LAOS!!

So after Camp Go--> we as a DBU staff along with IBC's staff took the campers on four different Mission trips.

Hong Kong-Luke Lauber & Hilary Darrow
Phillippines- Ben King & Carole Covey
India- Becky Dunn & Justin Smith
Laos-Myself & Jon Dooley

So Wednesday morning after our closing session, Myself, Jon, Nathan & Colette Loudin, along with two students (Jim & Stephen) flew out to Bangkok, Thailand. We spent the night in Bangkok and had quite an adventure to say the least and the morning of the 4th flew to Ubon, Thailand. From Ubon we took a bus to Pakse, Laos.

We checked into our hotel and headed out to the Watpu ruins. They are ruins from 4th century A.D. and are beautiful! We took the high hike to the top, and spent some time in prayer over the people in Lao.

Wat Pu Ruins

The next couple of days were spent out on the Farm. We worked with Boulin Farm company in Laos. Sam Say from Hong Kong started the company. The company is a bean farm company that takes in families from Laos, gives them a place to live on the farm, and teaches them how to properly plant coffee while living on and cultivating the farm the company owns. The families are living on the farm for two years and within that two years the company hopes to not only train the families, but share the love of Christ and show them how to have a relationship with Christ. After living on the farm for two years the family graduates from the program and the company buys them their own land to cultivate and hopefully takes in families and do the same.

So the purpose of the company is to bring Christ to a communist nation. The company also sells the coffee they grow to churches in the state. For $160 you can buy a year supply of coffee from the company. Not only will you recieve a great cup of coffee, but you will also send your money to support missions in Laos. If you would like more information on the company and how to buy coffee just let me know.

So we worked out on the farm for two days and one night with the families on the farm. We were able to plant and dig and do everything it takes to plant coffee. At night we were able to play with the children and teach them songs. It was the most humbling experience of my life. My eyes were opened to the truth of the Word when it says in "how can they call on the one they have not heard?" These people need the Lord and the country of Laos needs the Lord.