October 30th, 2007 - Update
Khmu Quick Facts:
-Indigenous inhabitants of Northern Laos
-3% Christian population out of 525,000
-Settled agriculturalists who practice swidden farming
-Found mainly in the Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang Provinces of Laos
- Thank the Lord for the three ongoing translation projects for the Khmu. Praise God for the great national colleagues and for their growing confidence in their work. Praise God for positive community support.
- Pray that the Lord would cover the eyes of those who don't need to see what is happening and give the translation teams wisdom in carrying out their work carefully but without fear.
- Ask the Lord to help build better bonds of trust and respect between official church leadership and minority members of those churches, based on a firm Biblical understanding that in Christ there is no distinction between Jew or Greek.
- Pray for those engaging officials in the areas of Scripture publishing, and the educational needs of minority peoples; that there would be good relationships built and that small cracks in the door will wide.
