We have told you before about the amazing opportunity that God has given to us to preach the gospel in several nearby factories. This has been happening on a weekly basis for about a year now, and we have several believers in 3 different locations. They are all from a nearby country (M******) and are amongst the poorest people we have ever met.
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In addition to the regular weekly cell group we have in 1 location, we bring 2 families to church with us every Sunday from another location. Over the last year there have been a number of times we have taken teams and visitors into these places to have special events, where the gospel has been proclaimed, and people have responded by placing their faith in Jesus Christ!
A few months ago we began praying that God would bring us someone who could communicate better in their heart language. Some of them speak a little Thai (and even a few words of English), but communication has been a challenge. However, God has heard our prayer and brought us into contact with a Pastor working in another part of Thailand who speaks their language! Last Sunday he (Pastor Isaiah) came to visit us at Bethel, and brought a team of 8 others with him. Our local friends were thrilled to meet a Pastor who speaks their language, so much so that 1 man cried when he heard the Bible being taught in his own native tongue!
It was a great day, and was awesome to see these young, new followers of Jesus embracing and being loved on by other believers who can truly understand the challenges they face, living and working in Thailand. We are hoping to have a worker come each week and help us reach out to the many hundreds of people from this ethnic background who live and work in Thailand.
Please pray with us: "O Lord, we glorify and worship you for the wonderful way in which you are working in the lives of these dear people. Please call many of them into your kingdom and into service for you, to reach out with the message of grace to their families and neighbors. You are an awesome God who loves to heal the broken and bless the poor and humble. Glorify Yourself in and through the lives of your children and servants here. Praise Your Name!!!" Amen!
