This picture was the last time when I wrote in the blog because of the voice from the inner part said about glorification. We were lately telling what we do for God instead of God work through us. Many incidents in that period even we reached out to non-believers we have the action rebound to us aloud to me especially that "... all you are doing just what you have tried not trust". I do because I thought it will be good. I used to, at the beginning, do things by trusting God even about the budget for ILI Conference in PUMC, Chonburi. I confess that we started the
Conference not entirely purely compassion from the Lord but just to show off that we can do as well. After we started, I then come up with worrisome in conclusion to the result may and may be not then starting to pray for help. The Lord is always gracious and faithful when we pray. He allowed us to go through with result we like, low budget, facilitators availability, assure me that God is with us in this Regional Conference.The first subject "Intimacy with God" teaching was so good, a lot of Words and practical part come from teacher's life own practice using the Word of God applied to his everyday life, we ended up with "Finishing well " teaching pinned those participants almost 2 hours with Word of God and testimony of the facilitator, A. Seksan, Pastor of Ao Udom Church. After the conference I have to sit back and look back to my own. Patrick and the way he applied have a good feed back, Paul is always has his way of touching people with new story of how Cathy raising fund.
Pastor Seksan went to ILI conference in year 2008 together. From that net work of 11 churches set in Chonburi and active for a while. Then activities of our own brought us apart but relationship still remain. We busied with individual activities. ILI Conferences in many places from North to South, Pu Kheow in Chaiyaphume to Puket in the South. Pastor testified what he has applied 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 with his everyday life impressively.
We, mealtimes, were busy but forget to look back until instead doing for God's glory sometimes we did it just because people requested, what people want it for whatever reason but vaguely not the real reason, for me more than once I did it for just the sake of doing. It is like routine with out passion from the Lord. To please the result and number of the conferences rather than looking for impact to those leaders' lives. I felt more than once that what we do seemed wasted. These what I thought but forgot that whatever we do the Master has never let them go waste.
1Thessalonians 1:2 We give thanks to God for you always, making mention of you in our prayers,
1Thessalonians 1:3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father,
1Thessalonians 1:4 knowing, beloved brothers, your election of God.
1Thessalonians 1:5 For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
1Thessalonians 1:6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
1Thessalonians 1:7 so that you were examples to all who believe....
We have met a Laos lady in Wang Nam Kheow service who just come out to Laos and witnessed to us about her personal evangelize in Laos, to 7 families of their own relatives. We want to go and see.
During that same of having RC period my Bro. from United States visited my sisters and to enjoy what he earned from America. The fortune he made blew him up and that reminded me of Revelation chapter 3:Revelation 3:17 Because you say, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing, and do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,
But the Lord said:
Revelation 3:18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold purified by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be clothed, and so that the shame of your nakedness does not appear. And anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see.
Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; therefore be zealous and repent.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he with Me.
We talked to him with understanding but again we know and know the Scripture is always true:
1Corinthian 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those being lost, but to us being saved, it is the power of God.
He left to USA with 50+Kg. of things he is going to use with a group of people who follow him to Thailand. Have mercy on him and his family to know you lord. With the promise in the the Bible I still trust that one day he will know this God, Lord Jesus Christ.
Rev. Prasert of RMC and Rev. Philip Lim the Regional adviser from MMS came to visit and preached at WNK, PNHC one of Sunday service.
Easter eggs at Rangsit Methodist Church. My wife came on Saturday after Good Friday and do not like to travel another 3 hours or more to WNK. Rev. Jeff from A.O.G. come and have Easter service for them on that Sunday. I and my wife expected to have English preaching Easter service by Pastor John Lim but he have already preached at Sunrise service.We have pleasure to have Bro. Paul and Charlie Tan with us after
Easter. They came up from Singapore together to facilitate ILI. RC at Khon Khaen from 18-20 April.They stopped over at WNK to say hallo on Monday 18 March in the afternoon and to take some ILI stuff left over from last month, March 18-20, meeting in Chonburi to recycle in Khon Khaen. After they left by turning right for Khon Khaen, I turned left for Chonburi in that afternoon and reaching home before dust. Spending 3 days in WNK. was slow page and good deep breath taking. Morning walk around the area with the Lord after devotion so wonderful and memorable.




Psalm 19:1-6
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the expanse proclaims His handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor are there words; their voice is not heard. 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, and he comes forth as a bridegroom from his canopy; he rejoices as a strong man to run a race, going forth from the end of the heavens, and its course is to their ends. And there is nothing hid from its heat.
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