Chiang Mai so far had been pretty wild as far as emotional, spiritual, and relational things are concerned. One night I'm feeling anger, the other I'm feeling reconciliation, then tonight conviction. Aspects of God that haven't reached my ears in a long time, or ever, sometimes bring me into confusion and I immediately want answers so that my faith is planted firmly in the Father and in Jesus Christ. Tonight was the second night of bar ministry. When we do bar ministry we have one group of people out on the field, then another group of people interceding for them back at the Zion Cafe. Intersession is awesome! Worshiping, profisying, making declarations, and reading scriptures over people is one of my favorite things I've discovered.
Getting back to what I was originally talking about (because I can rabbit trail on almost anything) Things have been heavy this week. It's a very similar feel to what things were like just before the race in some strange way. Other things that weren't really as big of a concern for me are either being amplified or they are getting to be more of a problem. Self- control has been big just in the past few weeks, and with the cheap prices of this country temptation is lying around every corner. Most of the time it's either cheap/convenient food or clothing. Which is ridiculous because the best Pad Thai is close to the men's house and is only 25 bat (Thai currency).
I would ask that those of you that reading this would pray for the rest of us in the following ways:
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That the intangible burdens regarding emotions and spirituality would either be lightened or lifted
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That I may be able to experience and use self-control
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That our ministry would be successful
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That our crazy schedule would not be over-whelming
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unity within and amongst the teams
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time to give our undivided attention to God
This would be so helpful, and we really appreciate all that you are already praying for.
Be Blessed,
Steven Buffington
