A busy time at for the Asian Gospel Outreach

Here's an update from Mike on the Northmen team.

Hello all from Thailand, Today was a day of travel, preparation, buying, wedding rehearsal and such. All on Thai time of course. Scott is really having trouble with Thai time. He wants to do everything like in America. Now Now Now! That does not work here. Tomorrow is the big wedding (rehearsal tonight and I must remember in Lisu there is no kissing of the bride. Nick when with Norman and Joseph today to complete the marriage deal. He got off with two water buffalo, final cost arrangements yet to be set. I think we are sending the couple south to the beautiful beaches of Thailand for about four days. Then they will come back to work here with Ahtapa and Leah. Nick is ideal for the work. The kids love him. Athapa trusts him and knows him fairly well. Ahlemi is already a part of the family and Nick might as well be.
So tomorrow morning busy, busy. Wedding at 10........ish. But before that all the cooking and final prep. We hauled home enough food for an army from Changmai today. Radishes,
big withe ones for greens and to dice into the stir fry, mustard greens, oranges, squash, onions, garlic, two or three other kinds of greens; Oh yes, another pig is being slaughtered as I write. That makes three since we have been here. Grandpa no longer has this job. Chatchai is now in charge and boys do it all. This piggy will be stir fry for the multitude tomorrow.
Hopefully things will settle down Friday afternoon after all leave. Maybe Saturday we will do a little travel and some evangelism. If we meet here Sunday one of us will preach or maybe two. Dennis has been leading the kids early morning devoitons and he does a great job. (for you early riseers that happens at 4:40 am). Then the kids work on the rosetta stone program (english study) and breakfast before being off to shcool. Of course no one will go to school tomorrow. We need to do some finish up work on our stairway project yet but it will not take long. It is usuable. We have the material in hand to build the learning center score table. Hopefiully we can get that all cut out and maybe even get started putting it together before we leave.

So long for now. I will try to get someting off tomorrow after the wedding. Who knows what is going to happen. I am wearing native Lisu pants and shirt. Nick will be in tux and Ahlemi in a rented gown. Later. Mike"