Good news!

Hi - This is Marla. Great News! Seven new Mongolians came to the Friday night Bible study and many of the existing believers who had not come for a while also came. Two visit0rs came from Dave's class and one lady we met at a felt factory we visited during the day. We started talking to her and invited her to the study only to discover that two of the Mongolian Christian women had also been witnessing to her. She not only came to the study but also came with her family today to the Lake. The other visitors were invited by other Mongolian Christians. It seems that our visit has inspired a lot of excitement. The Bible study was lead by a Mongolian and he did a wonderful job (or so I was told - it was all in Mongolian). He was very nervous because it was his first time teaching a group but Peter Bunnell said that he did an excellent job and inspired a lot of discussion around the concepts of sin and grace. The Mongolian believers were so excited. This was the first time that they ever felt like they were ready to actually start their own church. They decided that they want to start meeting on Sunday as well as the Friday night study and they started by inviting everyone at the study to have "Borhok" at the Lake today, Sunday. They all came and we had a great time. Borhok is the traditional Mongolian feast of mutton, potatoes, cabbage and carrots pressure cooked in a Milk cauldron with hot rocks. It was really good!

We are having a wonderful time and the kids are doing great. Brook is doing a wonderful job teaching and Joe, Rachel and Grace are taking turns helping with the teaching and helping Becca at home to take care of the kids and make meals, etc. We are very proud of all of them. We could not ask for a better team. We have all had many opportunities to talk to Mongolians about spiritual matters. Keep praying!

Love,

Marla