happy july 4th

Hello everyone!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic Independence day! Things have been going so well over here and I have just been learning so much from God and the people around me, so thank you guys for your prayers.

Friday night we had bible study with the kids and on Saturday Donna and I learned how to drive stick! We practiced at Ban Sankamphaeng (a secondary school) and while we took turns we prayer walked around the campus. The campus was so beautiful, with a view of a lake from the cafeteria benches. Although it was beautiful the school still had idols in the front of the schools for children to bow down to before going to class. Although we may not be able to teach at that particular school (it seems that the school receives foreign teachers through a company and has a full amount of foreigners) our prayer is that God reveal the truth to these children. They have been taught lies, believing in spirits and merits for the ultimate future of nonexistence. So what we can do is pray for them to find God's purpose for their lives.

Also on saturday we learned some Thai and passed out treks at a shopping street called "walking street," which closes down the street every Saturday for vendors.

On Sunday we had our usual service, and then we went to a hospital to pray for a women from our Friday night bible study. She broke her arm from a moped accident, but she has no other injuries and is healing well.

After that we taught English at the Buddhist temple for the first time. 22 children showed up for class! Praise God! It went so well and all the kids seemed to enjoy themselves. We sang "shake a friends hand," and it was a joy to hear the ringing of children singing Hallelujah within the temple grounds. Our goal is to slowly plant the love of Jesus and ask questions about who they think made us and the nature around us. Its heart breaking to think that really the only difference between these children and us is the fact that they not taught the truth. Bowing down to idols that cannot speak.

Personally: I have been really trying to get in God word but the more i study and read the more i realize that Im a sinner, undeserving of a savior. So hopefully I can learn to delight in Jesus daily and to "Live to hilt every situation you (I) believe to be the will of God"- Jim Elliot.

Pray requests:

1) This Thursday and Friday Donna and I will be teaching at Ban Noy school (translated as Temple school, but it no longer in a temple). We will be teaching from 8:30 to 11:30, but we dont know how many classes, the number of kids, or the grade levels we will be teaching. Its kind of like going and being flexible, so hopefully things will go well.

2) friday night services at Na Et's house (around 5-6 kids, 3-6 adults)

3) Sunday services (10-15 children)

4) Sunday at Buddhist temple (22 kids)

Thank you guys so much for all the love and support, honestly you guys are like the prayer warriors for Christ and I'm so thankful!!!!

I love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!