Lisa Receives Work Permit

September 8, 2022 by Weston in Reports

The second reason for going to Chiang Mai was for Lisa to apply for a work permit. As I described in our previous newsletter, Lisa and I have changed roles and she is now going to be the main visa holder moving forward.

Securing a work permit in Thailand is not usually an easy task and so it proved. Lisa, and the foundation staff worker, had to return more than once to the office to make changes to documents. We praise the Lord for our foundation staff worker in Chiang Mai, an amazing Thai Christian woman named Joy. Her and Lisa have become very good friends and it was an encouragement for them both to have sweet fellowship in the midst of running around the city and redoing documents.

Finally, the result: a 2-year work permit! It is extremely rare for us to receive documents with such a shelf life. Praise the Lord. It guarantees us a visa for the next two years.

Weston and Lisa have been serving in Northeast Thailand for the past eight years among the Isaan people. They are currently leading a team engaged in church planting in the rural countryside.