My first week in Thailand has been a huge blessing. It's been a great time of fellowship with my family and friends. It's also been a pleasure to come back and enjoy the wonderful Thai cuisine and the humidity Thailand has to offer!
If you did not know, I have recently travelled internationally through Korea to get to Thailand. It was one of the scariest moments in my life as I travelled alone across the ocean. The trip to Thailand was both amazing and scary at the same time. During this trip there were a few problems with my flight to Chiangmai. To sum up the problem, the Korean hostess said that my flight to Chiangmai was a breach to the ticketing policy since I already had a flight going to China that same day. Apparently you cannot have two tickets going to two different destinations within the same day. In order for the issue to get resolved, I had to reschedule the flight to Beijing. The entire conversation lasted for over an hour and it was very stressful indeed, but God was always there, reminding me that He had it in control. When I finally got my tickets and was heading to Korea, I sat on the airplane texting my friends, saying goodbye to them. I looked at my tickets and realized another problem. I literally had 15 minutes to get from the plane to my gate. A whole new layer of stress filled my mind. I thought that I would be stuck in Korea for a while, away from all of my family and friends, but God kept on reminding me that He was with me. And indeed, He took care of the problem. The moment I landed in Korea, a lady approached me and escorted me through the entire airport to my destination. I was finally able to go back home. Praise God for his unending love and power!
The first week in Chiangmai has been very wonderful. I got the chance to "catch up" with my family. Every single one of them are doing great! Isaac (my younger brother) is getting bigger and continuing to excel in his studies. Becky and Nick (my older siblings) have been busy helping out in the ministry by teaching English and driving the family across Thailand to different churches. My mother, Mary has been busying herself. She's been cooking, cleaning, and opening the house to guests from around the nations! My father, Stephen has been in the office working on completing his commentaries on the Bible as well as proclaim the Gospel to everyone...
Not only did I "catch up" with my family, but I was put immediately to work that same week. Every morning I would have the opportunity to study Greek with my father and learn the Bible, bit by bit. It's been a great time of learning! This Sunday, I've had the wonderful opportunity to bring the Message to the local Lisu people in Thailand. (The Lisu people are a small people group that live mostly in China, Myanmar/Burma, and Thailand.) It was a great experience as I saw the fruits of my labor at Boise Bible College. I could see the work that God was doing through me. What a joy it is to be a part of God's plan in Asia.
The next couple of months will be a time for me to continue learning with my father. Eventually I will also be traveling to villages in Thailand and potentially going out to China and Burma to proclaim the Gospel there. I do ask for prayers for the following:
*Let me be able to learn the culture and language of the Lisu people
*Good health during the summer
*God's Word to continue spreading in Asia
Thank you all for your prayers and your encouragement to me and my family. I will keep you updated!
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| Back in Thailand! |
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| Great being back in my mother's arms |
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| Preaching to the Lisu people |
