Southeast Asia Day 2

We started out this L*rd's day by w*rshiping at an apartment that is rented by the company for use in equipping leaders. We have not yet arrived in our destination city but that is one of our main tasks to accomplish today. It was a beautiful day and the courtyard leading up to the high rise building was lush and green with flowers everywhere. This province get's more rain than most and it's climate is one of the things that makes it one of the most beautiful parts of this country. I thought of how much Trinetta would have loved these well manicured gardens. J and YL are with the company here and will serve as our guides both to lead us to where we need to go as well as leading us in the best way to accomplish our work. J is from the U.S. but YL his wife is originally from here. They met while she was living in the U.S. but she is also a citizen here and this gives them an amazing open door to people who seem to receive them quickly. Hearing YL weep over the M People during our club time was so convicting to me as the Father whispered a question to me: "when was the last time you wept over them?" After singing songs of praise and a devotional, we received some very important training that will help us to move in lock step with each other and the Father as we work this week. After this, it was Sunday lunch. The food was very good and not too spicy (which seems to be important to all our team except JH) but had it's interesting aspects, I was the lucky one that got to eat the chicken foot. The whole fish was delicious too, and yes it was laying there looking at us...at least until JW ate the eyeball!! After eating we checked out of our hotel and went to the bus station to catch a bus to our final destination, L City. The bus was a very nice charter bus and so we loaded all our luggage into the bays and boarded for the 5 hour trip. It was actually pretty nice except for the war movie and the crazy sci fi flick they showed with the volume cranked to somewhere just beyond the capacity of the little speakers in the ceiling. WE ARE HERE! It's hard to believe that it was 8 years ago that I heard the call from Father to reach a people. It's amazing to look back on the journey that has followed and to realize that today, for the first time, my feet have touched the ground on which they walk. In case you can't tell I'm a little excited. Talking to the father on our behalf is very important right now. The next few days will turn another key, opening another door. We are confident of this.