Often, the work which is the hardest is the most rewarding!
Today we are at the domestic airport, headed for Ha Noi. I feel like I have a hangover! When I think about the sweat drenching, physically exhausting work we did yesterday, I want to know that it was worth the effort. Ms. Ungh [I'm certainly not sure about the spelling] broke down and wept before we left her home. She was so greatful. After praying for 13 years out of desperation, knowing she was stuck in poverty and could not get out by herself, she finally had a home which did not flood during the monsoon rains, backing raw sewage up into her home. She actually had a toilet of her own.
Jesus said, "What is greater, the gift that is on the alter or the alter that sanctifies the gift?" I am greatful that Jesus takes all we [meaning you and us] offer and sets it apart for his work. As we offer what you gave and what we give to him, he always multiplies it in ways that still truely amaze me.
Thank you for helping to transform lives. Ms. Ungh said she will never forget us. She will always pray for us. Her life will never be the same. Luu, our contact here says she is already witnessing to her neighbors about her Christian family from America who came here to help her. They say, 'is this true. Can these people really be so kind?'
Howard
