Sunday was a busy day for our team. Aside from all the normal ministries that happen on Sundays we also planned a special outreach out of the New Community office. It started at 4PM and went until 6 or so. There were so many kids there...and some of their parents and other adults came as well. Here is a picture of the decorations on the outside of our building! It was fabulous. People walking by on the soi (street) would just wander in. By the end of the night the office (inside and out) was packed with people. God was faithful...we, as a team, thank you for your prayers. Now, please pray with us for God to continue to deepen these relationships so that we can continue to share the Gospel.
As a foreigner on the team, I didn't have a huge role to play. Our four Thai interns from Bangkok Bible College and Seminary did most of the work. They are great students and our team has reaped huge benefits from having them available every weekend for the past four or five months. They put together a skit that was performed for those who came. This picture to the left is just a fraction of those who were there. Many more came over the course of the night.
Pictured here is one of our interns, Mot, with one of the little girls that comes to Joy Kids. Mot (I think) was acting the part of the inn keeper and the little girl was his daughter.
Other major players in this skit were Andrew and Becky Bronson (Joseph and Mary), Dave, Paul and Rin (another Thai intern) were the wise men. Paul is in the purple in the middle. The interns did another skit later and it was very powerful. It showed people being healed by Jesus and then Jesus going to the cross and rising again.
We also gave out gifts and sang "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" both in English and in Thai as well as some other carols and there was a feast of Thai food as well! Thanks again for your prayers. By the way, thanks to Dana for the pictures. Dana is a new arrival to MTW Thailand. She will be teaching English with us for about 11 months. She comes from Indiana. Thanks DANA!
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HEY! its been a long time since i've visited the blog. i got out of the habit when i moved back in aug. & did not have internet 4 about a month. but i wanted to tell u guys MERRY CHRISTMAS! O btw, had thai food w/ the boytes several weeks back & i though it was wonderful. ~EB
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