In the last few weeks, Jason has been preaching a series entitled, “Free,” speaking about living a life of freedom in Christ. It has been such a blessing to see God working through him, speaking to him and through him at Peace Church Ao Nang (the small, but going strong fellowship we have here.)
Many of us are in prison
to some invisible chains that have held us captive for many years. In the first installment of the message on
being free, I was struck with the truth of God’s word that all I had to do was
to let go of these long held chains that have bound me for a long time. And as I am writing this update, I start
reflecting back on the message and realized how God longs to not only free me
from what is holding me back to fully experience the promises of life in Him but
to free the Thai people who are shackled by their erroneous spiritual
beliefs.
How it must break the
Father’s heart to see His Thai children lost in the wilderness of the enemy’s
lies!
I urge you to continue
praying for the Thai people (and other nations) to come to know His Son, Jesus
Christ. They are in desperate need of a
Savior. The Father yearns to set them
free.
As I have mentioned,
Jason is preaching at Peace Church Ao Nang.
He is blessed to share the pulpit with Pastor Roslen Sipat. Both of them take turns in preaching on
Sundays. Jason was also recently invited
to preach at Santisuk Krabi Church (the Thai mother church of Peace Church Ao
Nang) at the end of September. We are
super excited to receive this news and see this as a great opportunity to
strengthen our bond with the Thai believers.
Jason also leads the
Wednesday evening bible studies where we have been studying the book of
Philippians. This is attended mostly by
Thai people, and so we have a Thai sister who helps translate. This brings me to our Thai lessons. Jason and I are taking Thai classes at a
local school 3 hours per week. And we
are proud to say that we can now read and write in Thai. (There are 44 consonants and 32 vowels in the
Thai language, so this is definitely a milestone for us!) We are still not fluent in the language, but
we are hoping to soon get there. Do
pray for us to have superhuman capacity to grasp this language.
I am still continuing to
teach at Prakhun Language School. I
teach English, Math, Science, and Health in at least 2 levels. I also continue to help in all other details
and ministries at Peace Church, wherever it is needed, and continue to be a
part of outreach efforts through street singing on two Saturday nights in a
month at the beach.
Finally, I want to let
you guys know that I am going home in September to the Philippines to visit my
family for a week! It’s been three years
since I last saw my brothers and sister, and I miss them terribly. My brother also had a baby boy last year, and
he will be celebrating his 1st birthday during my visit. I am so stoked! So grateful that I get to be there when he
turns one. He is the first nephew of my
family, and I cannot wait to see him.
Once again, Jason and I
want to say thank you for continuing to be there for us. Words evade us in fully expressing our
gratitude for your kindness and generosity.
We continue to lift you all up in our prayers for God to bless your
lives abundantly. He has been so good to
us and keeps on showing us His favor through you!
And please, do not stop
praying for Jason and I. We need lots of
it!
In Our Messiah’s Love,
we declare our love for you!
