Today is Day 3 of our 35 Day Spiritual Adventure of getting to know and then actively praying for Northern Thailand Impact Ministry (NTIM) and all of the various unreached people groups in and around Northern Thailand. Please join us and invite your friends to join us for this great time of seeking the face of God on behalf of millions who have never heard the message of our Lord Jesus.
DAY 3 – November 30, 2013 – “God Is Working In Thailand.”
One of my favorite passages is found in the book of Habakkuk. Listen to what God’s Word says in chapter 1, verse 5. “Look among the Nations! Observe! Be astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days that you would not believe even if you were told.” Habakkuk 1:5
God is doing some amazing things in our day in this country we call Thailand. Many of the former missionaries in Thailand saw very few people come to know Christ but let me say very clearly and for the Glory of God THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE SEEING. We have lived in Thailand for the last 14 years. We studied the Central Thai language in Bangkok for 2 years and then moved to the city of Chiang Rai in the far northern part of Thailand to begin new work and have lived here for 12 years.
When we first moved up here we sensed God wanted us to begin His work by opening an English language school that started as the Lighthouse Language Center but has now become Grace Language School which is owned and operated by NTIM’s sister foundation in Thailand called Channel of Blessing Foundation.
After two years of living in Chiang Rai and faithfully teaching English and reaching out into the community and sharing the love of Jesus, we finally saw the first Thai person give their heart to Jesus through our ministry. What a great day that was. She is an English teacher today and it is a special joy when she has the opportunity to translate for me in Sunday worship at Baan Athitaan Church. But on the day she gave her heart to Jesus, on that day she was a teenager and a student at our English language school and became the first person in her entire family to become a Christian. That was at Christmas time 10 years ago. This is a picture of her baptism.
Since that time, we have seen many hundreds of Thai people give their hearts to Jesus and most of them are the first persons in their entire families to become Christians. Our church is full of first generation Christians. We have included a link for you to watch a short baptism of our latest baptism of a dear friend we know as Pii Pete who was just baptized a couple of weeks ago. He is also a first generation believer and the first in his entire family to follow the Lord in believer’s baptism. The link is found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYjM93EldyY&feature=youtu.be
God is truly working here in Northern Thailand. Would you pray for God to continue to move in this part of God’s world and that these first generation believers would follow Jesus and become great fishers of men to their families, friends, neighbors and even be willing to take the gospel to neighboring countries. Jesus said, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matt 4:19
Prayer Example:“Oh, Lord of Heaven and earth, we sense that you are moving in Northern Thailand. We want to ask that you would be pleased to use these new first generation believers and help them to become good followers and disciples. We ask that
you would help them to grow in their love for you and reach out to their families, friends, and villages and even go into other neighboring countries in this part of Your world with the love and message of Jesus. We pray this in Jesus name. Amen.”
you would help them to grow in their love for you and reach out to their families, friends, and villages and even go into other neighboring countries in this part of Your world with the love and message of Jesus. We pray this in Jesus name. Amen.”