catch up time
Please forgive my negligence to you, our faithful readers and prayer warriors. Logan and I can't believe time has flown so fast that we are leaving in about 3 days. Recently he posted some new pictures and promised I would talk about what's going on in them.
First, the pictures of lots of Thai kids. Those are from "Joy Kids," a gospel outreach program we do every Saturday to share the gospel with the kids in their language. We begin with singing some praise songs in both Thai and English. We play some games. We learn a Bible verse in both Thai and English, and then we make a craft together. These kids are the same ones we reach out to at the Mahatthai slum. On Friday afternoons, we make flowers and jewelry with the girls. Sometimes their mothers come also. Please pray for these kids, that the Father would draw each one to himself by opening up their hearts to receive the truth of the gospel as they hear the word of God in their language, and that they would experience and receive the love of Christ through our relationships with them. Please notice a couple of the pics with a few of the girls and me. The Father has given me the blessing of really having a special heart and burden for them. Their names are Deau, Bang, and Fern. I'm hoping to have a chance to visit them at their homes before I leave and share Christ personally with them by giving my testimony. Please pray for them and for this.
Other pics show Logan and me with one of the missionary couples, Andrew and Becky, and with a Thai couple. The Thai couple are Chawacheu and Jirapon, my Monday night English students. Praise be to God for answering our prayers to enter a deeper relationship with them. Thank you for praying with us. Not only did we have a great time at a great Thai place where they serve the whole shrimp and not just the tails (see pics - there is a good one of Logan looking at the shrimp!), but Andrew and Becky got to know them which means the relationship will likely continue when we leave. It just so happens that Jirapon works in advertising here, and that is what Becky used to do when in the states. They hit it off and traded phone numbers with future plans to go shopping and hang out. Another cool thing is that they are a newly married couple (only 10 months), and Andrew and Becky are newly married. Both couples have no kids. So please pray that God will cultivate this relationship for himself, that he will give Andrew and Becky boldness to share with them the gospel of Christ, and that Chawacheu and Jirapon will come to a knowledge of our Lord and have a hunger and thirst for the living God. From what I understand, they are nominal Buddhists - meaning that they see the good in believing something, and they have grown up and live in a Buddhist culture. They are very western though, which I think will help Andrew and Becky as they spend more time with them and share their lives with them.
Let me think. Oh, the vet talk did happen. The vet, Din, the pet shop owner and his girlfriend, and one other young man came. Can I just say that it was hard to lecture!! But praise be to God for bringing them to the place where we hold English classes and worship. Dave got to meet the vet and engage him and the pet shop owner. Please pray for these relationships and the work the Lord is doing in and through them.
Some of the other pics contain the missionary women here - we got together for a brunch one day. I'm so thankful for them and the way the Father has used them to speak into my life.
I must say the biggest thing I've learned just this week is that God has made me a wife so that second after my individual walk with him comes my ministry to my husband. One thing the Father has used to teach me this truth is a book by Martha Peace called The Excellent Wife. I encourage each of you who are already married or those of you approaching marriage to check it out. Their are some great biblical references to meditate on.
Hopefully we will get at least one more chance to blog. The current stuff going on includes Logan and I trying to finish the material for a Thai devotional for July. Please pray for our discipline, focus and endurance as we prepare this daily devotional to leave. There is also a short-term team from Pennsylvania here. They arrived last Tuesday night. Logan and I led them on a prayer walk Thursday, and we are trying to help out in any way possible with them. Please pray that the Father would reveal himself to each member of the team (there are 7), and that he would use their time here for his glory.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and encouragement. Looking forward to talking to you soon.
First, the pictures of lots of Thai kids. Those are from "Joy Kids," a gospel outreach program we do every Saturday to share the gospel with the kids in their language. We begin with singing some praise songs in both Thai and English. We play some games. We learn a Bible verse in both Thai and English, and then we make a craft together. These kids are the same ones we reach out to at the Mahatthai slum. On Friday afternoons, we make flowers and jewelry with the girls. Sometimes their mothers come also. Please pray for these kids, that the Father would draw each one to himself by opening up their hearts to receive the truth of the gospel as they hear the word of God in their language, and that they would experience and receive the love of Christ through our relationships with them. Please notice a couple of the pics with a few of the girls and me. The Father has given me the blessing of really having a special heart and burden for them. Their names are Deau, Bang, and Fern. I'm hoping to have a chance to visit them at their homes before I leave and share Christ personally with them by giving my testimony. Please pray for them and for this.Other pics show Logan and me with one of the missionary couples, Andrew and Becky, and with a Thai couple. The Thai couple are Chawacheu and Jirapon, my Monday night English students. Praise be to God for answering our prayers to enter a deeper relationship with them. Thank you for praying with us. Not only did we have a great time at a great Thai place where they serve the whole shrimp and not just the tails (see pics - there is a good one of Logan looking at the shrimp!), but Andrew and Becky got to know them which means the relationship will likely continue when we leave. It just so happens that Jirapon works in advertising here, and that is what Becky used to do when in the states. They hit it off and traded phone numbers with future plans to go shopping and hang out. Another cool thing is that they are a newly married couple (only 10 months), and Andrew and Becky are newly married. Both couples have no kids. So please pray that God will cultivate this relationship for himself, that he will give Andrew and Becky boldness to share with them the gospel of Christ, and that Chawacheu and Jirapon will come to a knowledge of our Lord and have a hunger and thirst for the living God. From what I understand, they are nominal Buddhists - meaning that they see the good in believing something, and they have grown up and live in a Buddhist culture. They are very western though, which I think will help Andrew and Becky as they spend more time with them and share their lives with them.
Let me think. Oh, the vet talk did happen. The vet, Din, the pet shop owner and his girlfriend, and one other young man came. Can I just say that it was hard to lecture!! But praise be to God for bringing them to the place where we hold English classes and worship. Dave got to meet the vet and engage him and the pet shop owner. Please pray for these relationships and the work the Lord is doing in and through them.
Some of the other pics contain the missionary women here - we got together for a brunch one day. I'm so thankful for them and the way the Father has used them to speak into my life.
I must say the biggest thing I've learned just this week is that God has made me a wife so that second after my individual walk with him comes my ministry to my husband. One thing the Father has used to teach me this truth is a book by Martha Peace called The Excellent Wife. I encourage each of you who are already married or those of you approaching marriage to check it out. Their are some great biblical references to meditate on.
Hopefully we will get at least one more chance to blog. The current stuff going on includes Logan and I trying to finish the material for a Thai devotional for July. Please pray for our discipline, focus and endurance as we prepare this daily devotional to leave. There is also a short-term team from Pennsylvania here. They arrived last Tuesday night. Logan and I led them on a prayer walk Thursday, and we are trying to help out in any way possible with them. Please pray that the Father would reveal himself to each member of the team (there are 7), and that he would use their time here for his glory.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and encouragement. Looking forward to talking to you soon.
