Local Traffic

The road we live on would only be about 6 metres wide. Just enough room one would think, to get a 4 metre gate down on the back of a 3 foot trailer towed by a motor bike.

The traffic jam that ensued should have been a clue that, perhaps they did not pick the best time of day to attempt this though.

I am not sure why they did not come up with the second solution earlier..

The gate did have wheels on it.. and as such could be considered a vehicle in it's own right.

lol

Being a pedestrian or on a push bike is sometimes the fastest way to get around.

Cheers

Fiona

The April School Holidays

In case you didn't know, this is the HOT dry season. So when April school holidays came around, we headed North... away from the equator.

Graham's brother Martin, and his wife Fran came to visit from Australia. Fran has a brother in Lao, so this seemed the logical place to head for. To the right is a photo of Naomi and Amy. Amy is Fran's brother's daughter, ie Naomi's Cousin's Cousin.

Lao is a beautiful and affordable country to visit. The mountains and limestone karsts in the North seem endless. The people are friendly and hospitable.

As we drove slowly on long windy mountain roads through small thatch and mud walled villages I pictured myself living amongst the locals and sharing the gospel and found myself praying for the villages. But the reality is that Lao is a closed country, closed to Christianity that is. Christians are often persecuted in Lao, imprisoned or forced from their homes. How difficult it must be to be a Christian in Lao. We have so much freedom in Cambodia to praise the Lord, I wonder how we would cope if Cambodia too was closed?