Raising Pigs: April 10, 2009

Hello,

This year, I have a plan to start raising pigs. We have bought 5 pigs. Last night it rained really hard here. One of the pigs died in the rain last night. Maib has already cooked the pig for us to eat. These pigs are not regular domesticated pigs, but they're wild pigs. They're different in that domesicated pigs are physically not as strong. Pork from domesticated pigs is cheaper. Wild pigs are not as easy to raise as domesticated pigs because you can't really teach them anything. Wild pigs are also smaller, but there is more meat on them, and the meat is more expensive. But the wild pigs that we're raising right now we're not planning on selling or anything, this is just a tryout, a test if you will, to see how it goes. We don't have a place to keep the pigs and the area where we're keeping the pigs right now isn't very big. These pictures are of the pigs and a few of the children that are going to be living with us this year. It's now Songkran here.

I will send you another email after Songkran letting you know which students will be living with us next year. God bless you.Somboon

Raising Pigs

Pong's House: April 10, 2009

Hello,

I'm not sure if you remember or not - there was a fire at Pong's house a few months back. He was a student here at the training center this last year. They received help from the government and others and now they have a more beautiful house than they had before.

Thank you to everyone who prayed for him. Pha, thank you for the money that you sent. Today, I went to his house and visited his mother and gave them the money that Pha sent. His mother was very happy and said thank you very much for the money and for praying for them. Pong's mother said thank you to the entire Hmong youth team that went to visit them when you guys were here. They were very happy that you visited and they miss you. These pictures are of Pong's new house. Some of the Bible students helped build the house. Pong's mother really likes this house.

Thank you once again and may God bless you.

Somboon

Pong's new house

Hmong Bible Training Center Graduation Ceremony - March 22, 2009

Hmong Bible Training Center: Graduation - March 22, 2009

Hello servants of God,
This last Sunday we had a graduation ceremony as well as a closing ceremony for the Bible training center. There were about 60 people who came to congratulate the Bible students. I am sending you these pictures of the ceremony.

We have trained 5 groups of students with God leading us. All you have had a part in helping us train and build up these students. Please continue to pray for these students as they go out they may bear fruit. Praise God for last few years that we have had the Bible training center as it has been a blessing to Hmong churches. Even though the training center is closing and we feel sad, but we believe that God has a good plan for the future for Hmong people.

Thank you to each of you for your financial and prayer support. May God bless you, your family, and your ministry, and may God give you the strength to continue to fight the good fight of faith during this time that the economy is bad. This year we have a plan to open a hostel for very poor Hmong children and/or orphans. We want to make disciples of Jesus from these children. Please pray for us. Please pray that God would lead us to the children that He wants to bring here. Please pray also for the necesary money that we will need.Jesus is our hope, our life.

May God give you hope and may you have a full life in the Spirit through Jesus Christ our Lord. The troubles that we have in this life make us grow up spiritually. Depend on God with all of your heart. God bless you.

Somboon (Kaub Yaj)