Ups, Downs and Crocodiles

We hit the half way mark this week, and with it, a general lull in our enthusiasm and drive.

But we've had lots of encouragements: seeing God at work in students' lives, opportunities to hang out with students, have fun with them and chat to them about Jesus, and a good day yesterday (saturday) in Nakon Sawan for the Central Thailand TCS (Thai Christian Students) evangelistic day out.

Just so you can get a feel for it, the day began with feeding crocodiles (!?), followed by a boat ride around a swamp (the largest in Thailand apparently!), continued with games (many and varied) and music (thankfully no spice girls this time - just pure doctrine: 'Our God is a Great Big God'!) at a park (organised by us lot), and ended with a Korean BBQ at Nakon Sawan Church while David gave a short (translated) talk about success and what we are looking for in life.

Praise God for the grace of being able to be flexible as we found ourselves having to change location very suddenly upon feeling the signs of an approaching monsoon!! We were able to do this with relatively little stress or impact to our plans!

Here is how we were all feeling after yesterday:

Matt - absent

Roz - shattered, but manic

Alison - deflated but enjoying randomness on the bus

Rosie - trusting that God was going to keep working

Helen - lovin every minute

David - tired

Jillian - she is in bed right now...so perhaps tired? Its just speculation though.

Please pray:

- For the students who came on the trip - that they would really consider the impact of what they heard about Jesus

- For energy to keep putting our all into the final week's events

- For continued opportunities to have valuable times with the students, and the grace to be wise in linking up non-Christian students with Thai Christian students.

Alison

Comments

• Chris (UK)

  Thursday 23 August 2007

  "Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil." Still praying for how you are with one another. It can be so hard when we are tired, but then Our God is a Great Big God :-)

  Chike (Nakhon Sawan team)

  Wednesday 22 August 2007

  You all are doing a fantastic job and I can imagine just how tired and worn out you lot are. Chin up, The Lord is your strength. Not long left before you return. Make good use of every second while you've got it.