Laine@johnsonfamilies.us
We returned from an exciting week at a seaside camp with 140 enthusiastic third thru sixth graders plus dozens of dedicated counselors, teachers, and other camp staff. We told the students about Thailand, and taught them many Lisu words.
Many of the students enjoyed the ongoing drama presented at "Magnificent Missions" during the week. Certain students were selected each day to act out the narration. The drama linked together several related stories about God's working among the Lisu and other people over the course of many years:
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On Monday, the campers learned about Hupasha, who crossed the high mountains with his family to tell others about Jesus. |
Winema Campers Dramatize
the story of Hupasha and his wife |
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| On Tuesday, the campers learned about Lisu Jeremiah and his friends, who met up with the fierce Naga people in the jungle one day |  |
| "Naga Headhunters" confront Lisu Christian hunters in the jungle ... | |
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... And are shocked at the effect that leaping out of the jungle has on the Lisu hunters! |
"Fierce" Naga
Headhunters |
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On Wednesday, the children learned the story of how the Morse missionary family and many thousands of Lisu left a comfortable life on the plains of Putao to live free for six years in the high mountains. This history is documented in the book "Exodus to Hidden Valley". |
"Exodus" campfire |
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Thursday, the children learned how Jesse Yangmi went to school in america, then returned to asia to help begin the Lisu Bible Institute. |
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Jesse Yangmi, Lisu Bible Institute President |
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On Friday, we introduced the children to a Lisu pastor named John Bee and told of his dream of starting a music ministry for the Lisu young people in his village and other villages. John Bee has been praying for over a year for the funds necessary to start the ministry with other dedicated Lisu Christians, but had been unable to raise the full amount. The children at camp raised enough funds to make his dream come true, with funds left over to help with other Lisu educational needs! |
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John Bee
at prayer with a few playful friends |
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Here is part of the email he wrote when he found out what the children at Winema had done: |
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