Hey everyone! Everything here is going great! The Lord is so good. We have made several new friends, Jeab, Tar, Steve, and now Peter. Jeab is our Thai tutor, which by the way is going pretty good, Tar and Steve are teachers at the school Sarah was asked to teach at, and Peter is Steve's friend. It is so cool how the Lord has brought us all together. These guys are all really neat guys and all from different backgrounds. We have had the chance to hang out about three times a week, just loving on them and sharing Christ through our actions. It gets better, As Pastor Eric has been away at the refugee camp many things have come about, teaching, radio, bible study, etc. He was able to come down from camp this weekend and we were able to share what the Lord has been doing and the doors He has been opening. Eric is all for them so far. It was really neat, last Wednesday night, we invited Steve, Tar and Jeab to join for fellowship and Bible study Friday evening after Thai class, I was planning on doing something when Pastor Eric surprised us all with his presence giving him the opportunity to meet the guys and teach the first Bible study at his home with our new group of friends. What a blessing. Tonight we had plans to meet up with Steve and go to a "trade fair" more like a really organized swap meet, he took us there and had some things to care to so we were to meet up when we were finished. It was so cool, he told me, "Ok, we will come to your house, hang out, play guitar, and eat dinner." So, ok, we all went back to our house and ate dinner again. It is funny how the Lord works, right? I am so excited to see what the Lord does with this group of guys He has brought our way.
On another note, English class at the Karen church is really cool. Today we went through the alphabet with the kids teaching them the phonetics of each letter, this will be a weekly event, the phonics that is. We will be working on the vowels for a while, next week will be "Aa". During this time I also teach them a memory verse, not only does it implement the Bible, it helps with reading and pronunciation. Today was Genesis 1:1.
We are praying about a trip "inside" during which I may be teaching Microsoft Excel and Word. This will be a two or three week trip. It will probably be next month, October. Not sure any more details right now.
Also tonight I was asked to help Steve at the public school, he is the English teacher, teach conversational English. Just one more thing the Lord has opened up. With so many things coming up it is easy to take them all on only to find out later that some where not of the Lord. We have to be very cautious and bathe all these in prayer. Amen? God is doing amazing things here in Northern Thailand.
Please continue to pray for:
Our new friends
ministry opportunities ( both open doors and guidance to accept)
The new Bible study
Thai lessons ( Nelson's & Jeab)
Eric while he is away
Upcoming trip (the trip itself and the families behind, also the wisdom to teach these programs)
Here are some photos of us and our friends...
Top four: Celebrating Jeab's birthday Bottom Three: Bible study
God Bless you and check back frequently to see what the Lord is doing in and through our lives. Blessings from Thailand!
Galatians 2:20
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