We are amazed at the wide variety of opportunities are open to our team to minister and serve with our host church here as well as other Christian workers here. The pastor caught a bad cold (I think we passed ours on to him), so he asked to preach again today. I helped in children's church.
This past week I (Doris) was able to do two full days of baking for the Coffee House that the church has recently opened. The pastor's wife normally does all the baking for it, but she was swamped with other obligations, mainly because the church was hosting a two-day pastor's seminar. I introduced cinnomon rolls and they seemed to go over well . A young man on our outreach team recently introduced "cheesecake," that was a very big hit.
Part of our team spent two days this week visiting outlying villages where an incredible revival is taking place, especially among the youth. The Lord stretched our team big time when they had to eat bamboo larvae, mud fish, etc. and sleep on bamboo floors. But they said all the discomfort was worth it, just to see the children worship God, repent, and receive visions from God. Arthur and I were with Pastor Gampon in another city at revival meetings. We truly enjoyed the meetings (praising and dancing and worshiping until midnight each night). God is definitely on the move in Thailand! It's amazing to see faith rising up in the Christians as they see and hear about all God is doing all over the country. Healings and miracles are happening in many places.
This coming week we had planned to work with an orphanage here in Chiang Mai but now it isn't working out to spend the week with the children. Please pray that we will know what He is directing us to do. Each week we've worked helping university students speak/learn English, visited the sick and dying in the children's wards of the hospital, worked on the church (rebuilding restrooms, painting, weeding, cleaning, etc.). On Thursday we will be making a "border run" to get our visa's squared away for the next leg of our outreach phase. Please keep us in prayer that day. It will be a long day of travelling across the border and back. Oh Oh gotta go!! Explain later!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Sorry for the lack of information!!
We truly thought we would have more opportunities to post to this blog, but between the bad connections, loss of power, and our busy ministry responsibilities, we have had very little time/ability to spend blogging. We are sorry about that. Hopefully, you have gotten the emails we sent out along the way.
Today Arthur preached here at the City Gate Church at the request of Pastor Gampon. It was a wonderful service and the people were really blessed, especially, I think, the English speakers that live here (missionaries, YWAMers, etc). I'm amazed at how many non-Thais are connected with this church and it's various ministries.
Pastor Gampon has asked us to join him as he travels to hear an Indian pastor speak the next couple of days in a town about 4-5 hours south of Chiang Mai. We are excited to go along. The preaching will be done in English (Indian English), and Pastor Gampon will be the Thai translater. The rest of our team will visit two villages about an hours drive from here and minister there for 2 days.
The weather here is HOT and with the humitity at 94%, sometimes the heat feels unbearable. Please hold us up in your prayers. We are thankful that every once in a while we are able to be in a spot that has air-conditioning. Our group will be going to a market tonight to buy supplies for ministry in the villages and even though Arthur and I will not be going to the villages, we are going shopping with them--just to get into a air-conditioned store.
We send you all our love and remind you that you are in our prayers. The Lord has blessed us in marvelous ways; with answers to prayer, with healing from ailments that have come upon us, with words to speak of His goodness and greatness, with revelation of how to pray for people when we cannot understand their request (but God gives us understanding and discernment in how to pray and how to bless them).
Please drop us a comment. We'd love to hear how things are going at home. May God bless and keep you, until we connect again. Blessed be the Name of the Lord!!!
With our love,
Art & Doris
Today Arthur preached here at the City Gate Church at the request of Pastor Gampon. It was a wonderful service and the people were really blessed, especially, I think, the English speakers that live here (missionaries, YWAMers, etc). I'm amazed at how many non-Thais are connected with this church and it's various ministries.
Pastor Gampon has asked us to join him as he travels to hear an Indian pastor speak the next couple of days in a town about 4-5 hours south of Chiang Mai. We are excited to go along. The preaching will be done in English (Indian English), and Pastor Gampon will be the Thai translater. The rest of our team will visit two villages about an hours drive from here and minister there for 2 days.
The weather here is HOT and with the humitity at 94%, sometimes the heat feels unbearable. Please hold us up in your prayers. We are thankful that every once in a while we are able to be in a spot that has air-conditioning. Our group will be going to a market tonight to buy supplies for ministry in the villages and even though Arthur and I will not be going to the villages, we are going shopping with them--just to get into a air-conditioned store.
We send you all our love and remind you that you are in our prayers. The Lord has blessed us in marvelous ways; with answers to prayer, with healing from ailments that have come upon us, with words to speak of His goodness and greatness, with revelation of how to pray for people when we cannot understand their request (but God gives us understanding and discernment in how to pray and how to bless them).
Please drop us a comment. We'd love to hear how things are going at home. May God bless and keep you, until we connect again. Blessed be the Name of the Lord!!!
With our love,
Art & Doris
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