Yesterday saw 5 of us still recovering from the stomach bug which meant Matt and I headed off with Pastor Chatchai and his mate Ken to visit a Church on the outskirts of the North of Bangkok. It was an interesting taxi ride, but despite getting lost we ended up visiting a lady who was converted through Chatchai before checking out the Church run by Pastor Peun and his staff. It was great to hear of his vision for Church planting in the area and the effectiveness of the Gospel amongst university students in particular. With him was a guy named Chris - an american missionary who has been here for 2 years with his wife and daughter. Chatting with him was great for understanding what it's like to be a longer term missionary over here. The guy has guts, and obedience, and it was really inspiring to hang with him. We checked out a local university with him and some of the students before heading back via a trip to visit a sick man in hospital.
Last night was the beginning of our english night classes. We only had 7 students in total but of them 6 were non-Christians. This is a great opportunity and we're really really excited to be able to hang out with them over the next 3 nights - they seem quite open to hearing about Jesus from us so please be praying! After our evening debrief, we then collapsed into our beds, ready for a 6:30 start the next morning.
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| 'Mail Call' every morning is a highlight. Our mentors have arranged for a number of letters to be written to us by friends - many of them surprises. It's awesome starting the day knowing that you're not in this alone - we have heaps of support from back home. Thanks guys, each one of them has been a great blessing! |
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| Matt hanging out with students on campus. Behind him in the red shirt is Chris, the american missionary. |
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| This shows the influence of the west - a portrait of the founder of the university. Check out the attire & pipe! |
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| Deb teaching the 'V' sound to students at the learning centre. |
Can't wait to hear more from you all- sounds amazing, praise God! We continue to think of you all and pray for you all. love Karen, Peter, CJ and the bun
ReplyDeletePraise God that you have all recovered as well as you have and are able to carry on with the work you went to do. We shall pray that the 6 non-Christian English students also become interested in finding out more about JESUS!! At first glance I thought Deb was picking her teeth! Love to all Yvonne and Warwick H
ReplyDeleteThinking of you all and praying that you are all well on the way to feeling better. So thankful for these opportunities to teach English and share your lives and faith with your students - praying for clear minds and speech as you teach - and that God will open hearts to His gift of love and saving grace. Love to you all.... Mick and Petra and the boys
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