Why I'm going to Thailand

Dear friends and family,

I’ve started this blog to share with you an amazing opportunity that has been presented to me. I have been invited to serve on a short term mission team to Thailand! While I have visited this country before as a tourist, this time I will be working with ZOE, an international Christian organization that rescues children who are at risk of being sold into prostitution slavery.

Nine out of ten children begging on the streets of Thailand are bought and sold for the sex trade. ZOE’s vision is to stop the human trafficking of children in our lifetime. It has been said that “evil prevails when good men do nothing”.

I am very excited about this opportunity to do something! We will be visiting children’s homes, rural mountain villages and the ZOE children in northern Thailand. Our top priority is to share the good news and love of Jesus with these children and those we come in contact with.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Public School Outreach and other fun things

Monday and Tuesday were the best days yet! During these two days we were allowed to go into public schools and present our entire program including the gospel and an invitation to accept Jesus...not even in the US can we do such a thing!  I can't even describe the emotions we were all overcome with. From the time we entered the schools we were treated like celebrities...all the kids were so excited to see foreigners come and speak at their school.  

We were able to play with them, sing our songs to them and preach to them.  They all sat at the edge of their seats during most of the program and we all just prayed that the Lord would plant seeds that day.  For many of those kids and even teachers, this was the first time they heard the good news of Jesus Christ!
The joy we all felt during these 2 days was off the charts! What an amazing God we serve that we can come to Thailand and preach the gospel in public schools!  Let's pray that God will once again open the same doors in the US. 

One of the sweetest times I've had so far on this trip was on the van ride over to the first school.  Those of us that were in that van spent time praying out loud for the kids and we sang songs in worship to God and it truly touched my heart to be in such close fellowship with these women.  I had written some time earlier this year that I felt like the odd man out because I didn't know most of the people going on this trip, but somehow God has made it feel like we've all been close friends for a long time and we have been united as one body of Christ on this journey.

In between the visits to these two schools, we were allowed to have a little fun too.  We spent some time on Monday night shopping at the night bazaar, haggling our way through the many Thai trinkets and souvenirs.  Tuesday morning we had a great time at a local elephant camp as we watched the mahouts show off the skills of the elephants followed by a 30 min ride on these beautiful creatures...needless to say we laughed much during that ride! 

And finally, last night we were treated to cultural Thai dinner show where the entertainment was great but the food, well... not so much (at least in my opinion!).  We still have 5 days left in this country and many more adventures to come as we continue to seek the Lord and his plan here in this land.


"Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession." ~ Psalm 2:8
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