Lately I have been cutting grass at the the DTS base with Somphon (another
staff) and we have just started learning Thai with a tutor.
It was amazing how God provided for us, the tutor that Somphon and I were
going to use is moving, and we can't really study at a language school, as
we only have a month before we need to do staff training.
We were recommended a pastor's wife and were told she was an excellent
teacher ... and she is.
She has lots of free time now, as many of her students are back in the US
for holidays, we started the day after we had made contact with her. We are
studying 2 hours a day mon-fri,and she doesn't charge us as much as some
tutors would, because she has a real heart to help missionaries. We are
learning how to read and write at the moment, and she is able to teach us
Thai Christian words, which other teachers wouldn't be able to do. She
doesn't actually speak to us in English during the lesson, which helps to
learn Thai much quicker.
God had it all in his hands, I didn't have a clue how I was going to be
studying Thai .
God has even provided more than enough money to cover the cost of this lot
of Thai language lessons.
And tomorrow I'm going to an orphanage near Chiang Rai to spend time with
the kids and give them gifts. Most of them don't have shoes, and some don't
even have t-shirts. We were invited to go with our Thai teacher =)
June 26, 2004
June 17, 2004
in ChiangMai
Just arrived in ChiangMai this morning ... it took us 3 hours longer than usual to get out of Bangkok as the bus broke down, then we changed bus's, which had the airconditioning turned up even colder than the first bus, I was cold even with a jumper and blanket on... but thats why I love Thailand =)
I really enjoyed my short stay in Bangkok, made some great new friends at the church I stayed at, and will be sure to go there again. They have a really good teaching English ministry there too, though I don't feel teaching English is my gifting, I'd be glad to be involved in it for a time if God called me there =)
I really enjoyed my short stay in Bangkok, made some great new friends at the church I stayed at, and will be sure to go there again. They have a really good teaching English ministry there too, though I don't feel teaching English is my gifting, I'd be glad to be involved in it for a time if God called me there =)
June 12, 2004
whats happening
From now I will be in Bangkok for a few days, then will travel to ChiangMai. When I get there I will probably stay with director of the Dts for a while, then I will either be staying there to help him or studying Thai in the city.
We have staff training from August 9, then the Dts will start in September,
we have a few experienced guys coming over from the Philipines to staff with us this year. After that Dts finishes I some of us will probably goto the Philipines for some more training... I wasn't expecting this, but am quite excited about it if it is what God leads :)
At the moment I will be putting my all into being the staff that God wants me to be. this may mean not doing some of the things I thought I might do at first, but instead do training, and just focusing on staffing. And I like that idea, because I really believe that staffing the Dts's is the reason God called me to Thailand.
As we learnt during the workshop at the conference, staffing Dts isn't just something you do until God shows you where he wants you to be, it is a calling in itself. Since being here I've become much more open to the idea that God might call me to be a dts staff for a longer time than what I had first expected.
I am open to whatever God calls me to, another area that doors have been opening in are the areas of multimedia and missions.
We have staff training from August 9, then the Dts will start in September,
we have a few experienced guys coming over from the Philipines to staff with us this year. After that Dts finishes I some of us will probably goto the Philipines for some more training... I wasn't expecting this, but am quite excited about it if it is what God leads :)
At the moment I will be putting my all into being the staff that God wants me to be. this may mean not doing some of the things I thought I might do at first, but instead do training, and just focusing on staffing. And I like that idea, because I really believe that staffing the Dts's is the reason God called me to Thailand.
As we learnt during the workshop at the conference, staffing Dts isn't just something you do until God shows you where he wants you to be, it is a calling in itself. Since being here I've become much more open to the idea that God might call me to be a dts staff for a longer time than what I had first expected.
I am open to whatever God calls me to, another area that doors have been opening in are the areas of multimedia and missions.
The bride of Christ
Well this week has been awesome. It was definitely worth coming early for the YWAM conference and worth the money too. There was just so much that happened and that God spoke to me that I can't put everything into words. So here are some key points of what God taught me during the week
1) We are the bride of Christ, A bride doesn't wait until after married to get to know the groom. Christ desire intimacy now with us
2) We in the Western World are ignorant to the ways in which God is moving in Asia and the Pacific. We think that we are the be all and end all when it comes to Christianity. But I was severely humbled this week. We all need to get out and learn a few things from our brothers. I once had the idea that it would be the missionaries from Australia, America, and Canada that would be reaching the last unreached areas of the Earth, but the reality is that the Koreans, Chinese, Indians, and Filipinos are reaping the biggest harvest in history.
1) We are the bride of Christ, A bride doesn't wait until after married to get to know the groom. Christ desire intimacy now with us
2) We in the Western World are ignorant to the ways in which God is moving in Asia and the Pacific. We think that we are the be all and end all when it comes to Christianity. But I was severely humbled this week. We all need to get out and learn a few things from our brothers. I once had the idea that it would be the missionaries from Australia, America, and Canada that would be reaching the last unreached areas of the Earth, but the reality is that the Koreans, Chinese, Indians, and Filipinos are reaping the biggest harvest in history.
June 02, 2004
24 hours
Well its not too long now, been really busy the past few days getting ready to go away, saying goodbyes, had a send-off party on Sunday, with a great turn-out family and friends.
God provided me with a decent amount of money, which will really help during the first few months, I'm still trusting God for the rest, which is quite alot, but nothing for God, and over 2 years I'm sure I'll be amazed how God provides, and how much he will stretch me.
Right now feeling a little bit sad about leaving, and a little anxious about going, but most of all I'm excited for the journey ahead.
Its hard not to be excited, because I know that God's purpose and plan for me is awesome, and during this time I'm going to see God move so powerfully in my life. God is going to refine me and take me through those fires to make me who He wants to be. All glory goes to God for where he has taken me, and where He is taking me.
I will try to update this blog whenever I can, but incase I don't get to post soon, thankyou all for your prayers and support ... they mean so much to me.
God provided me with a decent amount of money, which will really help during the first few months, I'm still trusting God for the rest, which is quite alot, but nothing for God, and over 2 years I'm sure I'll be amazed how God provides, and how much he will stretch me.
Right now feeling a little bit sad about leaving, and a little anxious about going, but most of all I'm excited for the journey ahead.
Its hard not to be excited, because I know that God's purpose and plan for me is awesome, and during this time I'm going to see God move so powerfully in my life. God is going to refine me and take me through those fires to make me who He wants to be. All glory goes to God for where he has taken me, and where He is taking me.
I will try to update this blog whenever I can, but incase I don't get to post soon, thankyou all for your prayers and support ... they mean so much to me.
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