We are in Thailand!!
So first of all I need to start off with a testimony that some might think is insignificant and maybe absurd, but this is how much God loves us even in the small things. My teammate fried her computer day 3 of the race plugging it into an outlet. She was crying and really upset. Of course I start to tell her that God can miraculously make it work that He is able!! I just kept telling her to believe. The compassion of God rose up in me so strong for her that I started weeping over her in my prayer time and as silly as it sounds prayed over her computer just because God loves her so much!! I just wanted God to rock her world by restarting it and in that increase her faith! So after weeks of it not starting I encouraged that sometimes we don’t always get the result right away and that we need to still trust and believe when we don’t see. Well first week into our second month she tells me that her computer turned on and now it is working!!! God is so cool!!!
You see it ain’t about a computer it’s about God caring about the smallest things in our life and He just wants us to trust Him for everything!! He is not in the destroying business so He didn’t destroy her computer to teach her lesson, just saying??
So we are staying in a hostel above a cafe. The owner is our ministry host. She also has another guesthouse called lighthouse. She has brought some of the women in sex trafficking there to work for her and live, giving them a better life and sharing the gospel with them. The ministries she offers us is slum and monk ministry–going to the slums and ministering to kids. Going around to temples to talk to monks. Bar ministry- to go into the bars and love the prostitutes, ladyboys, pimps/johns. And serving in the cafe, hostel and guesthouse.
Today we went to the slums (ghetto) to play with the kids. Knowing that we get to love on these children and plant seeds in them that they will grow up and bear fruit and potentially not get involved in sex trafficking changes your whole perspective on why we do what we do.
We walked up a street where the sex trafficking takes place. All I could do is pray in the spirit and release the Light of Jesus and Holy Spirit to sweep across that street. One of the many things I have taken from my pastor is that there is something about being physically on the land and praying. Yes….there is no distant in the spirit I understand, but the revelation of knowing who we carry and walking the land with His Presence in me knowing that that Light is dispelling darkness just because I’m present changes how you see things–wow I believe faith in that is releasing way more then we could ever know. And in that we are atmosphere changers so wherever we go, Greater is He that is in us then any evil in this world. We are the Light of the world and that Light dispels darkness if we would only believe!!
So the intern I’m working with is from England so of course I fell in love with her just because I love england. On the way back walking from the red light district (trafficking area) and through the slums we stopped at this little coffee stand to some people she waves to in passing and we sat down and just hung out with some Thai people. They are so funny and so friendly–they want to learn more English so we are going to see about setting some time and try and do that. The one lady kept going on and on about migraines she gets for 13 years. We asked her if we could pray, but she said no she is Buddha, but I’m believing as we build relationship with her God will soften her heart!! Because God wants her healed!!!
We also went out looking for monks to talk to. We went to this one temple and found one who was sweeping so I just started asking him questions to start up a conversation. His English wasn’t good but once he started he just kept going. He was super friendly and open to talking with us-planning to go back and visit. Man what a privelage to be able to be a witness to a monk I have never done this before so all the more to depend on the Holy Spirit!!
Then we hit up the bars, oh my was I just born to show up in the darkest of places where sex trafficking is right in front of your face with women working in bars sitting right in the entrance throwing themselves at men. I don’t even know how to explain the grace that I felt was on me. I felt invincible with the revelation of Greater is He that is in me than the darkness around me. And all I could think of is that I’m releasing Light in the spirit just by me walking in there.
We got to talk to a ladyboy and invited him/her back to the cafe we are staying at for lunch and he totally accepted and is coming. Went to another bar and of course my heart goes after the men because of the place they are called to has so much weight. And we need the men to take their God-given place! There was this older white gentlemen looked very scary–stone cold face. I tried to make eye contact with him, but would not look my way, so I just thought I’d kick that feeling of uncomfortableness and fear in the face and walked right up to him and said, “hi! Where are you from?” He said, “why are you asking?” I said “because you sure don’t look Thai!!” Got him to laugh and after that, boy did he open up and start talking. After getting to know a little of his story then his other German friend sat down so I got his story then I went in for it, and asked them what they believe. One was Buddhist and the other didn’t believe. So then the Buddhist asked me what my religion was. Well he asked for it!!! I had a captive audience haha! So I told my testimony– if you can imagine how passionate I was telling it. They’re faces were intently listening and I just envisioned seeds going in.
The girl who was with me was behind me praying and watching everything. She said two other guys at another table that were sitting with all the prostitutes were “grilling” me as I was unashamable talking about my encounter with Jesus.
I asked the first German guy that didn’t believe if I could pray for him and he actually said “yes of course”!! He said I made his night interesting–the scary stone faced man–the one that seemed unlovable, but he was rolling laughing at the end of the night.
If we could just get a revelation of being a seed scatter and a waterer we would be so mindful of just even making conversation with someone to bless their day is enough. Just shining His light through our smile, through our Presence is doing damage to the darkness around us!!! I believe it!! What a privilege to be an ambassador for Christ!! Nothing is too small when you are doing it for Him, and letting your Light shine!!
We also did a mini launch of (VBS) vacation bible school in the slums. We plan to take them back to the Lighthouse next week so they have somewhere to go with a program.
Thanks again for your support and prayers!! Please continue to pray for divine connections!!
Also PLEASE pray specifically for my team next month. We will be on our own in Malaysia. Pretty much they will throw us out there and we are on our own with the Holy Ghost to find places to stay and ministries to connect with and serve. Be in agreement with divine connections and team unity and that we are led by the spirit of God in everything!!! Thank you and Love you!!!
