Wessel's Wedding

So, you know we have this great friend and colleague--who decided to get married at 42. For almost a year he and Ut have been patiently waiting for permission from the Lao government (well, not entirely patiently). We imagined permission might come through in August or September and the wedding might happen in November.



Not so--also, not surprising given our experience in Laos. Nevertheless, the day finally came and we had two beautiful weddings--a church wedding here in Thailand and a Lao-style wedding across the river. Almost a week apart, with hundreds invited here in Thailand, more than a thousand in Laos, this was a big event in our lives. Ruthie and I, Kevin and Ramona, all had big parts to play--preaching, translating, facilitating, fetching lost singers. What a lot of fun!