Ministry during the daytime has been a lot of fun, with helping out at the coffee shop or going to the University to meet people. I’ve been getting to know the ladies who we work with at the cafe, and it’s fun to be behind the counter with them. I really enjoy going to Chiang Mai University and talking to students. We usually hang out in the main eating area called the “Cantina” and just talk to people. Most of the students know basic english and they like to practice it but are really shy. So we usually do the innitiating, but they always respond so welcoming. We are planning some parties to have at the coffee house as an outreach to the students. The next one will be an open mic night on the 23rd, so please be praying for that!
Welcome to Wongen Kafe!
We’re dropping love bombs on everyone we meet 🙂
As you can see, there is a Christmas tree at the Kafe!
For evening ministry, we usually begin at about 8pm, with prayer and worship. We realize we are entering into the darkness of the world, and we focus on fixing our eyes only on Jesus before we set out. It’s such an amazing thing to be able to walk into darkness and bring the light of Christ.I think it’s in the Lord’s heart to change bar street from the red light district into a district that shines the light of Christ Himself. There is a bar that is for sale, and each time we pass it, we pray over it that it will be the first constant light on bar street… that the next owners will open up a cafe/worship center or a prayer house or something like that. We’re praying for this place to be banished of lust, lies, and insecurity, and that is will have a fresh anointing of purity!
Our contact, Emmi, refers to the men and women on bar street as the ‘unreached tribe’ of this nation. I see just what she means because rarely do people associate going to bars as ministry. It’s hard to disregard what people may think of us and just be vulnerable for the sake of the people we are reaching. But I’ve never felt more like I’m actually following in the footsteps of Christ than I do in this ministry; He is all about scandalous grace. And He is doing such a great work on that street… I see so well in this ministry that all He wants is willing hearts to serve Him. Cause all we do is show up, and He does all the work. Its so obvious how the men and women desire a pure and genuine Love that they have not yet found. They are so open with us and we can see how they treasure their time with people who they know don’t want anything from them. We’ve gotten to talk with them, dance with them, sing with them, just hang out with them. All of them speak basic english, and have been really open with sharing about their families and their hearts. One girl just said straight forward “my heart hurts”. We’re hoping to get a few translators to take out with us so that we can better communicate with them, as it is clear they would like to go deep with us.
I had never interceded in prayer during a ministry that was taking place, and this month I was excited to do that! The nights that I stay back to pray have been absolutely sweet sweet times alone with Jesus. I really feel that He’s been telling all of us girls on Harmony to step out in the creativity He’s placed inside of us. I have known for a while that for me, dancing before the Lord is the most intimate way I can worship Him. I feel closest to Him when I’m dancing for Him. For 6 months, I haven’t done much dancing. And I really felt like the Lord was beckoning me to come back before Him in that way. I truly believe that worship effects the spiritual realm in ways we cannot comprehend. I believe chains are breaking with each picture Carin draws, each song that Casey and Carrie sing, and each dance that Angela and I do. Dances of deliverance.
This is ‘the Cave’ in our house where we usually begin prayer and worship before we go out.
The girls of team Harmony are blessed to work with the girls from team Dove here in Thailand. We’re choreographing a dance to a Justin Bieber song and performing it at the coffee house next week. These are pretty much girls after my own heart 🙂
