We had bought pears at the roadside stand on Monday when we were in the cool mountains. Turns out the pears were hard and sour. Mei, who never wastes edible food, cooked the pears with sugar and cinnamon, transforming them into a delicious topping for the French Toast which we all enjoyed this morning for breakfast. After group devotions, we started our debriefing at 9 AM. We focused on what God is teaching me, what I can rejoice about (since our theme is rejoice always), and what I can bring back home to LA. After each individual shared, the rest of the group affirmed them and also shared what they thought could improve their ministry. We then had two others pray for this person. All sixteen of us completed the process by 5 PM, including taking a lunch break and several water and potty breaks. Florence had called and said she wanted to cook Shan rice plus a full dinner for us. She came at 5:45 with a Shan lady who helped her cook, bring a huge pot of Shan mountain rice, a delicious mushroom dish made with mushroom she had bought at the roadside stop (where we bought the pears and bamboo shoot), a Shan salad made with carrots, cabbage and peanuts plus Shan spices, a tray of baby chicken drumsticks, and a Shan soup. Meanwhile, since we thought Florence was only bringing one dish, Mei had cooked a big pot of northern vinegar and soy sauce spare ribs (over ten pounds of ribs), a tray of vegetables, and Sue had made a Thai mango salad, so basically, we had enough food for two normal dinners. We ate up everything except the soup, some of the two salads and a little bit of rice! This was the first meal everyone had enough to eat since we came to Thailand (since the servings are so small here and heavy on starch with very little meat). We were all so happy after the meal. Florence then shared the amazing story of her conversion in 1992 and of being called in 1997, which includes a miracle healing of her migraine. She prayed with us for several individuals among the team with various physical infirmities. Though we did not experience instant healing, we believe God will heal. Sue asked for prayer for Marshall's brother Bob, so we all prayed too for Bob. We also prayed for Florence's ministry among the Shan, that whole villages would come to Christ and that many of the Shan will return to Myanmar to bring the Gospel back to their own people. Florence encouraged us to prepare a testimony to share when we returned to LA and taught us the four I's, Inform, Involve, Invest and Intercede for missions.
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