Travel

HI Everyone,

 Just a little update to let you all know what’s going on. As you know we left on Thurs. Jan 17 and arrived here in Thailand Sat. Jan 19.That was the best plane ride I have ever been on. Thank you Lord for no turbulence! By the time we arrived in Bangkok we were greeted with warm smiles from Pastor Ehkhaw and Jason, Cassie and Kerah. What a blessed time it was. Cassie and I (Sarah) enjoyed a nice cup of Starbucks and fellowship, while the men sat together and had a pow-wow. It was short but sweet.

As most of you know we left with a cold, so traveling was a little difficult. While we were on our 12 hour bus ride heading home Marissa woke up at 2 in the morning having a croup attack. Croup is not a fun thing to be dealing with, especially when on a bus in Thailand in the middle of nowhere. The Lord showed himself faithful and we were able to get immediate medical attention and a hotel. We finally made it home to Ban Nam Khem Sun.Jan.20.

Since we have been home Joe has had many ministry meetings, all going well. Pii Kaeng finished his commitment and went home yesterday. He will be greatly missed but we are so blessed to see that the Lord has changed his heart. Also a lot of things have happened here since we have been gone. We lost a  very dear Burmese church member that had succumbed to sickness. We know that she is with Lord so we rejoice in knowing that. Also, a lady that had just recently started walking with Lord passed away from Tb and aids. After talking with her I believe we will see her heaven as well. With that said please  pray for the families of these women and that the Lord will use these circumstances to bring others to Him. Again thank you to all who helped make it possible for us to go home and get some much needed rest. I will be sending another update in about a week or so.

Prayer Needs:

Our family’s health

Salvation for Thailand

Magina and Minge’s families Salvation

Partnering with us in our mission

 

America

Hey everyone!
We have now been in America for about 6 weeks, catching up, seeking the Lord, and really getting refreshed. We have been blessed to have a house fully furnished, available for us to stay in until January when we return home to Thailand. Last week Sarah and I were blessed with a two day getaway to Cambria, CA, near Hearst Castle. This was a great time of relaxation and some husband and wife time, something we don't get much of with four children.

During our time here we are really seeking the Lord as to how we are to best serve Him in Thailand, with many decisions to make as to what that is. Many things are changing in the ministry in Thailand right now, not only with us but as a whole. It is also a time to rest as we prepare to continue in the work the Lord has before us. Believe me this "rest" is alot of work.

The kids are all being home schooled while we are here and we are also purchasing all the materials needed to sustain us for the next school year. They are also attending the weekly classes that are available here and not available in Thailand through the curriculum that we use. We are all very thankful for this time to be home during the holidays, getting time to visit family and friends that we have missed for the last two years.

This break has a duel purpose, rest., through "resting" we are able to be refreshed and seek the Lord for His guidance. and the second purpose is to gather support. We are here to gather support for us as a family and also for the ministry that we will be participating in. That support comes in many ways but the main two are prayer and financially. In order to gather this support we are making contacts and making speaking engagements with churches.The goal is to get both churches and individuals to commit to pray for us and to donate monthly to the ministry.

As friends, followers,and supporters of this work we ask that if any of you are in the position to set up a speaking engagement to share what the Lord is doing in and through the Nelson family, please do so. Also if you are not committed to support, either prayer or financial, we ask that you would prayerfully consider joining in the work and if you are already a part of this ministry we ask that while we are here in the States you continue that support. Please, please do not forget to pray for us as we are away from home, here in the States. And lastly please continue your financial support as if we were home.
If you have any questions or would like to make contact for any reason we can be reached at thainelsonmissions@yahoo.com

Thank you so much and God Bless

Blessed

  As you have read in previous post we accepted our first guy into the restoration ministry. Things are going great Kaeng seems to responding great to the gospel. Everyday Joe and Kaeng get up and do devotions in the morning. During this time lots of questions arise. We know that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Let us continue to pray for this man’s salvation. Joe and Kaeng also have had the opportunity to work out on a fish farm belonging to one of the local pastors. Their ministry blessed us with two good sized groupers this last week and they were delicious. God has such amazing provision for His people.

Things have been fairly busy for Joe managing two ministries. However, we know that God will never give us more than we can handle. What a blessing it is to be used by the Lord. As you know some of our members cannot read. So on Tuesday nights Joe holds a reading for them and it’s been going great. The members have grown so much just by being able to hear the word of God. They are starting to make correlations between movies, such as the Jesus film, and the Bible. They are able to see how things fit together. I can’t help but to think how I take for granted that I can pick up my bible and read it any time. Or how privileged I am to be able to read. And when I see those who don’t have bibles or can’t read or it’s not in their native language and they hunger for His word I am blessed. They take the Word for face value, no digging or looking too far into things, just pure, simple, child like faith.

We (The Nelsons) are so excited…This is the first time in two years that we will spend Christ’s birthday with our immediate and church family.  It is very hard for us as we want to spend this time with  both our new family and with our family back home. We are very torn but through much prayer we know that it’s time for us to go home for a short time, get refreshed, raise our support and share our vision with the church back home. Joe and I both have a lot of preparations to make during this time. Thank you all who have prayed, supported our family and, made it possible for us to go back to the States for a visit. We hope to spend time with all of our friends and family while there.

Prayer requests

For Kaeng and his salvation

The church here in Ban Nam Khem in Joe’s absence

That all the necessary preparations are made before we leave

For those that hear the word of God

Traveling Mercies for The Nelsons (we will travel on Oct.11 back to America)

Morning Devotions

Joey and Rex

Wednesday Night Bible Study