This past week symbolizes clearly the move and the work we
are involved in here in Ubon Ratchathani.
Last Thursday we gathered the Network of Child Safe
Communities.
Representatives came from 4 different organizations
and churches and they listened and shared the challenges they have to work with youth and children.
On Friday we had R4U Fellowship of the National Pioneers.
They are a great group of enthusiastic evangelists and church planters. Our theme today: ’’The importance of eating
breads ourselves so that we have bread to give to others.’’One of these precious friends
shared how many of those coming to Christ are ‘grandmothers’ and are poor or illiterate.
We asked: What do you do to feed them?
She answered: I copy and print Bible
passages and make the text really big for them. I have started to buy few
magnifying glasses for those who cannot afford to come to the city and buy
glasses.
I write my own tracts of testimonies
with BIG font, copy and ask them to read. I find good teaching on CD’s and MP3.
But I have limited budget for CD and MP3 players. I can only visit them once or
twice a week to teach the word and worship because they are in several places and it’s 100 km’s away.
bright and burning little Thai
woman.
On Tuesday we met with a new Network of leaders, who
join to support and encourage one another.
A trend we see is that more networks are formed joining hands cross denominations for strengthening each other. And it is much needed as we know the church and mission history of Isaan was a tough and dark place. Many has fallen and gone in various ways. Now God is on the move and the enemy knows well.
Wednesday and today, CSC Child Safe Community has had a
workshop for teachers from 2 schools at the center.
As they left, they begged Mint and Rose to
come and help them to address Child protection and children’s rights at to the
parents. The ball is now rolling.
Between all these gatherings there are the individuals to
mentor to disciple to pray and cry with.
God is moving in Ubon and we dare not slow down. Thank
you for praying for us in R4U, CSC and TOL.
Love Anna
