Harvey, Steve, Wil and villagers in front of the finished tank with stencil.
Old style toilets demonstrated by Wil,
and the new ones that we built.
Red Ant and Larvae.
Jungle menu items. Taste like chicken.
THIS FIRST PICTURE IS OF THE WATER SOURCE. YOU CAN SEE THE END OF THE PIPE ON WHICH THEY WILL ADD AN ATTACHMENT TO GET SOME OF THE WATER TO FLOW DOWN THE PIPE. THIS IS NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE I (MO) FELL DOWN.
IN THIS SECOND PHOTO YOU CAN SEE THE GUYS USING PVC CEMENT AND ATTACHING THE ENDS OF THE PIPES. YOU CAN'T IMAGINE THE TERRAIN THE PIPE LINE GOES THROUGH, BOTH UP AND DOWN HILLS.
THIS THIRD PHOTO SHOWS GUYS WORKING ON REBAR FOR THE FOUNDATION OF THE WATER TANK. THE CYLINDRICAL TANK WILL BE MADE IN LAYERS USING STEEL FORMS ITDP BROUGHT.
THIS FOURTH PICTURE SHOWS YOU THE STEEPNESS OF THE HILL THE VILLAGE IS SITUATED ON. ALL THE HUTS ARE ON A DIFFERENT ELEVATION. NO PART OF THE VILLAGE IS ON LEVEL GROUND. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE MATERIALS THAT ARE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION.
FOR THE FINAL PICTURE IN THIS SERIES YOU CAN SEE WHERE HARVEY AND I (MO) SACKED OUT THAT FIRST NIGHT. THE MOSQUITO NETTING IS HANGING OVER US. THE SIDES HAVE BEEN TIED DO YOU CAN SEE. THE FAMILY THAT LIVES HERE IS LIKELY BUDDHIST SINCE THE ONSET BOX IN THE FAR WALL IS A SHRINE.
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The Thailand Team Blog, unfortunately, has not been updated because they were not able to get internet access. We apologize for this inconvenience since we know many of you have been wanting to know how to pray for them.
See the attached photo of Mo Nakatsui, who is currently recovering in the hospital in Chiang Mai.
He slipped on wet sand and rock while working, shattering his shin and breaking another bone on his right leg. He had surgery, has started physical therapy and is learning how to uses crutches. He is expected to arrive home with the team.
Mo has told us that the team has been working in 107 F. degree weather. They could not have done this project without the Zoe students who are hard workers and are used to the climate and rough terrain. Sounds like they have made good progress and are currently working on the outhouses for each hut.
Confident that God has been doing a good work. May God be glorified in All Things for those who love him and are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
Submitted by God's grace alone,
Carol Nakatsui
by Vera Christian
Mission statements: they’re everywhere. Some businesses post theirs prominently for all to see. Some require their employees to commit it to memory. I wonder how many are just there in theory, with little impact on those who are to live and operate by it.
Did you know that we also have a mission statement? In Matthew 28:18-20, commonly known as the “Great Commission,” Jesus commands us to make disciples of all nations. I remember thinking in my younger years that it was limited to overseas missions, and since I wasn’t “called” to go, I excused myself from obeying it.
Wrong.
Thankfully, God corrected me on that point. I have since learned this command is something for all of us as believers. In our ACE study of You and Me Forever by Francis and Lisa Chan, we were exhorted as married couples to consider how we might carry out this commission in our lives today. My husband and I were blessed to spend a weekend with ten couples from our church in March, seeking God specifically on this question. We are excited to see what God is doing as each couple weaves their individual strengths together to accomplish something for His kingdom.
Just think about it. When each one of us, single or married, are committed to carrying out the commission of Christ, making disciples where we have been planted, God is glorified and His kingdom is expanded. While we may not make a huge difference as an individual, collectively we can make a huge impact for the cause of Christ, with each of us touching different people, including our own children, for Him and His sake.
In a country where God has not been welcome and counted as dead, we need to take this command seriously. I have been personally challenged to lift my eyes out of my own comfort zone and consider how I might use my days to equip others to grow in Christ, starting with my own children, so that His name may be magnified again in America. Our land sorely needs it.
Jesus lived, taught, healed and died with a mission. At His death, He could say with confidence, “It is finished!” Dear friends, the battle for the hearts of all humans continues today. It is a battle worth investing our lives in, for it yields eternal fruit.
Are you living out His mission?
