Unexpected Missionary Trials

One of the rooms at the Lighthouse were our team mates live

In Lampang recently, there was a big storm with lots of rain and we heard from our teammates that their neigbhour's pipe burst onto their roof and the ceiling collapsed flooding their bedroom. So Nick had to climb up onto the slippery roof while it was still raining and try to fix the problem while Trish mopped up the deluge of water in their bedroom. The water went through the floorboards and into the office and kidsclub area below damaging printers and network cables.

Also, we had friend who we went through Bible College with working in Indonesia who had to be medically evacuated because the wife was really sick with dengue fever from a mosquito. Soon after the husband suffered from dengue and one of their 3 sons as well. They will recuperate in Singapore for at least a month. It takes many months to recover from dengue. It is a very debilitating illness. They write: "The tiredness we are feeling is extraordinary. The 30m walk from the car was like a marathon. A 5 min conversation ends with the desire to crash out asleep"

Missionary life is full of unexpected surprises and trials. Without God we might despair under the circumstances. But what a difference he makes, that we go through these trials to serve him and for His glory.