At the end of last year we were diligently preparing computer training classes for the six grade Wa students.  This year in January we began a four week computer class, and after school began in March, every other week we continued to have half day of computer training.  There were 19 students in this group who learned data inputting, page composition, making tables and graphic arrangement, printing, etc.  They also designed their own individually styled graduation commemoration book; when they presented it at the graduation ceremony, lots of their younger classmates admired them.
 

• All the new 6th grade class students hope they can start computer classes in September, please ask the Lord to provide coworkers who can teach computer.

July 5th was the second graduation ceremony.  Among the 19 graduating students, five applied for middle school, and three passed the entrance exam.  This is our school’s first time to participate in Southern Wa district interscholastic activities.  After this, we hope that each year there will be students to take the exam, and moreover in knowledge, character, life-style, language, behavior, and in every aspect has good appearance so as to glorify God’s name.

• Please pray for the spiritual growth, firmness in faith, and the love of God and others for the graduates.

This year the pigs and chicken on the mountain that we live on have had various diseases which has resulted in the  villagers suffering tremendous loss. But the brothers and sisters in the Lord can still say: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.  This gave us comfort and encouragement. 

Recently, due to irrigation canals that have been dug, there have been many new paddy fields opened, and each household has been appointed some of these paddy fields.  The paddies each year is sown and harvested twice, add to this, the original rice grown on dry land, corn and soybean. This keeps the farmers very busy.  There is no break to allow for the body and mind to rest.  Probably because of the excessive exhaustion, many adults and children have been ill. The serious ones are taken to the city to be treated and many have spent a lot of money. 

• Thank God who listens to our prayers, now there are two villages whose head ruled that villager’smust rest at a certain time. Hope there will be many other villages to follow this example. 
• Please pray for each level of leadership in the area that they will have the wisdom from God and love of the people in their hearts to manage the people.
• Praise God! In April, there were 19 baptized.
• Coworkers have adapted well and travel has been safe.  Although this year there are more sick people, finally all received God’s healing.
• Plentiful food provisions, and especially no lack of meat, and the water has not been cut off.
• Praise God for protection even though the school car’s brakes have failed several times on the steep mountain roads.