The house we have been renting since May 2010 has now become a YWAM Ubon Community House. In Ubon there are two of these houses at the moment. They will be used to house incoming teams, short-and-long-term staff, visitors, and DTS students. At the moment we are living with Pedro, Ice, Top and Sek in our community house, but this week the 4 boys will be moving into the new community house in town. This is because we, YWAM Ubon, have recently converted our internet cafe to a youth centre which reaches out to youth through music, English teaching, computer/internet services and a football ministry. The youth centre is situated in town and the boys have decided to move closer (1 minute drive away) so that they can be helping at the youth centre more often. We will continue to stay in our same house (around 15 minutes out of town) which will also be the home of around 10 female DTS students and staff from March-August 2012.
We are all excited and nervous about this new opportunity for the boys to live in a different house with more of our YWAM Ubon teammates, James and Keni. We've been taking care of Ice, Pedro and Top for 2+ years, physically and spiritually, and now it is time for them to step out and take responsibility in their own separate roles with YWAM Ubon and Heart of Isaan (which will also be known as YWAM Ubon Performing Arts). Our house is still open to them any time if they need us. Please pray for them in this time of adjusting to a new environment, living with different people and taking responsibility in new roles of the ministry.
Note: For those who have a part in supporting Ice, Pedro or Top financially, this support is still very much appreciated by them and is passed onto them each month. It will help them with food, toiletries, other living expenses, staff fees and transport in this new season as they live in the new community house. Thank you so much for supporting them as they serve God and work for His Kingdom in Isaan.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
September 2011 Update
Dear friends,
Please click on this link to see our update for September - you will probably have to download it as a PDF file.
http://gallery.mailchimp.com/35829f65f381d8c3552b8e9ab/files/newsletter_september2011.pdf
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
News Update - A New Date for the Revival Concert in Chiang Rai
To all our brothers and sisters,
Due to frequent changes in the weather and flooding in Thailand this season, there are many houses and roads in the mountains in Chiang Rai that have been flooded, closed, and affected by landslides. Therefore, Pastor Surachai from Chiang Rai (who is in charge of the Revival concert we've been planning) and our team from YWAM Ubon have decided to change the dates for the concert from the beginning of November 2011 to 13th-15th January 2012. By this time, the roads should be open again and the flooding gone down. This will make planning more convenient and also enable more people in the hill tribes to travel to the concert venue. We still ask for your prayers in everything that has to come together for this concert to take place, in finances, safety and God's provision.
Thank you so much
Thursday, June 30, 2011
June 2011 Newsletter!
Dear friends,
Please click on this link to see our update for June. It may ask you to download a PDF file. If it does, click yes because that is our newsletter :-)
http://gallery.mailchimp.com/35829f65f381d8c3552b8e9ab/files/newsletter_june2011.pdf
Please click on this link to see our update for June. It may ask you to download a PDF file. If it does, click yes because that is our newsletter :-)
http://gallery.mailchimp.com/35829f65f381d8c3552b8e9ab/files/newsletter_june2011.pdf
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Update on Noom
Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts and messages in this time. Noom is doing much better. The operation on Wednesday night was fast and successful. More so, the doctor gave a report on Thursday morning that Noom's appendix had ruptured, probably on Wednesday morning, and was lucky to be alive and well! We know that this is because of God's hand on Noom in ways that we didn't even realize.
The fluid from the appendix is poisonous but was able to be cleaned out during the operation. However, this caused Noom's stomach area (particularly the intestines) to become inflamed, causing more problems now like bloating, vomiting green and yellow fluids, constipation and pain. On Friday night the pain was very strong and Noom had trouble breathing, so he has had to be connected to a few tubes/machines. However, what he is experiencing now is all normal for the recovery stage of a ruptured appendix, so we are confident and in faith that the dangerous stage is over.
As for an update in finances, God has already provided through many of you about 50% of what we need for the hospital fees - Praise God and thank you so much to all those who have helped us out in this area! Because Noom is needing to stay longer than we expected, the hospital fees are climbing much higher than we thought and we would like to ask you all to continue praying for God's provision in finances. We hope that Noom will be able to be discharged from the hospital in the next couple of days.
Thank you all so much once again for all the prayers and support you have sent our way! Everything has made a big difference and helped to keep our family strong and on the road to recovery.
God bless,
Love Karis
The fluid from the appendix is poisonous but was able to be cleaned out during the operation. However, this caused Noom's stomach area (particularly the intestines) to become inflamed, causing more problems now like bloating, vomiting green and yellow fluids, constipation and pain. On Friday night the pain was very strong and Noom had trouble breathing, so he has had to be connected to a few tubes/machines. However, what he is experiencing now is all normal for the recovery stage of a ruptured appendix, so we are confident and in faith that the dangerous stage is over.
As for an update in finances, God has already provided through many of you about 50% of what we need for the hospital fees - Praise God and thank you so much to all those who have helped us out in this area! Because Noom is needing to stay longer than we expected, the hospital fees are climbing much higher than we thought and we would like to ask you all to continue praying for God's provision in finances. We hope that Noom will be able to be discharged from the hospital in the next couple of days.
Thank you all so much once again for all the prayers and support you have sent our way! Everything has made a big difference and helped to keep our family strong and on the road to recovery.
God bless,
Love Karis
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Urgent Prayer Request
Dear friends and family in Christ...
Sorry we haven't posted on here in awhile! Alot has been happening - the soccer program went well but was cut short after Noom injured his shoulder and had to get an operation. Since then he has been recovering. We also went to Bangkok for a week-long YWAM course and then to Pattaya to help some friends in their ministry with slum children - only for a few days before coming back to Ubon. We now have a team with us for a couple of weeks. Things have been a bit hectic and overwhelming this week before the team's arrival, and now we have a much bigger need that we need prayer for...
This morning at around 5am Noom woke up with very severe stomach pains, nausea and vomiting. I (Karis) took him to the hospital at around midday where they tested him and found out that he has appendicitis. He is in the operating room as I write this so the doctors can remove his appendix. This is his second operation in less than 2 months (the first one being on his shoulder as I mentioned above).
Please pray for protection for him and our family and team in Ubon. Pray there will be no complications during or after surgery and that Noom will heal fast. Please also pray for God's provision of finances for this time. The first operation (on his shoulder) was at a public hospital and free, but this operation is at a private hospital and we have no medical insurance. We need to pay 33,000 baht (over $AU 1000) along with the fee for the hospital room, other medical bills and tests. We are expecting it all to come up to around 60,000 baht ($AU 2000+) but we know and trust that God will provide for His children. He has never let us down. Please pray for peace and strength for us in this time.
Also, another bit of exciting news which is a huge praise point and also a prayer point for this time especially: I am 3 and 1/2 months pregnant and don't want any stress or over-thinking to have an effect on our unborn baby. Please pray for protection for the baby, and pray for me that I will give to God 100% this situation, Noom, and many other situations in our lives at the moment!
Thank you so much and God bless you all
Karis Piawong
Sorry we haven't posted on here in awhile! Alot has been happening - the soccer program went well but was cut short after Noom injured his shoulder and had to get an operation. Since then he has been recovering. We also went to Bangkok for a week-long YWAM course and then to Pattaya to help some friends in their ministry with slum children - only for a few days before coming back to Ubon. We now have a team with us for a couple of weeks. Things have been a bit hectic and overwhelming this week before the team's arrival, and now we have a much bigger need that we need prayer for...
This morning at around 5am Noom woke up with very severe stomach pains, nausea and vomiting. I (Karis) took him to the hospital at around midday where they tested him and found out that he has appendicitis. He is in the operating room as I write this so the doctors can remove his appendix. This is his second operation in less than 2 months (the first one being on his shoulder as I mentioned above).
Please pray for protection for him and our family and team in Ubon. Pray there will be no complications during or after surgery and that Noom will heal fast. Please also pray for God's provision of finances for this time. The first operation (on his shoulder) was at a public hospital and free, but this operation is at a private hospital and we have no medical insurance. We need to pay 33,000 baht (over $AU 1000) along with the fee for the hospital room, other medical bills and tests. We are expecting it all to come up to around 60,000 baht ($AU 2000+) but we know and trust that God will provide for His children. He has never let us down. Please pray for peace and strength for us in this time.
Also, another bit of exciting news which is a huge praise point and also a prayer point for this time especially: I am 3 and 1/2 months pregnant and don't want any stress or over-thinking to have an effect on our unborn baby. Please pray for protection for the baby, and pray for me that I will give to God 100% this situation, Noom, and many other situations in our lives at the moment!
Thank you so much and God bless you all
Karis Piawong
Thursday, March 17, 2011
This Month's Soccer Program - From Noom
We thank God for the week that has just passed, for the football/soccer activities in the village that went really well because of the grace of God. After preparing for 2-3 months, we were able to hold a tournament to help build relationships in the village. There were 6 teams that came together to play. The results: we received great responses from the teams and people in the villages as well as the other teams that came to take part.
At the same time, younger people and children in the village observed, learnt, and even showed more interest in playing soccer. They have shown a desire to come together and develop their skills and abilities in playing soccer. They are showing an interest in taking part in the soccer program that I want to run in the village from the end of March until mid April. We want to help build these children up and reach them through soccer. In order to do this we will run the soccer program in my village and will have a schedule for soccer training in the morning from 6:30-8am and in the evening from 4-6pm. This will be for the under 16’s in the village (around 12 people are interested).
We are really excited at how God is using soccer ministry to build relationships and share His love with people who have never experienced it. This then gives us the chance to explain through both words and actions what God has done for them. This is our main goal in running these activities.
I am really thankful to God and to all of you for your continued prayers and support for us. We are very in need of this support from our family in Christ and always will be. Thank you so much!
If anyone is interested in finding out more, becoming involved or supporting this project through sending sports supplies, please contact me at numlek@gmail.com or for those in Thailand you can call me at 084-483 9883.
At the same time, younger people and children in the village observed, learnt, and even showed more interest in playing soccer. They have shown a desire to come together and develop their skills and abilities in playing soccer. They are showing an interest in taking part in the soccer program that I want to run in the village from the end of March until mid April. We want to help build these children up and reach them through soccer. In order to do this we will run the soccer program in my village and will have a schedule for soccer training in the morning from 6:30-8am and in the evening from 4-6pm. This will be for the under 16’s in the village (around 12 people are interested).
We are really excited at how God is using soccer ministry to build relationships and share His love with people who have never experienced it. This then gives us the chance to explain through both words and actions what God has done for them. This is our main goal in running these activities.
I am really thankful to God and to all of you for your continued prayers and support for us. We are very in need of this support from our family in Christ and always will be. Thank you so much!
If anyone is interested in finding out more, becoming involved or supporting this project through sending sports supplies, please contact me at numlek@gmail.com or for those in Thailand you can call me at 084-483 9883.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Bpa Tia Cup Complete!
THANKYOU everyone for your prayers and support in the last couple of weeks as we prepared for and ran the Bpa Tia Cup (a soccer tournament for youth and young adults in Noom's village). The tournament went only for 2 days (14th-15th March) but the planning and preparations were taking place for more than 2 weeks beforehand.
The tournament was a success, giving us the opportunity to build relationships as well as be a witness of God's love to the people in the village. God even gave us the grace and opportunity to play Isaan worship music over the loud speakers during the breaks. We believe that through this tournament, whether it be through hearing the music or through watching the lives of the Christians involved, Noom's village and other surrounding villages were able to see and hear more about God. Praise God for His protection over the teams as they played, and for His willingness to use us humans to take a part in His will!
Personally, I (Karis) enjoyed my first chance of being involved in the running of the tournament by taking down scores and keeping an eye on the schedule, but would have loved to have more of a chance to talk to the women in the village and build relationships one-on-one. I am praying for the opportunity to do more of this and for the courage even though I don't have too much of the Isaan language.
Praise God also that the teams who were involved in the tournament were able to experience a kind of playing without fights, seriousness and yelling, but more so they were able to just have fun.
Thank you once again for all your support and in the next couple of days we will be updating more about the soccer ministry to come in the upcoming weeks.
The tournament was a success, giving us the opportunity to build relationships as well as be a witness of God's love to the people in the village. God even gave us the grace and opportunity to play Isaan worship music over the loud speakers during the breaks. We believe that through this tournament, whether it be through hearing the music or through watching the lives of the Christians involved, Noom's village and other surrounding villages were able to see and hear more about God. Praise God for His protection over the teams as they played, and for His willingness to use us humans to take a part in His will!
Personally, I (Karis) enjoyed my first chance of being involved in the running of the tournament by taking down scores and keeping an eye on the schedule, but would have loved to have more of a chance to talk to the women in the village and build relationships one-on-one. I am praying for the opportunity to do more of this and for the courage even though I don't have too much of the Isaan language.
Praise God also that the teams who were involved in the tournament were able to experience a kind of playing without fights, seriousness and yelling, but more so they were able to just have fun.
Thank you once again for all your support and in the next couple of days we will be updating more about the soccer ministry to come in the upcoming weeks.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Revelations - from Karis
Throughout the week of prayer from 21st-25th February, there were many things God taught me and many revelations He gave me. I would like to share just a few of these with you all. I pray that God will use these to touch your hearts as I strongly believe that the revelations were not just for me but for all of God’s creation. I feel that God has entrusted some of these words with me for the purpose of sharing them with others.
During the last week, God used movies, books, the Bible, and prayer to speak to me and challenge me.
I had the chance to watch The Nativity Story, as I wanted to observe Mary’s relationship with God (I’m a visual person!). I was shocked at how, even though at times many things/people were against her, she still stood strong in God’s promises for her life. Not once did she get mad at God for “destroying her life” but she was willing as she said, “I am the Lord’s servant, let it be done as you have said” and then accepted the consequences. Because God saw her obedience, and because His plans for her were GOOD plans, He stuck up for her to Joseph - and finally, Mary had someone to walk alongside her, someone to believe that she was telling the truth. Through this God’s message to me was SURRENDER. Submitting to God and to His will for our lives will make the bond of our relationship with Him stronger and stronger.
I had the chance to watch The Nativity Story, as I wanted to observe Mary’s relationship with God (I’m a visual person!). I was shocked at how, even though at times many things/people were against her, she still stood strong in God’s promises for her life. Not once did she get mad at God for “destroying her life” but she was willing as she said, “I am the Lord’s servant, let it be done as you have said” and then accepted the consequences. Because God saw her obedience, and because His plans for her were GOOD plans, He stuck up for her to Joseph - and finally, Mary had someone to walk alongside her, someone to believe that she was telling the truth. Through this God’s message to me was SURRENDER. Submitting to God and to His will for our lives will make the bond of our relationship with Him stronger and stronger.
I also had the chance to read “The Heavenly Man”. God challenged me through Deling, Brother Yun’s wife. Their life was unimaginably hard, but she trusted God and continuously surrendered to Him and died to her own desires of a “safe and stable family life.” When her husband wasn’t in prison for God, he was traveling and sharing the Gospel. But she never condemned Yun for giving up so much of his family life. She expected that he would give it up in order for the Gospel. And all of a sudden, I saw Mark 8:35 and Matt 10:39 in a new light! That day I was praying for my relationship with my husband, Noom. If I try to cling onto my life (in this case, marriage) by holding onto all these expectations of things Noom should be, I will lose it (whether that be through losing the passion or through losing even more than that). But God showed me that if I am willing to give my marriage life up (lay down all my expectations and desires) and follow Him, I will have a strong marriage life. God also revealed to me many things that I need to change in order to bless my husband. He gave me the word SACRIFICE for my family life (marriage life and life with the guys we look after). With ministry, God showed me through prayer how important it is to be a servant leader and I will definitely be working on this more.
During the week He also led me to Matt 14:22-33 which is the story about Jesus (and Peter) walking on the water. When Peter stepped out, he had faith because he was focused on Jesus. But as he started to take his eyes off Jesus and focus on the wind and waves (everything that was coming up against him) he doubted and started to sink. But still, as he called out to Jesus, Jesus reached out and saved him immediately. I felt like God was showing me that I needed to have more FAITH. Also, stepping out in faith might appear dangerous sometimes, but we are never in a dangerous place if we’re doing what God calls us to do - and even when we doubt (as long as we call out to Jesus) He is there to lift us out. On the day God showed me this verse, I was praying for healing. He gave me many revelations on his grace and mercy in our lives, and even though some of us may not experience healing in this life, because of what Jesus has done for us we can experience total freedom and peace with God (and that alone is already so much more than what we deserve). Will we have consistent and persistent faith that God can heal us? And until the day we receive healing, will we stand and praise God for what He has done and is still to do? Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (and the Spirit of the Lord lives inside us). I was told I’d never be able to fast again because of my stomach problems. But I have fasted, with no stomach pain, only because of the grace and mercy of my Lord.
As I prayed for our town, again I got the word SACRIFICE - and the revelation that we can bring the word of God through offering our own lives as a living sacrifice for Him, ie. dying to our own desires and choosing to do what God wants, living to worship Him. This is all we need!!
There were many things God showed me which I am still processing. If anyone wants to know more, please feel free to contact me! Thank you to everyone who held me in their prayers during the week - they really did make such a difference!
There were many things God showed me which I am still processing. If anyone wants to know more, please feel free to contact me! Thank you to everyone who held me in their prayers during the week - they really did make such a difference!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
News Update
A copy of our first email update for this year...
Dear friends and family in Christ,
It’s about time we sent out our first update of 2011! God has been doing many things in our lives since the New Year.
For me (Karis), I have entered a season of fasting. I felt like God wanted me to start off the New Year with a month of fasting from technology and prayer for our ministry, especially for the boys. I did this fast in January, being the first month that we officially “launched” our ministry. I now feel that it is time for me to take a chance and fast from food. This is a big step for me as all my stomach problems started after I came off a fast (in the wrong way) in February 2008 - 3 years ago! I feel it is finally time to start fasting again, and this time to come off it in the right way.
The reason I am telling you guys this is because I would like to invite you all to pray with me and for me in this time. The fast will start on 21st February and finish on the 25th. Please pray for God to protect my stomach and heal it in this time. Please also join with me in praying for the topic in each day, that God will show me promises in the Bible to claim and pray over these certain areas:
Monday 21st - Relationship with God - to be more in love with Him as each day goes on, and for this to be my source of energy and joy.
Tuesday 22nd - Relationship with Family (Noom) - for God’s continued protection and blessing over our relationship. Also pray for the Holy Spirit to convict me in any areas that I need to change in order to be a better wife.
Wednesday 23rd - The guys we are looking after (Pedro, Ice, Base and Top) - for complete surrender between them and God, and for God to in turn provide them with their own monthly support.
Thursday 24th - Continued healing for my health - in my stomach (I have already received about 90% healing for my stomach problems in the last year) and also in some other more personal women’s health problems.
Friday 25th - Our town Ubon Ratchathani - the people, especially for the children and youth who have problems, and for the pastors and churches to be united.
These are the topics that I got when I asked God what He wanted me to focus on.
Each of the guys have also been challenged to fast in the last month. They just finished a fast from internet and mobile phones in the beginning of this month, and some of them have chosen to continue to fast from their mobile phones for the rest of the month in order to have more time to seek God’s will in the different circumstances they are in.
Just quickly before I finish this update, I want to give you a quick summary of what God has been doing in our ministry and some praise points. In January we had two teams come to help us. These teams were an incredible blessing to us and focused mainly on prayer and children’s ministry. We thank God for bringing these teams to help us build a foundation of prayer in the month that we launched Heart of Isaan.
We also spent alot of time in Noom’s village in the last month and were able to build many more relationships with the children. God provided finances for the football tournament which we are organizing for next month as Noom went to visit many of the families in the village and explained what he wanted to do with the tournament, and many of these families gave donations. Praise God!
God also provided a new laptop computer for our ministry, in order for us to be able to make more videos, songs and better-quality postcards. This was a very special gift which God provided for us through many of you who gave money specifically for my 21st birthday. THANKYOU!
We cannot thank you enough for your support. Please remember that everything that happens in our ministry is a result of your prayers and support and we are very grateful!
God bless,
Love in Christ
Noom and Karis Piawong
Dear friends and family in Christ,
It’s about time we sent out our first update of 2011! God has been doing many things in our lives since the New Year.
For me (Karis), I have entered a season of fasting. I felt like God wanted me to start off the New Year with a month of fasting from technology and prayer for our ministry, especially for the boys. I did this fast in January, being the first month that we officially “launched” our ministry. I now feel that it is time for me to take a chance and fast from food. This is a big step for me as all my stomach problems started after I came off a fast (in the wrong way) in February 2008 - 3 years ago! I feel it is finally time to start fasting again, and this time to come off it in the right way.
The reason I am telling you guys this is because I would like to invite you all to pray with me and for me in this time. The fast will start on 21st February and finish on the 25th. Please pray for God to protect my stomach and heal it in this time. Please also join with me in praying for the topic in each day, that God will show me promises in the Bible to claim and pray over these certain areas:
Monday 21st - Relationship with God - to be more in love with Him as each day goes on, and for this to be my source of energy and joy.
Tuesday 22nd - Relationship with Family (Noom) - for God’s continued protection and blessing over our relationship. Also pray for the Holy Spirit to convict me in any areas that I need to change in order to be a better wife.
Wednesday 23rd - The guys we are looking after (Pedro, Ice, Base and Top) - for complete surrender between them and God, and for God to in turn provide them with their own monthly support.
Thursday 24th - Continued healing for my health - in my stomach (I have already received about 90% healing for my stomach problems in the last year) and also in some other more personal women’s health problems.
Friday 25th - Our town Ubon Ratchathani - the people, especially for the children and youth who have problems, and for the pastors and churches to be united.
These are the topics that I got when I asked God what He wanted me to focus on.
Each of the guys have also been challenged to fast in the last month. They just finished a fast from internet and mobile phones in the beginning of this month, and some of them have chosen to continue to fast from their mobile phones for the rest of the month in order to have more time to seek God’s will in the different circumstances they are in.
Just quickly before I finish this update, I want to give you a quick summary of what God has been doing in our ministry and some praise points. In January we had two teams come to help us. These teams were an incredible blessing to us and focused mainly on prayer and children’s ministry. We thank God for bringing these teams to help us build a foundation of prayer in the month that we launched Heart of Isaan.
We also spent alot of time in Noom’s village in the last month and were able to build many more relationships with the children. God provided finances for the football tournament which we are organizing for next month as Noom went to visit many of the families in the village and explained what he wanted to do with the tournament, and many of these families gave donations. Praise God!
God also provided a new laptop computer for our ministry, in order for us to be able to make more videos, songs and better-quality postcards. This was a very special gift which God provided for us through many of you who gave money specifically for my 21st birthday. THANKYOU!
We cannot thank you enough for your support. Please remember that everything that happens in our ministry is a result of your prayers and support and we are very grateful!
God bless,
Love in Christ
Noom and Karis Piawong
Monday, February 14, 2011
Revival Worship Camp in Chiang Rai, North Thailand (with different hill tribes in the mountains)
There is a pastor named Ajun Surachai, from a mountain village in Chiang Rai, who we help support in his growing ministry and aim to take a team to help once a year. He has contacted us and asked us to run a revival concert in his area. He is a man who serves God wholeheartedly and has lived on basically no support for years, so we plan to do this concert to bless his ministry. It will take place in January 2012 for 3 days (13th-15th). The revival concert will be for the hilltribe people (Karen, Auca, Lahu, and more). We are expecting that there will be 2000+ people who will come, those being Christians, new Christians, as well as people who have never even heard of God. The concert will include worship, teaching, opportunity for healing from sicknesses, and performances in thai dance and dramas in order to communicate God’s love (if we can find a team to help in this area). We would like to ask everyone to start praying for us now as we prepare for and plan this big 3-day concert. We believe God will use the prayers we pray in these next few months to bring incredible blessings to the hilltribe people in North Thailand.
We would like to ask prayer for:
- many people to come, even more than we expect, and that they would have a supernatural experience of God
- for unity in the Christians in these hilltribe villages
- for wisdom as A.Surachai and our team work together to plan the concert
- for the finances in that whole month (January), as our team goes to Chiang Rai, that God would provide the money for food, travel expenses, diesel etc, and especially the financial needs for the concert to take place.
- for safety as we travel, that God will protect us from danger
It is never too early to start praying, even though we won’t be leaving until January, there are still many things that we need to do (and need God to provide for) in these next few months in order for us to be able to go and have a positive effect. God has never let us down so praise Him for this! If you would like to know which specific things we need in order to make this concert happen, please contact us or see the Support Us page. These things are also needed for our ministry as we run many other similar programs in the future.
We, along with many of you, have been praying for the opportunity to do a concert like this for a long time! Thank you so much for standing with us. Now, God has given us the opportunity and we want to welcome it with open arms. We feel very excited for the things that God has in store.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Teams
God has been doing many things as we officially launched Heart of Isaan in January. In the last month, we had two teams visit us - both of them were huge blessings to our ministry!
The first team was from a church in Melbourne, Australia and very gifted in prayer ministry which was a great first team for Heart of Isaan as God desires for us to lay foundations through prayer! The team did a lot of prayer walking, prayer driving, evangelism, prayed for other Isaan people, as well as blessed our own team through prayer and prophesy. It was a great start to 2011 and a great start for this ministry! We all felt challenged to be prayer warriors even more.
The second team was a World Race team from America. They were also very gifted in prayer ministry, but what's more is that they loved playing with children and God used their games, English teaching, and songs to help us build relationships with many different people in schools and Noom's village. One of the English camps resulted in a family being very curious about who Jesus is and what He did for us, even though we taught English and didn't even mention Jesus. They knew that we were followers of God, and God used that to open the door for that family - and for us to share - when they came up to us and asked us who Jesus is.
God used these two teams to bless Thai people in more ways than we can imagine, and we know that He has answered each and every one of their prayers that they prayed for the Isaan people while they were here.
The first team was from a church in Melbourne, Australia and very gifted in prayer ministry which was a great first team for Heart of Isaan as God desires for us to lay foundations through prayer! The team did a lot of prayer walking, prayer driving, evangelism, prayed for other Isaan people, as well as blessed our own team through prayer and prophesy. It was a great start to 2011 and a great start for this ministry! We all felt challenged to be prayer warriors even more.
The second team was a World Race team from America. They were also very gifted in prayer ministry, but what's more is that they loved playing with children and God used their games, English teaching, and songs to help us build relationships with many different people in schools and Noom's village. One of the English camps resulted in a family being very curious about who Jesus is and what He did for us, even though we taught English and didn't even mention Jesus. They knew that we were followers of God, and God used that to open the door for that family - and for us to share - when they came up to us and asked us who Jesus is.
God used these two teams to bless Thai people in more ways than we can imagine, and we know that He has answered each and every one of their prayers that they prayed for the Isaan people while they were here.
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