Earlier
this year we paid several visits back to our former home. First we
accompanied two twenty-somethings to let them have an opportunity to see
opportunities there. Then we accompanied two Thai friends from Bangkok
who wanted to use their gifts and resources for good...
In
earlier trips I had struggled with feelings of anger over how we had
been treated. After giving some of the best years of our adulthood, we
were "invited out" and we lost everything we thought we had been
building. But during these trips back, we realized that we felt at
home--and I wrote about it in one of my blog postings. God was doing a
work in our hearts. We realized: This is where we would like to finish
up our last 10 years of active work/service! Almost concurrently, we
received an invitation from a national friend to help him in his
company. For her part, Ruthie has a standing invitation to return and
help mentor a number of Lao and foreign friends.
We have now received the go-ahead to return. We hope to be living near
the capital city by the end of the year! Please pray for a visa, a
house, and energy to make the move.
What
will happen to MVF? It is in the good hands of Wessel and our Thai
management team and will continue strong, we hope and pray. At some
point in the future we may move the food mill too. But that is still
too far in the future. We'll update you as events happen!
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