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Tears of Joy…

October 2, 2008 | by archiveworldraceblogs

We started this month with tears of pain and heartache and finish it with tears of JOY!

 
Monday was our last ministry day in
Thailand, the one that many of ya’ll have been praying for.
And wow were your prayers felt, heard and answered. We took two of
the bar girls, Kung and Gifzy to visit The Well. The Well is the
ministry we have been working with during our time in Thailand that
takes girls out of the bar scene, gives them jobs, an alternative to
making money, they teach them English, life skills, and about Jesus.
It was so awesome hanging out with the
girls outside of the bar scene. I love them so so much!!! It was
great to take them there, seeing the excitement, joy and huge smiles
that lit up their faces. They sat and talked with some of the workers
there, heard a story of one of the girls asked questions. I could see
from the moment they got there that God was there, in those moments
and something inside of them was stirring.
 
After taking them to Center 1 where
they saw the Jewelry Making, we briefly stopped to show them the
place where they learn and do Sewing then went to Center 2 where they
make Stationary and Journals. We sat outside beside a yard of green
grass which is a rare find in the city of Bangkok. I just know this really will be their home someday.
aswe waited for a taxi they told us… they were going to
leave the bars in one month (due to lease and apartment finances).
WOW! I am so EXCITED!!! And truly on the brink of tears! Gifzy made her
fingers like scissors and laughed and smiled as she said “I want to
learn to cut!
” and Kung wants to learn to sew. They both desire to
learn more English and there is no doubt in my mind they will meet
the man of their dreams-Jesus when they move there too!
Later that night we visited them for
the last time at the bar, knowing the next time we pass through
Bangkok they will no longer live there because they will be living at
The Well! On the hour bus ride there I was so sad that we were about
to say goodbye to them. When we got off the bus Becky shared with us that the Lord had told her that this was to be a night of celebration…and it was.
 
 
(((last night at the bar with the girls~KUNG, BECKY, GIFZY, MICHELLE~NATALIE and RACHEL celebrating!)))

 

As I write this I fight back tears
of joy of the beautiful, perfect fairytale the Lord has written this
month!

I thank you all and praise the Lord
for your prayers and support!

Please continue to pray:     -protection over
Kung and Gifzy during their last month working in the bars.
                                              – he
Lord continues to stir up a desire inside of them,
                                              -and continues to
stir up that desire for them to get out so that really they are at
The Well                                                  the next time we visit them in November.
PS. LAST NIGHT WE MADE IT SAFELY HERE TO VIET NAM!!!

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