Ministry Update

The Lord has blessed our time in ministry abundantly. Before we came to Thailand my prayer was that I would have the opportunity to share the Gospel and build a trusting relationship with at least one Thai girl. God has far exceeded my expectations. Betsy’s ministry has such a strong foundation; it’s been a great privilege to help in some small way and work with her everyday. After this week, I have had the chance to share the Gospel with nine girls! I am so thankful for each of these girls and I hope to build an even deeper trust and help show them more of the truth as these weeks continue.

The freshmen are very busy with lots of activities. The first few weeks were tough finding time with them because they had to attend “Cheers” which is basically like initiation for a sorority/fraternity back in the States. They also have to get signatures from all the upperclassmen. This has given our Thai Christians some great opportunities to meet girls and befriend them. Last week there was an activity where the freshmen have to make a gift for all of the teachers- the gift is called a “Pon”. These beautifully detailed creations are made up of flowers and take several hours of tedious work. We got to come to this event and help them! We had a great night hanging out with them and getting to know more freshmen.  

Some freshmen making the "Pon" for their teachers

then we taught them how to play NINJA!!  So much fun!

Today the freshmen started a weeklong event called “the Freshy Games”. Each freshman has the chance to participate and play a specific sport. They play to represent their particular faculty (major). There is a wide variety of sports: badminton, hockey, cross-words (scrabble), ping pong, shooting, tennis, volleyball, softball, soccer, and fencing. This week we’ve spent our nights visiting some of the freshmen at their practices and cheering them on. I got to play some volleyball on Monday and then got in on some fierce ping-pong Tuesday night. All of the students at KKU are very involved in this campus wide activity- it reminds me of intramurals at Samford. Fun and competitive! I’m excited to cheer on all the sweet freshmen we have built relationships with thus far.

**Below is a verse we have been studying as a ministry team. Please pray that we would continue steadfastly in prayer and be watchful for open doors and opportunities.  

“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that god may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison- that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, season with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”

Colossians 4:2-6