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  • God’s Timing
    08/04/2010 8:38 am
    God’s Timing

    Theo, a retired Swiss, has lived outside of Banphot Phisai, Nakhon Sawan Province, for 5 years. He is married to a Thai and had heard about our family. But it took him more than three years to finally find our house!!
  • Timely Exhortation
    08/04/2010 8:37 am
    Timely Exhortation

    Kitty, a Chinese student at the Youth House, was full of the enthusiasm of new Christian life. Having drunk deeply from the wells of God’s love, she now exhorted our small fellowship group to love and look out for one another.
  • A Simple Method that Changes Lives
    08/04/2010 8:29 am
    A Simple Method that Changes Lives

    It’s not new. It’s not innovative. It’s not trendy. It doesn’t produce immediate results. But it is a key element to church planting and the long-term sustained growth of the church. It’s pastoral visitation. As part of church planting efforts in the rural community of Nong Doan
  • Dreams, Bible Study and other Christians lead to a new Faith
    02/03/2010 3:23 am
    Eid is the househelper at one of the Chiangmai dorms for missionary children and has been studying the Bible with me (dorm mother) for 1 1/2 years. I asked my Christian cook, Tui, what she thought I should get Eid for her birthday in January. Tui suggested I get her some Christian books, so one of the books I gave her was I Dared to Call Him Father (in Thai), a fascinating book written by a Muslim woman in Pakistan who became a Christian. Part of her journey to Christ involved some amazing dreams. Shortly after reading the books, Eid had 3 significant dreams herself over 3 nights:
  • The Bible? No Problem!
    02/03/2010 3:21 am
    A few weeks previously, I was asked if I would consider going to the Lampang Cancer Center, located just outside town, to teach English. I explained to the Administrator that whilst I taught English, my purpose was also to expose Thai people to my Christian worldview and that I would be using Bible passages as my English teaching texts.
  • INTERactive – a Student Club
    02/03/2010 3:16 am
    At the Nakhon Sawan Rajaphat University, there are approximately 8,000 students and only 5 Christians known to us, from 5 different churches. Each week Youth House staff go onto campus to eat and chat in the canteen and help with INTERactive – a student club.
  • “My Hope for Thailand“
    26/02/2010 2:39 am
    The main event took place on December 19, 2009. On this day about 50% of Thai churches participated and more than 41,000 of their members were involved in reaching out to over 200,000 of their friends and neighbors to tell them about Jesus.
  • Christmas Outreaches
    08/12/2009 8:11 am
    Three homes will be opened for “Matthew & Friends” per the Billy Graham project “My Hope Thailand”. These will be conducted on 18th December at The Songs’ residence, 19th December at Christine Kwok’s residence and 20th December at the Ministry Center in Kheha Ramkhamhaeng. Guests will watch an evangelistic program together, with discussion afterwards.
  • Satan Disturbed
    08/12/2009 8:09 am
    Pii Faay is the woman who stated that she cannot become a Christian because of the First Commandment (October Thai Tempo, “To the Temple, or Not”). However, she continues to attend a Bible study, but 2 incidents demonstrate that Satan is craftily at work:
  • Trusting in Trinkets
    08/12/2009 8:07 am
    Ning, a lady who runs an evening restaurant next door to us, has just bought a solid jade bangle worth a lot of money. I was a bit confused that they would spend so much on jewellery when they are struggling to make ends meet.