A Great start to a New Year

As we drove up to this MBMSI village house, you would think no one lived here, but in a matter of minutes people were coming out of the wood work. It was special to reconnect with some of our old friends there, and even more special that we had those Samaritan purse Christmas boxes to give away. The people were so blessed, that even more came after this picture, and a little senior lady wanted to know if she could have one too. It was so cute as we watched her take a tissue and shine up her new tube of toothpaste. It was if God was speaking to her and saying, "I love you, and haven't forgotten you".
Then to make this day even more special, God put another divine appointment in with the mix. The very lady we were coming to visit was getting married. And to everyone's surprise, even ours, we were invited to her wedding. The Island people were so cute as they were impressed at "How Lucky" (As they kept saying) we were with the timing of our visit. So now Khun Ae, is married. She had been widowed after the Tsunami, and her new husband had been widowed two years ago after his wife gave birth to their second child. 

Well, it was a special day that had all started on that little ferry ride to Koh Kho Khao, the Island MBMSI had build the home on. We met J. and her little boy for the first time, gave her a Samaritan purse Christmas box and shared the love of Jesus with her, she was very interested in the tract we left with her, and the next day we went to visit their little family. A special friendship has been planted... and, another special thing is that because of the small community of people we are most likely to bump into some one we know, and that we did, the lady in red is one of many touched by the generosity of our churches back home.

What a Joy!

What a joy as we arrived in front of our home after being away for over 4 months. We were met by a young lady who literally jumped off her motorcycle in excitement. She had some great news for us! "Guess What? While you were gone I was baptized and all three of my little brothers received Christ!" Wow, and that was just the beginning of all the other stories that came... That's a picture of the triplets that gave their hearts to Jesus. Please really pray for them as they grow in Christ and face many obstacles. 

We've been back in Thailand for a month now, and sure love and miss our little granddaughter, Makenna, but we sure praise God for the fun times we had together. It is so wonderful that we can see and talk to her on skype, even try tickling her, and playing some hide and seek. God is so good. It is so wonderful that God's grace is so perfect and enough, for He also raises up others around us, especially these little ones to hold and love on. And God has raised up some more daughters to love on too. Just a little taste of heaven.

Christmas, was so much fun! There were outreaches in schools, parks, and homes,... and we had a pile of fun just blessing people and sharing the good news. But this night we sang some Christmas Carols with these Aka tribal people. It was so special to hear their testimonies. One lady lost her husband 8 years ago  just after her baby had been born. She's a recent Christian with such a special story of someone had coming to her house and sharing the gospel to her in her own language. She said over so often that she misses her husband everyday, but is learning to see that Jesus is her husband and will take care of her.  They all had a story, some more grief than others, but they delighted in knowing Jesus, and they were all so grateful for their faith and all Jesus has done for them. It is so precious how they feel  called of God to share the good news among their people. The picture above is only showing two of the Aka ladies, there were were a bunch more but they didn't join in this picture.