God's Plans
Greetings!

Again, we can say plans and time belong to God! Two years ago, we expanded our ministry to the Bru tribe. As a result, we had the first CCI class for the Bru tribe church leaders from many parts of a southern province with 22 students. 
When we first started, I was the teacher. I was not sure how the class would work out because of some of the language differences. Most of them can speak Lao, but some of them could not read Lao. They used the Bru Bible with Vietnamese letters and some of the Lao words that are used in our official language, they did not know. So, it was hard for me to communicate with them. However, this is a great experience for me. I learned a new culture, new techniques to teach and how to deal with the language barrier by going through the lesson slowly, always asking them if they understand or not and asking them to be patient in my teaching. Additionally, we still struggled with the effects of the Covid pandemic. Finally, over two years, we are faced with the situation as humans, where we think things seem to be impossible, but for God everything is possible for Him. The class is finished; we studied hard from book 1 through book 10, that is the reward for our endurance.

When we commit to Him, we receive unexpected blessing and beyond our understanding. Many of our students gained knowledge, changed their lives and love to study the Bible more. They give thanks to God and thanks to CCI for giving them the opportunity for this education.  
 
As we serve the Lord, there are many things we don't know and will never know, but we realize that the work is God's, not ours. We just obey, trust, and do. The reality is we sow and we reap in harvest. That is God's plan and heavenly principle!
We appreciate you, your prayers and support.

CCI Laos National Director
Staff Update
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Pastor S continues to teach his CCI class on book #2 and Pastor Si is teaching the last book #10. Pray that God will help these teachers to have discernment and creativity to be able to help others clearly understand the message of the Scripture and the lessons.
Pastor Si’s class
Pastor S's class
The National Director visited the new church planted by a CCI alumnus and Pastor K, a CCI Area Coordinator. Pray for spiritual growth for the church members and that they will commit to invest in God's work.
Beside teaching, the National Director served others by providing free haircuts. We are thankful for the way he serves his community and shows the love of Jesus.
Testimony
 
"I am Pastor A, a Bru tribe pastor of a house church in southern Laos. All Bru believe in spirit. I was a former witch doctor and had that influence on our tribe. When I accepted Christ, I changed my status from witch doctor to pastor. With no Bible background, it is not easy for me to teach and to lead my people, but when I did, I knew that it did not correspond to the Word. I felt guilty. But I thank God that I have a chance to learn many things about studying the Bible and about leadership. Since I have been in the CCI class, I confess that I do not understand everything that the teacher is presenting in the class, but I gain Biblical knowledge, as it has changed my life, which is better than it ever was, and I lovingly lead God's people. Thank God and thank you, CCI National Director."
Prayer Requests & Praises
 
●     Pray for the alumni who graduated from our program to overcome their fear and be active in their ministries.

     Pray that we will expand our ministry into the new remote areas (and other cities in southern Laos).
 
●     Pray for the new class that will be opened in the new area in the south.

      Pray for the new church that was planted by a pastor who is an alumnus and Pastor K, a CCI Area Coordinator.
Your prayer and giving is worthy for the Kingdom.  
God bless you all.
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