Wednesday, April 28, 2010

April is the month of Easter and water festival in Thailand


Mark 16:2 On Sunday they were going to the tomb very early when the sun had just come up.
Mark 16:3 They said to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"
Mark 16:4 When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away. It was a very large stone.
Mark 16:5 As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man. He was dressed in a white robe and sat on the right side. They were panic-stricken.
Mark 16:6 The young man said to them, "Don't panic! You're looking for Jesus from Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been brought back to life. He's not here. Look at the place where they laid him.

Easter Sunday did not have sunrise service at the house church I sat at the terrace of the house at Rai Krisawan and watch the sun rise alone. We all have many unbelieving things in our lives.

Mark 16:9 After Jesus came back to life early on Sunday, he appeared first to Mary from Magdala, from whom he had forced out seven demons.
Mark 16:10 She went and told his friends, who were grieving and crying.
Mark 16:11 They didn't believe her when they heard that he was alive and that she had seen him.
Mark 16:12 Later Jesus appeared to two disciples as they were walking to their home in the country. He did not look as he usually did.
Mark 16:13 They went back and told the others, who did not believe them either.
Mark 16:14 Still later Jesus appeared to the eleven apostles while they were eating. He put them to shame for their unbelief and because they were too stubborn to believe those who had seen him alive.

Many knowledgeably person like to debate about God. I used to proof that I am right and like to debate with them to proof my right but not now because I know that arguing or debating are not really from God. I will just tell him the good news of the Lord and leave it to them to accept or not to accept. When the opportune time come ask God to grant them Salvation. I have never have knowledge enough to save them but just bring them to know about Christ and the good news what Jesus had provided for. They have to make their own decision to choose.

Nong Tamleung during water festival many children came out to join them.



We have water festival celebration in the church after finished the service we se the old folk in line and let the young generation poured the water as the elder blessed them.


On the way back from Wang Nam Kheow one Sunday I stopped to take photo of the sun

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Mid-March toward end of the month's activities

From the air port to Chonburi to various villages and aim for Sra Keow but face the problem with the transport half way. Any way by grace of God we ended up safely at Rai Kriswan for the night.
Next day we have to come down again to K'bin to repair our transport. There is no lunch break that day when we have to travel through the jungle across few mountains to go to Chaiyaphume.
We reach Chiayapume late at night. We're all straight to bed to end long journey with rest.





Delicacy red ant egg salad-- yam mee
Infront of Nong Gotong Methodist church ( this rather preaching point under Pastor Pila) just only few months old chuch in Pakdi Chumpol, Chaiyapume.
Church 's name tell you where it locates.
This is another but not Nong but non or nern which is meaning a higher ground or hilly place.
Pastor Pila in red shirt, many red shirt here in this place under politicians' protection. Pastor Pila just fond of red shirt but inside should be Jesus Christ colour.


After service in Nong Gotong and have early lunch we head for Singburi to sing wedding song for Kris x-RMC church staff.







Mark 16:1 When the day of worship was over, Mary from Magdala, Mary (the mother of James), and Salome bought spices to go and anoint Jesus.
Returned from Wang Nam Kheow I still go to cell meeting.
During17- 21 March we travelled widely from Suwanaphume airport go to Nong Tamleung