Dear Partners in Ministry,
 
The Travelers Return
Here we are back in Thailand.  It is good to be back.  We were home for just two nights; then we had to go to a conference.  The three days we were home we were able to get the house in some sort of order.  Michael and Julia had already had it cleaned, and made up the bed.   We found Inn and Yot and Bua Gaew well and growing in their understanding of the Lord.
 
We stayed in Bangkok one night, and were able to see some of the aftermath of the recent civil unrest.  Things seemed quiet; signs of the recent fighting could be seen only in the shells of burnt buildings.  Everything else had been quickly restored. 
 
Always Looking for Work
Our neighbors seemed glad to have us back. A lot of the ladies were very happy because we have a small income-generating project for them.  The weather continues to be weird, and everyone is hoping for rain so they can plant corn, the main cash crop in the area.  So when we said we needed 18,000 ribbon flowers made, they were delighted.  We distributed ribbon before we went to the conference and have been counting in flowers since we got home.  The order should keep ten to twelve ladies busy for a couple of weeks.
 
The Cat Stayed and the Rats Played
Rats have had a heyday while we were away:  they got into our desk and took out our stationery, they chewed out all the wiring in our washing machine (fixed locally with same-day service), and—wait for this—chewed extensively on our toilet seats.  Spot, the cat, is in the sin bin.
 
Our lives, like your lives, are busy.  Our prayer for all of us is that in the business we know the power and presence of Jesus and that those whom we rub shoulders with see Him in us.
 
With love,
 
Jan and Larry
 

Prayer and Praise

• Praise God for Inn’s improved health.  Pray that she continues to gain strength.
• Praise God for the way He used Inn to speak to other lives while we were away.
• Praise God for Julia and Michael, and for the way he enabled them to continue many facets of the ministry here.  Pray for them as they go on holidays later this month—that it will be both a fun time and a time of refreshment.
• Praise God that we have been able to give the ladies in our village some work while they wait for the rains to start.  Pray for a good rainy season this year.  We got very little rain last year, and all the local dams and wells are very low.
• Praise God that Bangkok is business as usual. Pray that a solution to the unrest will be found and that people will feel that they have been heard and treated fairly.
• Praise God that we were able to get our visas renewed quickly and easily while we were in Bangkok.  Pray that the changes in the system for visa and work permits won’t complicate things for our organization.
• Praise God for the conference we went to.  The teaching and fellowship were great!

  
Upcoming dates
 
June 23—Kids go to Chiang Mai for therapy
June 24—Jan goes to Bangkok for a meeting