Training Believers

We had a great day with the NC team as they led a training day for our Deen Khao believers. They led them through the Old Testament from Creation to the Flood to Abraham to Moses all the way through King David. It was a real blessing as we seek to help these Thai believers understand the big picture of what God has done in the past and what he is doing to bring people to saving faith in Jesus Christ. Almost all of the believers were present and wearing their Deen Khao Church shirts.

In addition, the three ladies on the team spent the day helping teach English in a big public school here in Phang-nga town. One of the ladies has not been feeling well. We would appreciate your prayers for the health of the team as they serve the Lord this week.

Please keep on praying for this team that God will use them to draw people to himself and "make disciples" during this next week!

the two brothers

Yesterday (Tuesday), I went back out to visit two mus!im men and take a video cd to them. They are always glad to see me, and I really enjoy talking to them. Abdullah is the younger of the two. He doesn't say much and I believe that he is not playing with a full deck, but he smiles and shakes my hand and is so glad I came. Malet is his older brother. He likes to talk too. He was showing me yesterday how his people greet each other and even helped me to write it down in Thai. He has the Book, but I noticed he hasn't started reading it yet. I read him the story of creation and encouraged him to read it himself. I pray for these two, that through his Book and the video CD, they might begin to trust in Jesus.

Thank You for Praying!

I took Gao to the hospital Monday morning. (Gao is paraplegic due to a lumber accident 5 years ago). He has severe bedsores and a motorcycle injury which had been infected. He looked awful and finally agreed to go to the doctor. The doctor admitted him to the hospital that day. He told me that the last time he was admitted to the hospital, they made him stay 3 months. He and his wife, Nit were convinced that they would make him stay at least a month. We and many of you and the believers in our Deen Khao church group began to pray. Then, yesterday (1 day later) around 5 p.m., he called me to say that the doctor has released him to heal at home. Praise the Lord. He already looks much better as well. The infections seems to be gone. He gave praise to God many times for allowing him to not have to stay long term at the hospital. Let me ask you to keep praying for him that God will continue to heal him. Thanks so much.

A Copy of the Book

A couple of months ago, I got into a nice conversation about Jesus with a couple of men with long scraggly beards on the front porch of their house. They were very talkative and hospitable and invited me to come back. So, today I went to visit them. They invited me in and I noticed that they had as visitors two other young men dressed head to toe according to their religion. We talked about many things, but eventually we started talking about Jesus. While these men were all devout in their religion, I praise God that they were open to talking about these things. Personally, my goal was simply to be friendly, show the love of God to them, and not to debate. When I left the house, I told one of the young men that I would give him a copy of the Book if he would read it. He said that he would. I ask you to join me in praying for these men that they will read the Book and hear the truth.