Trip Time - Part II

Kind of a continuation of the first trip, one of the groups finished their trip by picking the Mom of our beloved brother G, a Queyu T whom we have grown to love very deeply and gotten to know pretty well since we first met him in June of 2005. G's Mom had become very sick and placed in the hospital closest to their village. Her family was told that it was a gallbladder problem, but that she was too old for surgery. G felt, and we agreed, that she would get a better diagnosis and possibly better outlook if she could come to our city for assessment. Our groups were going through village in the way back in, so we picked up "Amah", a beautiful 70 year old woman whom we had grown close to over the course of visiting G's family in their village.
You may remember that G is a former monk- recently we had discovered that he actually had been proclaimed a living Buddha. He had not been home for over 7 years, something that had troubled Amah's heart as well as G's.
We felt the weight of brining this woman to the city, not only because we were concerned what the doctors would find, but also very aware that an amazing reunion would finally take place. The two personal things that had been said to us kept turning over in our minds: Amah: "I know that my son is so longer a monk. I know that he believes in J. Tell my son that when he tells me himself in MY dialect that I will believe, too." G: When my Mom come to the city, she will know J, and the Father will heal her." SO she arrived, many people pr-ed for and with her, and then her son "came back to her." We were not present for the reunion, (rightfully so), but the next morning when picking Amah up to take her to the hospital for yet another test, she couldn't be happier. And when her son ran outside to join us, it was difficult to tell who had more joy written on their face.
Surgery was set, family back together, and it was time for our second trip. We had a great new friend from a Missouri club join our team for a trip to check out options for pig farms. Too long to explain, but the opportunity for people to hear the good news are sometimes necessarily creative. The good thing is, most of these opportunities can also benefit the community. SO Adam, the expert on pigs, and farming, and a whole lot of other things, traveled with us to check things out. While we were in G's village, we got word that Amah's surgery, although far more extensive than had been expected, had gone well. G was relieved, and so were the family members that we were able to report to. Adam's assessment was that G's village was the PERFECT location to begin a pig farming project, and we headed home.
When we arrived back, he met with G, heard G's vision of his desire to begin the ch--ch in his village and take it to all T's, and that part of his vision included having a pig farm enterprise to train people so that they could go to other areas and tell others, first about Father, and second about pigs, we were SO moved. G has really been seeking Father about all of this for a long time. For him to express it so clearly and boldly was a true testimony of the Father's incredible goodness. But the next thing that came out of his mouth we were truly unprepared for. G shared that his Mom had already believed! Why we were so surprised? It was the Father's timing, it was the obedience of the son, it was the heartfelt pr-ers of many people. So fast, so powerful, SO HIM.
To Him belong all the praise! To Him belong Amah! Please pray for her as she recuperates (she will be in the city at least three more weeks), please pr for G as he waits on the Father concerning going back to his village and beginning the ch--ch. Please pr that the pig farm will be successful to aide the community, but will not be a stumbling block and merely produce "rice believers". Father's wisdom alone are needed.
All For His Glory- Mike and Trish, Anna and Kenan