23th July Agroasie comments, prayers, praise & questions
Gee's family
I helped Gee run his water pipes from his neighbor's house to his house. It was a pleasure to help him work and get his water connected. Seth came with me and we both helped him.
We ate lunch and Seth said, 'Dad, the lunch was really nice (sticky rice, gerkins, tuna, bbq pork, red tomatoes and bamboo shoots), do you have lunches likes this every week?' The truth is that we have small picnics every time we come.
Gee and Noy were both very happy to have the water connected and it appears clean now, although there is still dirty water in his bath tank from his own well. I expect that will finish soon and they 'll be able to 'bathe' again!
Ning, Gee's daughter has a fever and wasn't well all week. They will take her to the doctors again tomorrow when the go into VTE.
Gee's neighbor- Mr Ferang
Mr Ferang is currently doing 'physio' each day to strengthen his leg before he can be fitted with an authotic. He's been strengthening his muscles each day and by the end of the week they will measure up his leg in order to make a caste and fit the new artifical leg. Hopefully it will be fitted by next Wednesday. It could take Ferang as little as 3 days for him to be comfortable using his new leg or it could take him as long as a week.
Unfortunately, Fergang was given a high doseage of drugs that could damage his hearing function. The toxins in these drugs can kill parts of his brain that control hearing. According to Dr Rienhard, this appears to be the case. Ferang doesn't have any hearing. He can remember when he was lying in hospital he could hear everything, then after then gave him a long injection, his hearing stopped and he's not heard anything since.
It is possible that Ferang has some hearing but this needs to be determined with further testing. Should Ferang have no hearing at all he should learn some Lao sign language.
Reinhard does't have the equipment to test hearing extensively but Reinhard's office manager kindly offered to help me go to Mhort Hospital next week to see if we can get a sufficient hearing test done for Ferang. If the test can't be done, perhaps Ferang can make a boarder pass and I'll take him to Nhong Khai or Udon to get checked there.
Questions, prayers and Praise
1. China to 'flood' the Mekong Aug 1st This is the "BIG" news of the week….Suta, Silek and Gee all said that they heard from in town that the Chinese Gov has sent a letter to the Lao Gov and the Lao gov told Sang Thong to expect flooding on the 1st of Aug. China said that they will be opening 4 gates to ease the pressure on the water ways in Yunnan China. See the article attatched.
It's a bit depressing to say the least. As best this is a rumor and it won't come to anything. At worse, we'll loose land and our vegie crops and a few banana plants. Gee hasn't planted Soya down the base of the land because of the threat.
What are we doing? Pray and look on…
2. Gee's water in their house- clean! Praise God that this is now done…there is a growing relationship with Gee's neighbor now. It's a start and we pray that the whole family will come to love our Maker and Shaper.
3. Metal Filing cabinet and Floor Safe. I'm going with my family to Nhong Kai and Udon next week so I'll look to see if I can get a floor safe.
4. Mulberries. Ian still looking into this with Mulberries with Carma
5. Muddy Road into Khok Peng 2. Gee will put the drain pipe in to make a bridge and order the stone to repair the damage down to the community road into the village.
6. Kabuta Tractor Taining. This week in Vientiane Gee and Theng attended half day maintenance training on the Kabuta tractor. They now know how to change the oil and do a lube.
7. Gee is looking into how to bring the Teak Saplings cut down during the clean up into town. I'd like to use the saplings to make some swings. The issue is, do we need documents for none valueable wood?
