Putting pictures on here have been much more difficult than I expected! We have many Facebook for those who use it. For those of you who don't have it thank you for your patience and we will definitely have them available when we return from Thailand.
There have been some very exciting things happening recently! Our teams relationship building with the girls in the red light bars has been going really well. We have been able to pay "bar fees" for many of the girls we have been talking to, taking them out to spend more time with them. Some of the girls we have even been able to build a good enough relationship to meet up with them outside the bars which is a big step. A couple of the girls we have been talking to have decided to quit the red light bars they are working in to move on to better things!WOOHOO!God is good!
In other news, we have had the opportunity to love on some Pakistani and Vietnamese refugees. They all have either asylum seeker or refugee status because of persecution in their countries because they are Christians. We have been able to offer them fellowship, teaching/discussion, and entertainment for their kids. In Pakistan a majority of the Muslims are extremist and have been known to even kill liberal Muslims for standing up for human rights. One of the families in the household we have been visiting had been threatened to have their children abducted and raped.
We have also been doing outreach in a slum to kids and adults. The usual day looks like first playing with the kids in Buddhist temple/public center and then we teach bible and English. The ministry has been run by a pastor an his family so we have been able to bless them with extra man power!
prayer points:
team unity
team health (recently a team member got an intestinal infection)
God would go ahead of us blaze a path
If you are interested in partnering with us financially on our upcoming outreach to Thailand or would like to join our monthly support team let us know!
If you would like to send a check please send it to P.O. Box 78219 Nashville,TN 37207. Make it out to YWAM NASHVILLE and write #130 in the memo!
You can also donate electonically here: http://ywamnashville.org/donations. Make sure to select staff support in the "select an option" field and specify us in the additional information box!
In other news, we have had the opportunity to love on some Pakistani and Vietnamese refugees. They all have either asylum seeker or refugee status because of persecution in their countries because they are Christians. We have been able to offer them fellowship, teaching/discussion, and entertainment for their kids. In Pakistan a majority of the Muslims are extremist and have been known to even kill liberal Muslims for standing up for human rights. One of the families in the household we have been visiting had been threatened to have their children abducted and raped.
We have also been doing outreach in a slum to kids and adults. The usual day looks like first playing with the kids in Buddhist temple/public center and then we teach bible and English. The ministry has been run by a pastor an his family so we have been able to bless them with extra man power!
prayer points:
team unity
team health (recently a team member got an intestinal infection)
God would go ahead of us blaze a path
If you are interested in partnering with us financially on our upcoming outreach to Thailand or would like to join our monthly support team let us know!
If you would like to send a check please send it to P.O. Box 78219 Nashville,TN 37207. Make it out to YWAM NASHVILLE and write #130 in the memo!
You can also donate electonically here: http://ywamnashville.org/donations. Make sure to select staff support in the "select an option" field and specify us in the additional information box!
