God sent us a new worker from across the nation. Khun Phetchara or Mem as we call her is a small brave woman in her 50's. It has been a tough ride for her the first month. A cross-cultural experience and new coworkers and most everything is new. Quite similar to our experiences as new missionaries.
She is getting to know all our three projects. The Child Safe Communities, the Tree of Life and New & Growing Church project.
Today she went with Lampuang to join in a couple of new house groups and she listened to the stories of church planters some of whom have worked for their whole lives in this region.
There is something that challenges me in our new worker. She weeps over Ubon, over the children, the families, over the hopeless and the broken. Weeps and weeps..... (she is not depressed).
We weep in seasons. There is a time for weeping, and there are times for laughter.
When she was ill last week we asked Jesus to reveal the cause behind her sickness(well that's what we do here, so that we can pray with insight and effectively). She suddenly sees a black shadowy being who tells her: ''You have entered into my domain''. She told us what she heard and we asked Jesus to speak to her and this is what she hears:'' My daughter, I have called you here, you do not need to fear for I am with you.''
We have learned and observed that this has been the devil's harvest field for generations. Harvesting children and adults for the sex industry due to poverty, alcohol, gambling, broken families and a culture of abandoning their children to be raised by grandma's.
My experience of walking with Jesus now many years is that He goes to the lowest, darkest places, poorest, where the most unloveable or untouchable or despised by society or even by the church (who is His Family). And just as He called us here and Mem, Lampuang, Rose & Jom, Art, Phitsaniya and Amporn, Nang, Wilawan and Somai.....He will call more to come, to serve and to love.
Ingvar and I have cried a lot over this area. And we are challenged to weep more. Khun Mem is bringing more tears to this place and He collects them and we will reap a harvest for the Kingdom of God.
Will you join us in prayer, blessing the land with your tears.
Love
Anna
She is getting to know all our three projects. The Child Safe Communities, the Tree of Life and New & Growing Church project.
Today she went with Lampuang to join in a couple of new house groups and she listened to the stories of church planters some of whom have worked for their whole lives in this region.
There is something that challenges me in our new worker. She weeps over Ubon, over the children, the families, over the hopeless and the broken. Weeps and weeps..... (she is not depressed).
We weep in seasons. There is a time for weeping, and there are times for laughter.
When she was ill last week we asked Jesus to reveal the cause behind her sickness(well that's what we do here, so that we can pray with insight and effectively). She suddenly sees a black shadowy being who tells her: ''You have entered into my domain''. She told us what she heard and we asked Jesus to speak to her and this is what she hears:'' My daughter, I have called you here, you do not need to fear for I am with you.''
We have learned and observed that this has been the devil's harvest field for generations. Harvesting children and adults for the sex industry due to poverty, alcohol, gambling, broken families and a culture of abandoning their children to be raised by grandma's.
My experience of walking with Jesus now many years is that He goes to the lowest, darkest places, poorest, where the most unloveable or untouchable or despised by society or even by the church (who is His Family). And just as He called us here and Mem, Lampuang, Rose & Jom, Art, Phitsaniya and Amporn, Nang, Wilawan and Somai.....He will call more to come, to serve and to love.
Ingvar and I have cried a lot over this area. And we are challenged to weep more. Khun Mem is bringing more tears to this place and He collects them and we will reap a harvest for the Kingdom of God.
Will you join us in prayer, blessing the land with your tears.
Love
Anna
