Thursday, May 19, 2011

The holy meal of the Lord

Saturday 7 May 2011 We left RMC. early in the morning headed to Nakorn Nayok-Kabinburi- Wang Nam Kheow. Just before we reached Wang Nam Kheow we stopped for sticky rice and BBQ chicken at one of restaurant for breakfast. Singaporean called this kind of chicken Kampong Chicken. Those chicken were exercise before become our breakfast.
A couple from WNK used to run away when I visited them the week earlier. The symptom is similar to a man in Chaiyaphume who refuse to accept Christ to be his Lord and Savior but to remain under control of the spirit he used to be. That morning we had also met ILI alumni from Laos but both of us can not recognize her until she told us. She told us what she and her husband are ding in her area.


1Corinthians 11:23 For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread,
1Corinthians 11:24 And when it had been broken with an act of praise, he said, This is my body which is for you: do this in memory of me.
1Corinthians 11:25 In the same way, with the cup, after the meal, he said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, whenever you take it, in memory of me.
1Corinthians 11:26 For whenever you take the bread and the cup you give witness to the Lord's death till he comes.
1Corinthians 11:27 If, then, anyone takes the bread or the cup of the Lord in the wrong spirit, he will be responsible for the body and blood of the Lord.
1Corinthians 11:28 But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.
1Corinthians 11:29 For a man puts himself in danger, if he takes part in the holy meal without being conscious that it is the Lord's body.
1Corinthians 11:30 For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.
1Corinthians 11:31 But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.
1Corinthians 11:32 But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.
1Corinthians 11:33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.



After service we drove back to RMC . We asked Buatem whether she want to come along to visit Boonsuan as she want from the beginning. P. John, is a good driver, as he cruise along Rangsit Nakorn Nayok we took our time stop buying fruit at Nakorn Nayok.

We arrived Rangsit Methodist Church in the late afternoon before sunset. As the sun is setting to day I walk out of the church premise and taking photos of the sky both East and West side of the church. How beautiful is God creation unable to tell that the real one will be. I walked and enjoyed praising the work of His hand. Each day I am always expect new painting on the sky not even a day repeat the same. If it gone it never come back but we can expect something better, more beautiful.





























Tuesday cell has more people to-day as I cam down and prepared to share what I have during the week.




A Christian friend came to have fellowship with me one day but left the mark of pain on my thought. I can not pinned that where those words come from. Are they come from the world, or a carnal self, or come from the enemy. I remembered when it told Eve in the garden of eden. If we do not watchful it will come in and caused "And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching,...."

Acts 20:27 For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.
Acts 20:28 Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
Acts 20:29 I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;
Acts 20:30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.
Acts 20:31 So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.
Acts 20:32 And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.
Acts 20:33 I have had no desire for any man's silver or gold or clothing.
Acts 20:34 You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.
Acts 20:35 In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.
Acts 20:36 And having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all.
Acts 20:37 And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,
Acts 20:38 Being sad most of all because he had said that they would not see his face again. And so they went with him to the ship.

I doubted and my thought went stray and have come to ask the Lord. What he told me that the Lord revealed to him though his scripture reading and when he went to spread the gospel, people listening to him and enjoy what he talked. People pinned to the gospel he spread. He conclusion that those result because he read the Bible a lot, by this time we talked, probably more than 3 times, he said and commended that I should do the same. To read more Bible God will reveal more and result will be like what he had. I heard and found some truth but fail to believe that what he said come from the Lord to remind me, yes. I was not so sure about what he told me. Anyway we prayed about what we discussed and commit them to the Lord to reveal the truth to us. One day when I sit at the table and lifted my eyes up and see the answer drawing I put it on the white board. God's tool for Discipleship- Spiritual Disciplines, when God uses in our lives to help us grow spiritually. The word discipline from ILI Conference 2008, is define as "training that is expected to produce a specified character or pattern of behavior." They compared our primary spiritual discipline in our Christian lives as a clothes hanger , those 2 sides represented prayer and God's Word (Scriptures reading), part underneath link those two, Prayer and God's Word (Scriptures reading), together is obedience (to trust and obey) what God reveals to us. But no matter how much we as a Christian prays, reads so much Scriptures trust and obey what we read if we do not have intimacy with God. Christians have to hang themselves to God, our heavenly Father. We have to know that we are belong to God, our Lord Jesus Christ paid the high price for us. I joined this children's class at the garage even they play but we know that deep down in their hearts what they need.
If any of them is missing, the hanger will be off balance and useless.


Wheels of the bull cart are now hang as decorate to the door in Wang Nam Kheow. Wheels are now out of use and not do what they purpose to do. We knew that this bull cart's wheels are to be used for.












Matthew 28:19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night.

Market place at Wang Nam Kheow and sunset at Chonburi have similar meaning. At WNK Saturday market has set up for the community to come to buy things from them. People in Wang Nam Kheow generally employed by the land owner. They work in the farm all day long and when the evening come they come out to look for things necessary , some kid who come along with their parent will looking fo something they like to... toys. Father of this boy want him to buy what he like but the boy eventually win and get what he want. Of course even father pay for it but we still want what he like regardless of price, color or other, similar to us many time we want our own way no matter what, this we call permissive will.












These two lady are beachcombers looking for something on road side along muddy beach until sun almost set. They sat by the road side and talk enjoy conversation no matter what it is. An old lady should have had tough life, from the look, working with those thing others do not want. we call them rubbish. They are happy though with the day just gone by to evening of the day, when I catch this picture along Bang Sai beach.
She collected paper, boxes and others she can sell for money but sometime they can even get money on those busy road.






We went to Pa Ngarm for the intention of showing an interesting place for 2 Southerner girls who came to stay with Bang - Orn during week end. We respect their faith in their religious but we have no objection if they want to stay on to see what we do during worship service on Sunday morning. After service I have to wait another day to bring 3 youths to youth camp at RMC. I asked them whether they are interest to go to Pa Ngarm. This is a place where many movie use as their acting scene. The promotion has 2 main purposes to make the place well known and to advertise the movies to tourists who dropped by.

There are many activities related to movies as well, such activities are flying witch, flying fox, rock climbing. Many enjoying participated in those activities, many enjoy just taking pictures choosing the place where movies stars used before, some just wandered around.


William Crowe volunteered to stay home while Bang-Orn led 2 girls Rita and well... another girl I forgot what is her name and 2 boys James and Matthew to wander around the Pa Ngarm park.




They took turn taking pictures and they enjoy their company. Matthew come to stay with Bang-Orn earlier and he is scare of the dark. James is well please host who charm every
one and he is a good host.
I will take this two boys and another to church camp at Rangsit on the next day morning. Two girls will stay a little bit longer with Bang-Orn. We went back and have a meeting at night. I shared Psalm 19 and discussed with them how they know about God.

Psalm 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the expanse proclaims His handiwork.
Psalm 19:2 Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
Psaim 19:3 There is no speech nor are there words; their voice is not heard.
Psalm 19:4 Their line has gone out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,
Psalm 19:5 and he comes forth as a bridegroom from his canopy; he rejoices as a strong man to run a race,
Psalm 19:6 going forth from the end of the heavens, and its course is to their ends. And there is nothing hid from its heat. Genesis 1:5 Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Early Morning inWang Nam Kheow

Early morning in Wang Nam Kheow.

Psalm 5:1 To the Chief Musician, for flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.
Psalm 5:2 Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to You I will pray.
Psalm 5:3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Jehovah; in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will look up.
Psalm 5:4 For You are not a God that enjoys wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with You.
Psalm 5:5 The foolish shall not stand in Your sight. You hate all doers of iniquity.
Psalm 5:6 You shall destroy those who speak lies; Jehovah will despise the bloody and deceitful man.
Psalm 5:7 But I, in the abundance of Your grace, I will come into Your house; I will worship in Your fear toward Your holy temple.
Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O Jehovah, in Your righteousness, because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my face.
Psalm 5:9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is wickedness; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.
Psalm 5:10 Hold them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
Psalm 5:11 But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.
Psalm 5:12 For You; O Jehovah, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.


Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill? He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart; Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour; Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change. He who does not put out his money at interest, or for payment give false decisions against men who have done no wrong. He who does these things will never be moved.

The sign tell us something to let us know what is the purpose of the signboard want to tell you. All signboard has its purpose

Matthew 7:7-8 Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you: Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

The structure of the building for the purpose of housing children ministry. We are praying that the Lord will direct our path so clear that we can follow. We know that direction is quite clear but for character of people involved in the project we will leave them with the Lord to touch them.

James 4:11 Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

This is the the new cell group when the meeting on Wednesday. There are many members from the mother cell, Tuesday cell come and attend these few weeks of starting this new cell. We asked the Lord that we know this cell is not by chance but His purpose. We asked the Lord to bless us to see the opportunities to increase people who will hear the Good News and asked that 30 or more of them will accept Christ as their Lord and Savior.

We know that we are blessed to bless those people in the area. We believe that God will grant this desire to spread the Gospel to those people God send.

Hebrews 12:23-24 To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete, And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood.

Hebrews 12:25 See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?
Hebrews 12:26 Whose voice was the cause of the shaking of the earth; but now he has made an oath, saying, There will be still one more shaking, not only of the earth, but of heaven.
Hebrews 12:27 And the words, Still one more, make it clear that
there will be a taking away of those things which are shaking, as of things which are made, so that there may be only those things of which no shaking is possible.
Hebrews 12:28 If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:
Hebrews 12:29 For our God is an all-burning fire.

Good Friday, Easter and after...2011

Mark 16:1-6

And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him. And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put. And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us? And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size. And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder. And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!



My wife scheduled to arrive late in the Saturday afternoon. Not only scheduled late in the afternoon but the plane also take his time played with turbulence and delayed about half an hour. As I came just about the time I decided to go straight in to the airport building. generally I have some reading material while waiting but this time there was waiting for a while with empty hand nothing to read nothing to do I headed to Nai-In book store on the third floor of the airport. Many books about Buddhism just on the new arrival shelves. Writers are many from famous Buddhists in Thailand and a lot of books written by famous monk from Vietnam. I learned a bit about this monk when I arrived Thailand during Bible Training School holiday in year 2005 when talking with a friend who admire him and use his method practicing to seek what he was looking for. That time this friend of mine want to follow this monk to live his life. He want to follow that famous monk and live life. Thank God of what the Bible say "Matthew 7:8 Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
Matthew 7:9 Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?

Just before he turn to become a monk he has accepted Christ and baptized by the Spirit and from that he gave up his plan to become a monk to follow that famous monk and become a seeker for the truth all his life. He has then changed since and become the mouth piece telling what he learned. He has his relationship with his maker restored, his life has been fulfilled with the love beyond what we know and have his life more meaningful in spreading the Gospel. Telling people that religious is like a scanner that telling you that we are all sinner. To get off the major sin which is causing death and forgiveness of sins in life there is no other ways than return to the One who can, our maker and have our relationship restored.
John 10:10 ..... Jesus has come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
John 14:7 If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.


Thanks God for make us decided to go back to Chonburi instead of driving another 3 hours up to Wang Nam Kheow and stay there until service over and come home on Monday. We also decided that to go to RMC to join P. John to celebrate Easter and at the same time to meet Paul and Charlie both are facilitators at ILI RC Khon Khaen. They also went up to Chaiyaphume to join P. John visiting churches there. They have a good time at Nong Gotong
Methodist Church.

Praise the Lord for the risen of our Lord Jesus Christ. He become true and true each day when we walk with Him. The reason we live each day just to do what he want us to do while we live in this world.

I have tried to be a good Buddhist monk but I have fail and unable to be good on my own. I am a sinner who always admire many of those great monks but now I know that instead of seeking ask and it shall be given unto you. John 8:32 And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.
I have my pride and do not like to easily accept and consider what others advices especially about Jesus Christ the Savior but now after many years in Him I would recommend you to consider with out any reason. Just try. And you will know the truth and that will make you free from deceiving yourselves. I recommend pure gold value from the above Scripture. Try!. Ask and shall be given unto you.


Baptism service to youth from Don Tanin church at the end of the service. They were accompany by missionary, Pauline, who work in the area.



1Thessalonians 1:2-5

We rejoice with them for their decision to confirm following Lord Jesus Christ on the day of remembering Lord Jesus Christ on Easter day, the day of Hisresurrection. We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers; Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; Being conscious, my brothers, dear to God, that you have been marked out by God's purpose; Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behavior to you was like from our love to you.

Matthew 7:1 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.
Matthew 7:2 For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.
Matthew 7:3 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?
Matthew 7:4 Or how will you say to your brother, Let me take out the grain of dust from your eye, when you yourself have a bit of wood in your eye?
Matthew 7:5 You false one, first take out the bit of wood from your eye, then will you see clearly to take out the grain of dust from your brother's eye.
Matthew 7:6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.