07/19/2013

Hello everyone. I hope all is going well for you. I recently recovered from a 2.5-day sickness but now feel great.

My time in Thailand is quickly coming to an end. Over the past couple of weeks, I have been blessed in many ways. In particular, I had the honor of eating dinner with two American missionary couples and Lahu Bible college staff. It was a nice evening of fellowship, warm weather, and delicious duck.

One week ago, a group of Christian students (from the Karen people group) drove down from their school on the Thai/Myanmar border. They stayed in a local church here in Chiang Mai. Their English was very good, and it was a real blessing to get to know them during the week they were here. They also formed a choir and sang hymns for us, which was a lot of fun.

We said good-bye to the Karen students this morning. Though the parting was difficult, I am happy we encouraged them before they left. I felt a sense of unity in the body of Christ as we encouraged them and saw them off. I hope to likewise encourage the believers I have befriended here as I leave Asia in less than a week.


Please pray for the following…

Praises:
>God continues to bless me in numerous ways on this trip
>For a great source of prayer supporters back home (yes, that’s you!)

Requests:
>That I would finish strong in my last few days here, especially by encouraging fellow believers I have connected with here
>That I would have a safe trip back to the US
>That God’s Will ultimately be done, not my own.

Pictures:
1) A nice lunch I had with a teacher and student from the Bible college.
2) The group of 12^th-grade Karen students singing hymns at a children’s home where we helped. They were very good!


As always, thanks so much for your prayers and support!