The CHILD SAFE is indeed busy these days with helping teenagers to start school. Maaaany 13-15 years old teens here in Isaan and Laos wants to continue to study, but are told by relatives to stop school and start to work in order to earn money for the family. Like this girl.
Last Sunday we were blessed here in Streams of Grace Church Ubon with good worship, good spititual food and good fellowship.
After 48 minutes it was a brief power cut, so the service has 2 wideo parts.
Check (48min) https://www.facebook.com/105962137720294/videos/2370909006535130
Check (41min) https://www.facebook.com/105962137720294/videos/280565516617074
Let the small seed be planted - grow - bear much fruit.
I am happy for God`s presence in the Church but also ouyt there.... on the motorcycle or wherever we go. The other day the Lord spoke to me clearly on the MC: Love the sheep.
Over the years, it is so easy to start prioritizing the "tools" such as buildings, offices, titles, activities, programs, methods ... etc more than Jesus and the people.
“Tools” are good and needed, but they should never become No. 1. Let us learn that when we have right priorities we can Grow at the right pace and in the right direction.
Let us in Life's Tough School,
1. not skip elementary school and think that when I am 20 years old I can take a quick course and… make big money.
2. not skip working on the grass roots, on the "floor" and think that I quickly can become a leader. Too many new missionaries think they can be leaders without first working "down there" in the mud, with the little seeds.
As a missionary, I cannot come with a ready-made mission model that will quickly give revival. From time to time we must be prepared for RESET. A local indian leader said to us many years ago: Come down to us and together we go up.
My Learning Experience is that only when we prioritize Jesus and loving the Sheep (=stay with them) the Kingdom of God will grow fastest. The small local seeds will be big local plants.
And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them;
and the sheep follows him, for they know his voice.
The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
And being found in appearance as a man, He humble Himself and become obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Have a blessed week together with many local small seeds.
Ingvar (Fred)
Last Sunday we were blessed here in Streams of Grace Church Ubon with good worship, good spititual food and good fellowship.
After 48 minutes it was a brief power cut, so the service has 2 wideo parts.
Check (48min) https://www.facebook.com/105962137720294/videos/2370909006535130
Check (41min) https://www.facebook.com/105962137720294/videos/280565516617074
Let the small seed be planted - grow - bear much fruit.
I am happy for God`s presence in the Church but also ouyt there.... on the motorcycle or wherever we go. The other day the Lord spoke to me clearly on the MC: Love the sheep.
Over the years, it is so easy to start prioritizing the "tools" such as buildings, offices, titles, activities, programs, methods ... etc more than Jesus and the people.
“Tools” are good and needed, but they should never become No. 1. Let us learn that when we have right priorities we can Grow at the right pace and in the right direction.
Let us in Life's Tough School,
1. not skip elementary school and think that when I am 20 years old I can take a quick course and… make big money.
2. not skip working on the grass roots, on the "floor" and think that I quickly can become a leader. Too many new missionaries think they can be leaders without first working "down there" in the mud, with the little seeds.
As a missionary, I cannot come with a ready-made mission model that will quickly give revival. From time to time we must be prepared for RESET. A local indian leader said to us many years ago: Come down to us and together we go up.
And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them;
and the sheep follows him, for they know his voice.
The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
And being found in appearance as a man, He humble Himself and become obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Have a blessed week together with many local small seeds.
Ingvar (Fred)
