I traveled all the way across the world to come and worship in English, while children of God belt it out in Thai.
I have an overwhelming amount of peace while I sit and take in the beauty of international worship. We all are children of the same father. Even though the language barrier is one of the most difficult things to deal with here, there is hope in the fact that through the Lord’s love, the body of Christ is growing everywhere we go.
I love these people like my brothers and sisters. I love these people like my best friends. Speaking English is just one form of communication.
“Preach the Gospel, and when necessary use words.” This is how we are living lately. We have no choice but to show emotions, breathe life through actions, and to exaggerate our hand motions. The love of Christ is flowing out of our pours instead of our mouths. We love Jesus by how we live here in Thailand, because how we talk is rarely understood.
Through the love we are able to give to all of the people around us, it reminds me daily of how BIG, how WIDE, and how GREAT our God is. His loves spreads as far as the east is from the west. His love overflows from us, onto the people here. I know that I would be as useless as an English street sign in Thailand, if I didn’t have the Lord’s love. There would be no reason for me to be here. People talked about all of the things I need to bring, be prepared for, and think about. Those are all good things, but the worst thing to be ill equipped with is the Lord’s love. He is our strongest weapon in our toughest fight, and our best shelter in the heaviest rain. His love is what I needed to bring on this journey. Everywhere I go, his love will shine. Every time I act, I long for his love to be seen. Every time I speak I want his love to penetrate the ears of the Thai people, so that they may understand. Every time I share my hand or my hug to the small children yearning for his love, I hope they feel Him there. I hope they see him through me. My prayer to the Lord is simply this: Let them see you in me.
Prayer Warrior’s Update:
Thank you for the prayers from wherever you are. They are being heard and the Lord is answering. My health is continuing to improve. I am doing much better than I expected, emotionally and physically.
It is hard for me to get “filled up” and learn more about the Lord unless I take initiative to open my bible or take some solitude time. This is teaching me to be very responsible for my own faith. Please pray that I don’t stay stagnant, but grow in the Lord and listen to his words. Please pray that I desire learning from his scripture more than anything. Thai church is close to impossible to understand, but the Lord is teaching me other ways to gain knowledge and understanding of him.
Thank you for everyone’s precious prayers. They are being answered.
My phone will be back on next week.
