Sorry I wasn’t able to post anything last night. We had a pretty dark night at the bars, and we (the girls from both teams) had a lot of praying and discussing to do. We didn’t go to bed until 2 am and then worked a 12 hour day today. Today was awesome, because the coffee shop put on a concert. There were 4 different bands that played, they were Thai bands, but they played American music. It was so cool to see a foreign band…they were absolutely amazing!! I am just completely falling in love with the Thai people. They are so hip and so cool! : )
Now about last night…
All of the girls from both teams got to go out to the bars last night. I went back to the same 2 bars that I have been visiting for a few days now. At the first bar, Paradise Island, it was one of the women’s birthday. So we bought her a piece of brownie cheesecake from the coffee shop. She was so excited and it was so cool to make her feel special. So far so good right? Well Jordan and I decided to move on to the next bar for a little while. So we walked down to Dragonly, and the usual girls were there. I noticed this white male all over one of the females there, in a very inappropriate way. It made me super uncomfortable, especially because Jordan was with me, and I knew that she was feeling the burden of it. The Thai girl walked away for a while and the white male began talking to us. It was crazy to see how he couldn’t handle the weight of Jordan and I just sitting there. We had a very cordial conversation with him for the most part, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on why our prescence was affecting him so much. He kept telling us to not feel sorry for the girls in one breath and then in the next he was telling us not to judge them. Jordan and I were silent most of the time. He just kept trying to justify why the he was there in the first place, even though he is married, and to a Thai woman at that. I don’t judge this man, God has given me the eyes to see that this man is also His child. In reality, he is just a lost little boy who needs His Heavely Father. I kept praying and asking God for discernment, about what to do next. He just told me to be silent, and as I was silent, God was convicting and ministering to that man’s soul. If only people could truly understand just how mighty the prescence of the Lord is. It has nothing to do with us, we are just the tools, He is the One who is accomplishing all of the work. It’s so cool to be a apart of it! What a blessed life I have : )
Thank you to all of you who have supported me spiritually and financially!! Please know that you too are a part of this amazing adventure and when I am warring in those bars for these men and women, you are right there alongside me. Please continue to keep me in your prayers and spread the word about this mission. I have a HUGE prayer request, I need $7,000 more doallars in my account by next month or I will have to leave the race early and go home. I really, really don’t want to leave the mission field.There is too much work to be done, and my spirit is roaring to get it done. I am confident my Lord and Savior will provide, but it helps to have prayer warriors behind me. I love you all! May God continue to bless you, keep you, and shine His face upon you.
