 8 to 20 to provide an education and a better life.   

Ron is planning the next trip to Thailand for November.    Workers in Laos have located a building/house in Udon, Thailand that can be renovated to become a safe house.    We will travel there and get the work underway.   Ron does not know the extent of the work that needs to be done nor the time it will take.  After one night in Bangkok, we will probably go to Udon first to get that work underway.   Depending on the scope of the work and the timing, we will surely visit the safe house Ron established on his last trip in Chiang Mai, Thailand.   

We will visit with Phet and Hong, our workers in Laos this time.   Ron was not able to go into Laos last year as the border was still closed to outsiders due to Covid.    Udon is across the border from Laos so Hong may be over this safe house to be sure things are running well there after we leave.

We plan to go to the Philippines to see Ronald and Gigi.   This may be the last stop we make before returning back to Georgia in the spring.   We certainly look forward to our visit there.   Their family has grown from about 6 kids to 28 since our visit to see them in March 2020.   After two years of homeschooling, the public schools have opened in the Philippines, but the schedule is different for various grades and that is creating transportation problems getting children back and forth when they have children from kindergarten to high school.   The children will face many difficulties and challenges as many of them have not been in public school at all.   This will increase the challenges the workers at CEA face also.    

Thanks again for keeping up with us.   More updates to follow soon.