Wednesday, September 11, 2013

06/23/2013

Hello, I hope things are going well for all of you. Things are going very well here in Thailand. I now find myself involved in three main ministries:

1) Assisting Pastor Chan with his children’s home and church. This week I helped him build a pig pen. It was a fun project and now they have a cost-efficient way to raise pigs for food and extra profit to help finance their ministry. He bought four pigs a couple days ago that are now in their pen, eating while getting ready to be eaten.

2) Teaching English in a Bible college. This past week ran smoothly. I am building stronger relationships with the students and learning great teaching techniques from the American missionary couple I work with. I help in a number of English classes and also help teach a computer class in English.

3) Teaching English (and using it as a means to share the gospel) at Payap Christian Zone. This is a church home to diverse age groups and ethnicities, though I am helping in their English-teaching ministry that focuses on outreach to local Thai college students.


Please pray…

Praises:
>God has blessed me with a smooth immersion into the culture and environment here, taking time and energy off of worry or culture shock, and onto ministry.
>Relationships with people have been a huge blessing. I have been able to forge new relationships with many, as well as strengthen existing relationships. This will not only help me in ministry while here now, but help me stay involved – from abroad and when I return – in the future.

Requests:
>That I would be able to keep my eyes on God, obediently doing His calling with as little distraction as possible.
>That I would have a clear sense of direction in the remainder of my trip here (one more month), and then beyond – finishing seminary, and prayerfully discerning God’s future for me.
>That God’s Will ultimately be done, not my own.

Attached are a couple of pictures I thought you might like:
1) A couple Balloon and I reached out to. I met them at church during their first visit, when they came to learn English. They invited us over to their house for dinner. They both asked a lot of questions about the gospel. She said she once was close to becoming a Christian, but then decided not to. Please pray that their hearts are open to receive Christ.
2) Balloon's church group (American interns and locals) outside their church, before leaving to a southeastern Asian country hostile to the gospel. Please pray for them to be effectively used by God in sharing the gospel, and for their safety.

Thank you all for your prayers and support!

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