In a Karen village the church building was taken over by the teacher who preferred the church to the simple bamboo house, that the government had built as a school for him. Praise God that the Christians did not loose heart but built a new church on an even better location of the village. The Christians in that village gave  time and other means faithfully. At the church dedication many expressed thanks to God and testified that only through Gods help, this new building was brought to completion.

• Praise God for the openness of the Karen people towards the gospel. In many places, the church buildings are not large enough to fit all the people. During the next couple of weeks of the dry season, many churches are being enlarged or rebuilt by the Karen congregations.

• Pray that the Karen give priority to it, besides rebuilding their own houses.

• Praise God for various Bible courses, camps and conferences taking place now during the dry season.

• Pray for all those attending to grow in knowledge and understanding of the Lord and the bible so that they are able to pass it on and teach others according to 2. Tim 2.2

• Please pray for unity among the Karen Christians. Some have lost their burning heart for the Lord and are thinking more about their own prosperity. Others are faithfully reaching out to non Christian villages and give their time, despite of lacking support from their already established Karen churches.