Ministry Update 7-22-07

Though Douninoma was unable to preach last week as planned, Mike allowed him to preach today in services. He did well and was able to preach to 10 adults. This worked out well for Mike, as he had a very busy week this past week. However, this coming week is his last week of language school. We can hardly wait for him to be finished with it. He will have a written test tomorrow and an oral test on Tuesday where he will have the opportunity to preach again to the professors. Then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday he will take some introductory courses in Moore. That will be good for both of us as there are so many people who insist on speaking it to the dumb Americans.
The kids must have seen our car back by the church as we had another large group of 87 children. They were well behaved for the most part despite the fact that all my helpers have now gone back to America. It’s just Benoi and I now. Today I even had the opportunity to teach a little in English. We talked about the Tower of Babel and how they all spoke the same language. So, I asked them in English if they could understand me. It was fun to watch their faces at that point. I’m sure it looked a little like my face does when they go off in Moore.
It was a good day all in all. It rained for a little while this afternoon and we are enjoying the benefits of cool air after the rain.