Saturday, May 30, 2009

However, those whom God has chosen have achieved it.

Another excited day for me, it rained heavily before I left home but I knew that just a passing cloud. It became a blessing of the day for me. My prayer for this day that "Lord give me a good weather to day" against the situation I faced and believe that we will have a very good day. I waited for the tilers to tell them what to do. I left to the church with joyful heart after I met with the tiler to tell them to lock the house if I come back late from the field. I left home before 9.00 am. to the church whether to pick up some one or to come along with church's van but expecting an exciting day ahead. I decided taking one of the intern, "Nimit", a man from Akha tribe along to be my company. We reached Nong Tamleung almost 10.00 o'clock. During we were at Baan Nern Nang called and told me that "there is no children and the owner of the house also not around and asked me what to do. I told them to ask the Lord instead and do what they think right what the they agreed to do. We stayed and prayed for the couple a while then left.

Nimit and I was going to visit Pah Jongkol and Loong Jamnong first just our routine visiting. They are O.K. and we still expect their children will come out of their ignorance and willing to come to know the Lord. Anather parties, Nang, children from the church and Pastor Eakkalak, started quite badlywith unusual situation that there is nobody expected the church's group and the owner of the house was not at home either. Nang quite disappointed and don't know how to start she has to call me and asked what she suppose to do. Nay who is always regular link point has rashes all over her body and have to go to see doctor. Oam daughter of the house's owner was not there either. We supected that Nay's problem came from probably illergic to something. The rest of our regulars also disappeared. Ton and 2 councils joined us as well as Pah Mali, Ton's grand mother.
1. As soon as Nimit and I arrived at the house K.Pranee, Aom, Mook and K. Narong just came back from visiting Pah. Paed, Pah. Pui's elder sister. I decided visit her in the hospital to pray for her with the condition that A.Damrong must come along. A.Damrong was not there at that moment.

2. Church group sang songs led by Nang for a while, then I show movies from the computer. The movies is the story about buffalow and the lion. We were related them to spiritual warfare and how to manage them.

3. Pastor Aekalaks shared to church's children about the verse in 1 Peter 5:8 to them.

4. They declined to have lunch in the near-by store but instead took a prayer walk around the village then prepare to go back in the afternoon.

5. My car parked just behind the van and blocked it's way out. When we finish our program we want to go back and prepare for afternoon meeting in another village. When I tried to backed up the car's front wheel get stuck deep in the soft soil. All the children and church party try to help by pushing the car about 10 minutes. With the strength of the team the car come out from the mud. A.Damrong arrived.

I can not refuse not to go to visit her because I have promised that if A.Damrong come I will go.
A.Damrong told me that he reluctance to come because it look like it's going to rain. But there 's a push in his heart so he came even so late. But when we put to gether all what happened we can see the hand of God with us.

6. We went to the hospital and looking for her. As soon as we just about to ask about where she was once more we saw the boy,Beer, stand in the hall. We followed him to see her. We asked her about hersymtom and told her about good news of God.

7. She eventually accepted the led by A.Damrong sinner's prayer and recieved Christ to her life. We prayed for her and stayed back for a while then left to Nong Ree to visit another group.

A.Damrong read the confession from the writing instead of

K.Ayut condition is better we talked with them for a while. Their children were helping them in the store.

We thank God that even small little thing like allowing the car to get stuck in the mud also full of purpose. God has done so many marvelous things to save his people. We praise you Lord.

.Romans 11:33 God's riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep that it is impossible to explain his decisions or to understand his ways.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

And whom he predestinated, them he also called.

That morning we drove to Baan Nern to gather with Man to visit Loong Jamnong and Pah Jongkol as we normally do.
Man read ACTS chapter 3 for L. Jamnong and prayed for the Lord to straighten his his faith. Then we moved to K.Pranee's place. Two girls and a boy joy us at the house at Baan Nern but disappeared when church party arrived. There were only 4 children as usual, three girls and a boy, Ton. Ton is different to others because his grand mother always remind him to join us. His gran mother is in the picture used to go to church. She prayed for reading glasses for a long time. For a while she lost her faith in our living God and stopped going to church. We used to encourage her to go but she has always give us accuses. One day when we started giving away the reading glasses she returned and told us about why she has been aways quite a while. We thank God for his faithfulness in answering our prayer.
We took notice of children at Baan Boh that they shy to mix with church's children. Anytime when we have more children from the Church less children will come until sometime. Prayer has the most effect I could see so far. Anytime we pray many turned up. We have new girl "Kwang" who has a long sad story until her family disowned her. She came along to join us as well. Nang is taking care of her and also brought 5 others church's youth along as well.
After finish grouping at Nong Tamlueng we left Baan Boh Nong Tamlueng in the afternoon go to Man's house to pick up my car. A. Damrong also come along to do house to house evangelise.
We started at Rosukol place trying to raise up a cell group there but result not so promising due to working hours of those people in that village. There 4 people in that area after Rosukol left and stay with her husband in Boh Tong. Even the dark cloud and was rained started at other side over that reservoir. We left the place and stopped at grocery store on the way back. Thanks God for the opportunity that only few disturbances along the way until we told her all about the gospel. Then she started to be to busy to talked to us. We thank God and paid up and moved out. It's 4.00 pm. now and just about time to visit few more church's member on the way. A couple are waiting for us at 4.30 we started sang songs. Their house face West the Sun shone over us. Even it's almost 5 but the Sun so bright until I have to ask the Lord to shad us up. Praise the Lord He provided a big cloud shaded the whole area until Sunset. As we sharing gospel of John chapter 1 about "He was beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life and the life was the life of men."

We do not realise in the beginning that when we shared the news there was many ears also listened to us. By grace of God after we finished sharing we were told that her husband lay paralyze on bed. We asked permission to go to see him. W shared once more about the story of God become Son of Man and why He had to come. What we do what we think about all the reasons of causes and effects not always true because we have enemy in this world who causes all bad results. God so loved the world this way and He gave His only Son so that everyone who believes in Him will not die but will have eternal life.
We were telling her story of God and how originally was made and why Lord Jesus have to come to save us then tell her about power and authority of our Lord Jesus Christ and also of believers.

Man helped lead her sinner prayer and invite the Lord to come to
her life. We asked her to take authority of new believer pray for
her husband. We then saw he shed his tear twice. The paralyse
We prayed along with her and committed both of them in the hand of God and give them word of God tell her how to start to read the Bible. Then we left. When I read Romans chapter 8 I have no doubt that "And whom he predestinated, them he also called."
Tuesday cell has moved to another level where everyone can sit on the chairs now. The cell has moved from slum by the canal to the mansion. At that time we all have to sit on the floor. few weeks ago Jennifer renovate the garage to become dinning room and the meeting will hold there.
First United Methodist church has their own system of doing cell group from leader's proposal then put a pastor to be in charge over the cell now. FUMC has their own way of doing cell group system, their own way of evangelise. Mui as a leader of the church will brief all cell leader about what all cells have to share on Sunday's afternoon. Then all the cells to follow the brief outline in the meeting under the control of a pastor-in-charge of the cell from the church.
Dr.Wises also hold the meeting with all pastors on Tuesday morning in his house about the teaching. He called that " to check their faith and what they believe".

Sunday, May 17, 2009

'Never tempt the Lord your God.'"

.......'Never tempt the Lord your God.'" We prayed for good weather before we go to the site. When we reached Ban Nern, Nong Tamleung "Man" called and told me that he have to accompany his neighbour somewhere and unable to join me this morning. Anyway , thanks God we have a good weather when we left home in the morning until we finished morning session.

Then I share about evangelised doll and share the gospel of 1 Thessalonians 5:18. By that time my faith has been challenged.

We prayed for good weather and no rain during we do the ministry but Few of those children want an otherwise. They want to play with the rain. Thanks God that He answered children's prayer as well. He is the God of all.

When we saw the dark cloud at the edge of the sky then I told them that they do not have to worry because we have prayed this morning and as you can see that we never have rain for the whole year of our ministry. The Nong Tamleung children want to have different from us. They want to play with the rain. Do you have the clue how God answered our prayer? At noon we have to break to have lunch and right at that time rain poured down heavily last for an hour. Children and volunteers went to have lunch when we were sat and talking under the roof.
Man and A.Damrong went to teach how to read Thai letters for the beginner. There is a woman who want to read the Bible as she does not have any background before. A Damrong went there with some chart as we sang gospel song at K. Pranee's house.
Thanks God for rain make us cool down a bit.
You can see we have a big group of volunteers of many ages group. We have to teach these children and make them capable enough to train children in the village. They can lead them in sing gospel songs but we face the problem that the children in the village shy away. Anyway they are helping in leading in sing gospel song, leading them some game, and teaching them to walk and pray.
Many children from the church want to come with us to the village. I picked up O and Bam the rest come with Nang the Sunday teacher. Generally we take the opportunity to go around and visit another area if some one come along and take care of the children for us.

"O" and "Pe'h" play guitar during singing Gospel songs and have plyed number game prepared by Nang.
They have fun in the shed during many village girl just come to see what we are playing.





A group of church's back up singer also came with us. Ney become a link between village children and church youth group.

We decided not to go in the village today. There are still many children in their age group shy away for few reasons. First, their parents are well to do and do not want to mix with us christian. Second they have different spirit " so God deided to use the nonesense of the Good News we speak to save the believe."
Two ladies in this picure follow man after he gave them a lift to apply for a job. Especially "Pin" she has many problems and she bl;ame them on past life and "Karma"the result of what she did in her past life. I told her about the cause of ancesters' sin and how to get rid of the sort caused her life right now. I asked her if she want to have a new life in God but if she can not do by herself I acn lead her to pray. I took opportunity to lead her sinner prayer.

The lady on the right is "Pin" came along with her friend "Noi" and "Man" to see what we do before going home. She is Man's neighbour who always refuse to listen to "Man" when he's trying to tell her about the Good News. She unknowingly accepted the Lord as she confessed her sin and accepted the Lord during telling her Gospel through evangelised doll.

This event is on Sunday the first time I aked 2 big girl to listn to surmon instead of going to Sunday shool with children. We took these photos after lunch during waiting for the transport to go home. I thanks God that situation is improving when they face some problems with our daily prayer.



Infront of the church waiting for the transport to go home in the afternoon.







Thursday, May 14, 2009

Jesus said "... they will place their hands on the sick,..."

This time is the time of rainy season. Sometimes rain so heavy until we can drive only 20 Km./hour on the tollway.

After finished Congress 7 after send Neo the translator and his wife off I stayed back in Rangsit Methodist Church waiting for Paul and Pastor John coming in the evening. Thanks God that during conference the was no rain against Meteological's forcast.



Next day early morning after discussion with Rev. Prasert we get in the car and moved North through Nakorn Nayok and reached Wang Nam Kheow 15 minutes before 12.00 noon. We think that it is the right time to invite them for lunch. A Saifah, Pastor of WNK church, and his wife were waiting for us. After took a cup of cold water drink we are informed that on the way to William J. Crowe's house we asked to pray for a church's member who had an accident from his motorbike until right hand and both legs
paralysed. So we went. We reached the house and walked passed the old lady who sat on the big bench to the small shed by the side of the main hut. When we reached there The man (I forgot his name) was there alone. His wife is not around she has to go to sell ice-kachang down the road. We do not know how long she has been away but for him when the nature called he have to do. Since he can not move he has to do there. When we step in I confessed to the Lord that I can not stand the situation and not love him enough. We still prayed for him then step out from the shed at the same time Pa Paw, his wife, walked in. I told her to clean him up and we will go in to prayed for him again.

As we stepped out the old lady who sat there caught my eyes . I approached her but do not know how to start talking to her. Thank God for the word I asked her weather she want to go to heaven after her physical body died. From that I can carry on with conversation leaded to sinner prayer and lead her to Christ.

Mark 16:15 Then Jesus said to them, "Wherever you go in the world, tell everyone the Good News.
Paw walked out sweat from cleaning her husband. We asked her to sit and talked and told her about the Gospel and asked her weather she want to accepted Christ and ask Him to become her Lord and Saviour. I led her sinner prayer and led her to Christ.

From Mark 16:16 whoever believed and is baptized will be saved, .........
Mark 16:17 These are the miraculous signs the will accompany believers: They will use the power and authority of my (Jesus) name to force demons out of people. They will speak new languages.
Mark 16:18 They will pick up snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them. They will place their hands on the sicks and cure them."
We asked Paw to go back to see her husband again and prayed for him. Thanks God the scripture is real the legs where he can not move from the beginning when his wife laid hand on him he cried and as you can see from the photograph that his legs can bent. His finger of his right hand enable to move. After we finished praying we said good bye and walked out. Pastor John asked weather he can baptize them. What you see in the photos are during Pastor John baptized both of them.

We visited William and Bang-Orn late in the afternoon. We have lunch together and visit the acre of land given to the church across the road at Krisanawan resort then return to Rangsit. We lost our way on the way back and reached RMC olmost midnight.

The rest are all detail. On the way back home we faced the rain so heavy until we have to crawl on the toll way but we reached the airport in time and reach home safely in that evening.

Is this the New Era of Spreading the Gospel in Thailand?.


This is the campus we have been put up from 5-8 May 2009. We registered to participate the "Congress 7" which will take place in Thammasart University, Rangsit campus. This event has been advertised as "7th Thailand Congress on Evangelism". This event will gathering more than 4000 participants from 76 provinces all over Thailand. Four major Christian institutes joint effort inclusive of The Church of Christ Thailand (CCT), Thailand Baptist Convention (TBC), Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand (EFT), and Thailand Protestant Churches Coordination Committee (TPCCC ).

I was trying to leave Chonburi early before lunch with a purpose in my mind just to see the exhibition booths before the opening ceremony but changed my mind after all. Beside Nang and Mali and her daughter Neo from Victory church and his wife also joined in the group. Appointment time was changed to 13.30 in the afternoon to give sometimes preparing for loosing our way and time to ask people on new route. We know where the university is but to get there with confusing road system ad to get there in time was our problem of the journey. We reached there and get ourselves registered and looking for the location of our lodging. Flame of the forest were full bloom there all over even as we looked through our window. After taking a shower we rush back for the opening ceremony.


It's claimed that this is a historic meeting of the Christian Churches in Thailand.The title " Proclaim the Gospel in the whole of Thailand."

Their vision 2010, is a mission statement to see a Churches in every Amper (ditrict), Christian group in every Tambon (sub-distrtict) and every village hear the Gospel.

The openning ceremony from one of the church so wonderful performance like a group of angels perform praising dance to the Lord.





Many participants from various areas all over Thailand.






Some space we see will fill up when the real programme started.




The organiser arraged this movement to facilitate the management and fulfill the vision 2010 mentioned above.







Wednesday, May 13, 2009

This is why God has given him an exceptional honor

Visiting a family of children and also take opportunity to tell them about good new. One thing we learn that if we do not have enough love inside us there is no point to tell others how good is our God. They will not see God from our mouth alone but also the truth in our lives. Life of Christ, love of Christ help them to believe what we are telling them.
Our lives will make our words worth listening. In Baan Boh, and Baan Nern even many accepted Christ but many do not want to follow the way of Christ.

Man in the picture was trying to convince them to come to have meeting with him on Saturday. Next Saturday will be "Vesak day" a school holiday I have planned to go up to Wang Nam Kheow with Pastor John and Bro. Paul to visit WNK church. Man and A.Damrong will come to share gospel to this group of believers in the area.

Philippians 2:9-16