A New Song

Time is flying over here, and I can't believe I have not posted in so long. The last couple weeks have been a real blessing. Last Sunday I was invited to preach in the big church service. I shared the story of my life and how God has led and guided my way faithfully.

While I was truly honored to have the opportunity to share in church, I was also grieved becuase my friend Terry, Son and Ting were able to travel that morning to go visit Eddy at boot camp. Here is a shot they took of Eddy with his new buds and a whole lot less hair. (thats him in the middle)



The report is that he is doing really well. He has let it be made clear to his fellow soldiers that he is a Christian, and I pray that God has planted him among this group of guys to lead them to Jesus. Keep up your prayers for Eddy.

Another blessing this past week was that I got to meet an American friend of a friend named Jeremy who is in Thailand visiting his girlfriend, Por. He is a strong Christian and she is a Buddhist. So, he contacted me about whether or not I knew any Thai Christians that could speak with her and answer her questions. Well, I hooked them up with Ahjan Vee and his wife Muey. We had lunch together and they gave their testimonies. I think Por was sincerely moved and truly interested.

Here they are at the church on Sunday.



Please pray for Por. She is interested and has been given a Bible and we are hoping she will keep coming to the church even though Jeremy has had to return home for now.

Well, the main event this month is of course Christmas. We spent the last few days decorating the church and it flat puts the Grizwalds to shame.

The centerpiece in the garden this year is an incredible star tree of paper star lanterns.



The genius behind this creation was Boyd. He is praying every day until Christmas that it does not rain.



Before we start our Christmas programs (we have 2 this weekend), there was a big community party at the church for the radio listeners. The radio has been a wild success and we had around 100 people show up for this event.



At 12:30 we ate lunch on the church picnic tables, and three hours later those tables were hacked and sawed to create this great stage.




The radio listeners were really excited to get to meet their favorite dj's. We had music, games, a testimony from Ahjan Winit, and I led the crowd in a game of animal bingo. (pictures of animals instead of numbers)



This picture really symbolizes what the whole evening was about. The woman on the left is named Som. She heard the church radio a few months ago and came to attend church and study English. The gospel was explained to her and she believed and became the first radio listener that was baptized. She is a singer and song composer. In this picture, she is singing a song that she just wrote about the love of God. When she finished she gave a word of testimony about the true joy and peace she has now in knowing Jesus.

Thanks to all who were praying for this event. Please keep praying for the seeds of truth sown into the hearts of those who were there. Also, we will be doing our Christmas outreach programs in the slums on December 12th, 13th and 20th. Please be praying for the hundreds of people over those days who will hear about Jesus for perhaps the first time.

Also, be praying for me and the team from the church going to Khao Lak from the 25th-30th to do Christmas outreach. This is the same place/trip I was on last year, and my friends and I need your prayers for health, safe travel, and strength.

Look for pictures next week from the slum Christmas programs.
God bless!