I regret that I know longer have the time to update this blog (I shouldn't have started it even.) What with college, teaching, language and life... I would love to have a blog, but now is not the time. My hope is that in a couple of months I will be able to start it again, maybe May or June.
Thank you so much.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Love and Prayer Part 1
Part 1: Pray
Recently I have really started to pray for the Shan village that we are teaching at. After all when one girl has no spark or light in her eyes, and another is quiet and shy, and yet another who's zest for life just makes you smile. When a college students strives to learn, and a little boy writes down everything you are teaching, or when as old man ask for a Bible. How can you not love them? And if you love them how can you not pray or them?
Prayer and love go hand in hand; after all if you love someone you want them to experience the same kind of joy you have. God says "love your neighbor as yourself"...If you were your neighbor and did not have the hope of Jesus Christ in you, wouldn't you want you neighbor to pray for you? Our neighbors are everyone...The girl across the street, the boy in another state, the family in another country, people group in a different continent.
Please join me in praying for the Shan people; they need the hope that only Christ can give them.
Pray that God will bring a light to Ying's eyes, pray that Dua will step out and ask questions, pray that Shampoo will turn her zest for life, to a zest for Christ.
Pray that Jamsing will be able to learn about Jesus, as well as English; pray that Game will read and study the 101 story book we gave him. Pray for the old man who has the Bible (we haven't seen him in months)
Pray for all our children: pray that Pooh will be able to learn quickly, pray for Dow that she would also have a light spark in her eye, pray that Ling would hear about Jesus, even though she often doesn't come to class. Pray for Duan that her young life could be pointed to Jesus.
Pray for the people in the village, for the parents, for the other children, pray that Satan would have no hold on them, pray that the 101 Bible story books would have an affect on the kids and their parents.
Pray that their hearts and minds would be open.
Pray that we can teach them, love them, and show them.
These children have no hope, this is our chance, not just mine but yours as well. Prayer can make a difference! Prayer has made a difference! It's a miracle that we can even teach in this village after all!
"But let him ask in faith with no doubting." James 1:6a
Please remember these people in prayer...Because with a little work, a lot of prayer, and an amazing God, we can do anything! And these people will hear!
Recently I have really started to pray for the Shan village that we are teaching at. After all when one girl has no spark or light in her eyes, and another is quiet and shy, and yet another who's zest for life just makes you smile. When a college students strives to learn, and a little boy writes down everything you are teaching, or when as old man ask for a Bible. How can you not love them? And if you love them how can you not pray or them?
Prayer and love go hand in hand; after all if you love someone you want them to experience the same kind of joy you have. God says "love your neighbor as yourself"...If you were your neighbor and did not have the hope of Jesus Christ in you, wouldn't you want you neighbor to pray for you? Our neighbors are everyone...The girl across the street, the boy in another state, the family in another country, people group in a different continent.
Please join me in praying for the Shan people; they need the hope that only Christ can give them.
Pray that God will bring a light to Ying's eyes, pray that Dua will step out and ask questions, pray that Shampoo will turn her zest for life, to a zest for Christ.
Pray that Jamsing will be able to learn about Jesus, as well as English; pray that Game will read and study the 101 story book we gave him. Pray for the old man who has the Bible (we haven't seen him in months)
Pray for all our children: pray that Pooh will be able to learn quickly, pray for Dow that she would also have a light spark in her eye, pray that Ling would hear about Jesus, even though she often doesn't come to class. Pray for Duan that her young life could be pointed to Jesus.
Pray for the people in the village, for the parents, for the other children, pray that Satan would have no hold on them, pray that the 101 Bible story books would have an affect on the kids and their parents.
Pray that their hearts and minds would be open.
Pray that we can teach them, love them, and show them.
These children have no hope, this is our chance, not just mine but yours as well. Prayer can make a difference! Prayer has made a difference! It's a miracle that we can even teach in this village after all!
"But let him ask in faith with no doubting." James 1:6a
Please remember these people in prayer...Because with a little work, a lot of prayer, and an amazing God, we can do anything! And these people will hear!
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Christmas Party at Church
On Sunday we had a Christmas party at our Thai church, it was a lot of fun. Kaitlyn and I got to know our youth group a lot better at practices and at the party.
Moe and Rabbit singing a song in English.
Beginning of our line dance.
Six of the nine that we lined danced with.
Abby danced as well.
Zach, Abby, Kaitlyn and I all were in the program doing different stuff...All having a tone of fun!
Six of the nine that we lined danced with.
Zach, Abby, Kaitlyn and I all were in the program doing different stuff...All having a tone of fun!
Friday, December 26, 2014
Christmas Eve Party
People, hot chocolate, lights, food, games, and tones of fun. Those are a few words that could describe our Christmas party.
This Christmas eve we had our Thai youth group and GTO singles over for a party at our house. It was a load of fun!
We had Uno games, songs, a rook tournament and tones of laughter. God has blessed us with a wonderful Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
This Christmas eve we had our Thai youth group and GTO singles over for a party at our house. It was a load of fun!
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Faith
The definition of Faith:
1. Complete trust in someone of something (noun)
I would like to add a quote to that definition:
"Faith is believing in something you can't see."
Example:
"I have faith in God, faith that He holds my future, faith that He will guide me, and faith that whatever happens He is in control no matter how difficult."
1. Complete trust in someone of something (noun)
I would like to add a quote to that definition:
"Faith is believing in something you can't see."
Example:
"I have faith in God, faith that He holds my future, faith that He will guide me, and faith that whatever happens He is in control no matter how difficult."
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
He Holds Up His Hand For a Kiss
Age: 3 or 4 years old.
Second Year Student
"Here," Mickey says as he spouts of in Thai, and then holds up his hand for a kiss.
Mickey is a rambunctious child, with a rather short attention span, and yet he longs to gain our approval. Even though when I am speaking he get's distracted easily, he is always one to volunteer, and answer our questions; he loves when we smile and nod at him.
One of my favorite things about Mickey is that he wants a kiss. One day, one of our more...Unruly, children hurt Mickey, which of course was followed by a bout of tears. Not knowing the Thai words to comfort him, I asked the unruly child to say "khatot krup," (I'm sorry) then I hugged him and I kissed the bruise on his hand. Ever since then he has come up to us with the smallest cut, bruise or bump...for a kiss. I absolutely love the way he wants to please us; and he is a lot of fun in our class.
His little voice, although hard to understand, is always chattering about something that happened. And though I may only understand twenty percent of his Thai child rabbling's. I love showering him with love.
Please do not forget to pray for him. I don't know his family situation, but he needs God's love so much. Also ask God to help Kaitlyn and I show him love; because how else will you share the joy of Jesus with a 4 year old?
Thank you
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