As I sit here in the middle of rice fields watching Thai village people saunter by in Northern Thailand, it is so extremely hard for me to grasp the reality in which I live. It is almost too difficult for me to organize my thoughts to even type them for you. But so I do, just as I continue living this radical lifestyle the Lord has placed before me. It is all but normal. It is so unpredictable one minute to the next; you find yourself in the four walls of the church worshipping God and in the succeeding, you find yourself praying freedom for an addict in the middle of the busiest streets of Nicaragua. It is not unusual to hear others speak in tongues. It is not unusual for truth or a prophetic word of the Lord to be spoken over you. It is not unusual to have the Holy Spirit take position and sweep thru a place leaving people slain in the power of God. This is our life. This is what we are privileged to be a part of. People are healed. People are set free. People are baptized in the Holy Ghost. Prostitutes and drug & sex lords are being adopted into the Kingdom this very second. Worshippers of satan and never before reached people groups are coming to know the one true King. This is our reality. We are mighty warriors of God. This is our fight. We intercede. We decree. We reclaim. These are our people.
I have had supporters on this journey. I've had to raise $15,500 not to include outside expenses of $5,500. I still have a balance of approximately $4,000 and less than 3 months in which to raise it in. I have trusted in the Lord with my entire life, there is no way He will not provide. I just pray obedience in the hearts in whom He moves and calls. I take full lowliness. Thank you so much to all who have seeded in this ministry and to those who will also take part. I hope you enjoy this video. Nicaragua was an amazing month. This month I celebrated my 29th birthday and it was such a joy to give back! We painted the house of a pastor who longed for his home to be painted for 5 years! FYI: It only cost $60. It was a pleasure to be able to bless him and his family on that day. We also spent time in elderly homes and visited the mentally disabled orphans. We visited barrios and passed out beans and rice. We also supported 3 local churches and evangelized day to day. This month in Thailand, we have 3 ministries, Love Acts, X Life and One Generation. We will be ministering in and around the nightlife of Chiang Mai witnessing to prostitutes and those working in the sex industry. We will also help support a Christian coffee shop in the city fostering a safe haven for young people to come off the streets and mingle. A group will also live in the villages by the borders of Burma and Thailand with a host family educating them of work options. FYI: Many send their daughters to the cities to sell their bodies and in return, the daughters send back money to their family (high honor in the Thai culture). This is the same village that the sex lords brainwash families and recruit young girls. This group will experience 1st hand what it is like to eat, work and have everyday life with the families showing love through actions.
(Fact of Thailand: 94% Buddism, 5% Muslim, 1% Christian)
Pray for us as we go into our 4th month of the race and join me in this journey!
God Bless,
Denise Nicole
