Update from team in Khao Lak (Megan, CJ, Brent, and Joppe):
We've been spending our days teaching English and doing construction in the afternoons at a new church and at a preschool. On Saturdays we work with a kids program and Sundays we speak in church, sharing testimonies and preaching. The church is amazing because it's new Christians and some non-Christians. We have a great opportunity here to impact a lot of people with Christ. We know people here will be saved...please pray with us for that. We've gotten to do a few fun things here....we hung out with a DTS outreach from Singapore for the first 4 days we were here, we've gone on a boat ride into the "little amazon" with snakes and monkeys (it looked like something out of the movies), we went to the tsunami memorial, and we've gotten to cool off at the beach a few times. It is SO hot here and humid. The living conditions have been super rough for us here but it's good to have that "real" outreach experience where you realize that you can only make it with God's strength. We've been spending so much time with God here individually and as a team. We've had time to really study the Bible and reflect on things God has taught us over the past 5 months. So as hard as it is here, it's so worth it and we wouldn't trade this experience for anything. God is so much bigger than any problem we will face here. We truly believe the words in Romans 5:3-4 where it talks of how our struggles lead to perseverance, then to character, which leads to hope. We are such stronger people because of persevering through the hard times.
Team in Phang Nga:
They have been teaching English and doing construction. They are also working with the church during the morning service and hanging out with the youth group. They rode elephants on their day off. They've been living with air conditioning and free internet because of a festival across the street but half of the team has been sick.
The next plan is to move to new locations again on February 2nd. The girls will all head south to Phuket to do prostitute ministry and the guys will come up to Khao Lak. Hopefully they will help finish off some of the construction so the new buildings are ready for use. We will all meet up in Phuket on the 11th for 2 days of debrief before going back to Bangkok and then back to Australia on February 14th.
Please pray for us to have a powerful impact these last two weeks and to persevere to the end. Keep praying for good health and protection with the heat.
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We are still praying fervently for you all here. May you finish strong! Strong in the Lord & in His love & power. "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ of whom the whole family in heaven & earth is named...." (Ephesians 2:14+) That passage is our prayer for you all. (((Team)))
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for leadership-Matt & Megan, for we know that you have weighty responsibility. We pray you continue to serve in the humility & power of Christ. (Philippians 2:5+)
We pray, too, for team members as you continue to meet & overcome obstacles of faith & ministry. We pray your dependence upon & devotion to the Lord will match & exceed every challenge, so that "your faith ... may result in praise, glory & honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." (I Peter 1:6+)
We agree w/ you that it is God's desire to save souls there & to strengthen those precious new believers. May you all bear much fruit to the glory of God! (John 15)
To Isaac: XOXOXO Remember who you are. :O)