Mission Trip To Paletwa Area, Southern Chin State - Part 2 (12th-19th December 2010)

December 12, 2010: At night, we listened to their testimonies and led the people with comedy performed by the team. Among many others, the pastor’s older brother’s testimony was most touching than others. With tear in his eyes, he said, “I have lived on this earth for more than 60 now and this is the first time I received a gift (more than 60 clothes was distributed to man and women. Clothes and slippers or shoes were also distributed to children ) from other fellow. We the villagers never think of buying slippers or shoes for our children but they all got shoes as well. I know that this has been done so simply because this people, aiming and looking at us, love the Lord and they love the people. Blessed be the name of the Lord Jesus.” After he said this, he walked out with tears in his eyes.



December 13, 2010: We bid our farwell to the villagers. It was really hard and very hard to say good bye as we looked at their eyes. We only knew that God has touched their lives and that this mission trips had been a blessing to those of us who went and those of the people that received the service. But the journey does not end here.

December 14,2010: We left at 8:00 am and we crawled and walked all day long to arrive Sa Mi only at 5:00 pm in the evening. Elisha, my good friend and one of the team members, was having a real hard time walking. We rest well the night and Elisha was OK the next day.

December 15,2010: We got  up early in the morning and had breakfast and start preparing tent for the gathering place since a memorial sevice was to be held for Pastor Mang Lian who passed away in September,2010. After we’re done with the preparation, we had our first night meeting and there were about 300 peoples. The next day we had a memorial service and there were about 300 peoples again attending. It was to me a joy to share God’s teaching on the vitality of friendship and relationship and being grateful to Him for every friends. It was such a blessing to see God’s power operating in the hearts of those who listened.  Elisha preached on the last night of gathering in that village. It was such a wonderful thing to witness God blessing His words.





December 16-17,2010: We left this place again at 8:00 am and took boat for one day to get to Kyuat Taw only at 5:00 pm. We ministered the night to children at Bryce Lodge Five sponsored by Understand The Times. The next day, the team visited the monkey mountain where we enjoyed feeding monkey and sharing what God was doing during the trip. It was like a rest day and it was great. We telephoned our family back home in Yangon and it was a joy as well.



December 18-19,2010: We left Kyaut Taw at 9:00 am and took Bus. We arrived home at 5:00 pm on the 19^th of December, 2010. What a joy it was to be reached by wives, children, and friends at home. What a joy it is to know the fact that we have obeyed our Lord’s command to go, and have joined Him in His works. We concluded our mission trip’s diary by quoting Psalm: “Praise the LORD! I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation. The works of the LORD are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them. His work is honorable and glorious and His righteousness endure forever. He has made His wonderful works to be remembered;the LORD is gracious and full of compassion” (Psalm 111:1-4).