The Garrisons ✠ Serving with the People of Myanmar (Burma) M Y A N M A R P R O J E C T • A P R I L 2 0 1 4 Dear Thawing Friends, We celebrate your improving temperatures and sunshine. In this letter we want to share with you our excitement about God’s continued provision for those around us. Regardless of the type of work God has called you to, we believe it is important to periodically suspend thinking about your present and future and look over your shoulder at the past. You see things that you’ve missed, such as how seemingly unrelated experiences actually formed a pattern. More exciting is recognizing prayers you are hoping to be answered in the future, have already started being answered in your past... you don’t have to keep looking towards future solutions that are already present. Without the pause, it’s possible to fail to celebrate the answers God has provided. Recently we were with some friends singing and praying... and we took such a pause. Craig recollected the prayers that we had prayed– some of them in the distant past–for godly trained community leaders in Myanmar. It was an exciting moment to reflect on all the people whom we had witnessed God developing, and the way His provision was reducing the leadership vacuum in the country. We look forward to returning to the U.S. this June and sharing what we are witnessing the Lord accomplish all around us. In May, Kara will return for ten days to attend Sarah’s graduation from John Brown University, then fly back for Kate’s graduation from high school here in northern Thailand. On June 4th, Craig, Kara, Kate & Jacob will fly to the US, landing in Tulsa on the 5th of June. We will spend 6+ months catching up with family and friends. Our schedule for our visits is yet to be determined, but we are making our bucket list! The Garrison Family Last month we attended the graduation celebration of our first friend in Thailand. She is amazing. She helps immigrants from Myanmar, and many of us have jokingly referred to her as the Mother Theresa of SE Asia... which makes no sense to our friend. Our friend, Leik, was ordained last month. She is one of two ordained women in Myanmar. She leads a church of new believers and houses kids and youth who are at risk. This couple is one of three that we have invested in. We are grateful for the small part we have been able to play in assisting them in various ways. They are a gift to their nation. This month, take a look at some of the leaders you have helped provide to the church of Myanmar, and to the emerging nation. “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” Galatians 6:10 Emerging Leaders.