Just Before Pentacost 2007

"Mat 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
Mat 4:24 And His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all those being badly ill suffering various diseases and torments, and those who had been possessed with demons, and those who had been moonstruck, and paralytics. And He healed them."

We can say that all these had just happened in that village as we arrived there second time. It looked like they're waited for us and at the same time preparing their favorite "papaya salad" (som tarm) and some breakfast. A lot of adults and few children at the beginning. Greeting them and started to tell them our purpose of coming to this village. We started individually teiling them about the "good news". There are manifestation of wrong spirit but not that crucial as we carried on. K.Dum is with the drunkard, Ajarn Damrong is with ice-cream lady, Man is with a group of ladies, Janya with the owner of that place.

"Mat 10:42 And whoever shall give to one of these little ones a cup of cold water to drink, only in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, He shall in no way lose his reward."

We started the day about 9.30 in the morning from home. I have only know where we are going to, the place Nong Tumleung's visiting few Christians there as usual if opportunity arise we will as well as do something about children today. I took initiative go to Christian book store to buy some story books from Bangkok yesterday. I have got some Bible storey books where a lot of drawings inside but I felt that it is too difficult for children, too many word, along story about the Lord Jesus. The language is not suitable to kids of that ages, primary. Story told too difficult for them too understand. Thank God for the night before, on Friday night, I happened to meet an old freind now she is working in Bangkok with one organisation which is producing Bible picture books for young children. Thank God that she come for prayers meeting and she said she still have some old stock that she can give to us some by to-morrow but we have to arrange to pick up ourselves. Again another lady who work with brick company will collected for us. The boss of the company also agreed to go with us the next day. Thank the Lord for all provisions.

"Act 8:8 And there was great joy in that city.
Act 8:9 But a certain man called Simon had long been conjuring in the city, and amazing the nation of Samaria, claiming himself to be some great one.
Act 8:10 All gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, This one is the great power of God.

Saturday morning, when we reached the GPC the Pattaya team leaded by Mike Morrissey had already left the church's compound. They are more active than us. UMC has already provided fund for UMC church in Pattaya. Our team is still building up at this stage just to spread the gospel and thinking of do something later. We are doing as and when and what will happen to reach the stage of having a "cell group" where people in that area can attend. Our team is comming to meet us at the Church compound. Around 10.00 the first van arrived then another one arrived 10 minutes later. 10.30 we left the church compound for Panthong area. Traffic quite heavy in the morning but just a short while after we went through Bangkok - Pattaya motorway the traffic is promissing the day. We have made it very good time. The plan we thought is not as He provided we have to change entirely.

When we arrived in the village many adults were looked like they waited for us. We can say that they were rather curious to see what we are going to do. We stop at this spot actually because K. Dum saw the ice-cream he like. As we started to order and offered people the ice-cream some of the children come out. About 30 cups of ice-creams has been taken. I quickly paid before the whole village come. Anyway the ice cream lady gave some extra ice ceams to few new arrived children. Some of our member paid for some extra as well.

We spread out and started sharing the Gospel to the people. Tracts given to many people even the ice-cream lady. The team started sharing individually. K.Dum eventually share with the lady group.

Thank God for ice cream lady who stood there so curious as Ajarn Damrong shared the Gospel with her. She asked for the Bible and we gave her "freely recieve, freely give" the Gedeon Bible to her.

We ended the session in this area with sing gospel songs with children and later we took the whole group of the children to visit Pa Samruay who is still invalid at her home. We asked the children to sing songs for her and pray for her. All the children wouldlike to go to church that day but they have to wait for our arrangement and their parent's approval.