17 January 2010
Jeph can’t sleep and was thinking of The Village. God gave him the word from Isaiah 55. Then, we prepare to go to The Village.
After breakfast, we worship the Lord, prayed for God’s covering for everyone and intercede for The Village. Then, all the children in Hope House get into the truck and proceed to our claimed inheritance.
When we arrived to the silent village, all of us and even the children in Hope House were welcomed to drink coffee to Ran PHOBIBE (coffee shop named after a bird).
As we walked and prayed, first we stopped in Suphanoot’s house. Her mom (Chirapho) was home. The last time Jeph and some friends came to visit The Village, she was prayed for her health. She’s healthy now, PTL! We shared who Jesus is and why we need to have relationship with Jesus. We read her the chapter 55 of Isaiah. We sang song and prayed. She invited us to have lunch with her. When done, I shake hand with her thank her for welcoming us. Again, I prayed with her for her salvation. Please pray that the whole family of Suphanoot will really come to know the Lord Jesus.
Then, we continue to walk around the village and met Bobo’s mother (….) only at the foot of their stairs. We thought we will eat in this house so we walked on and reached Boonchuay’s house. The mother, Rampai was separated from Boonchuay’s father for 3-4 years already. She invited us to her house. We read and explained to her Isaiah 55, sing “This is the Day” song and prayed for her. We prayed for Rampai, as a single parent to Boonchuay, she will find strength in knowing the Lord Jesus. We invited her to have lunch with us in the other’s house.
We went to the house of Wilai (this is the regular place where the hostel father come and hold the Sunday worship). Then, Kitisak lead the Bible passages in there and had worship service. Later, he announced that we will be having lunch in that house. Mogha, our hostel mother helped prepare food together with Wilai. Rampai did not join us during the exhortation of the Bible but start preparing food in the kitchen.
While the ladies (Wilai, Mogha, and Rampai) were preparing food, Jeph went to Bobo’s house. In the house of Bobo, Jeph met the parents of Bobo, his grand mother, the mother of Suphanoot (Kop) and the mother of Sathita (Miew).Together with the children of Hope House we prayed for the sick, read and explain the Book of Isaiah 55 and sing songs. On the way back to Wilai’s house (as the food is already served, Jeph and I stopped to the house of Jose (we call him Lung Café. When his daughter got married, we were invited to attend the wedding.) We met the daughter who now has a child about 7 weeks old. She said, the baby had difficulty of breathing because of runny nose or probably asthma because of the whizzing sound. I bring along my nebulizer in the truck, so I asked Jeph to get it. I use it to the baby and prayed for the family. There, I met and talked to Kruu Sai (our teacher in the Day Care). Then went back to Wilai’s house.
When I arrived, everybody had their lunch already. Eating by myself, Mogha gave me a special “namprik” eaten by the ladies. They were happy because I ate their ‘special’ food. Resting for awhile, we talked about life in The Village. When we bade goodbye, Wilai offered me a nice shawl she made herself. Receiving it, showed I really appreciate the gift, we shook hand and left.
Walking back, we stopped in the village leader’s store. Kruu Laah was not home because she look after her husband in ChiangMai who was also sick. The wife of the village leader was there with the other ladies too. They are having a good time of this special Karen chewing gum.
When we get to the place where we parked the truck, again a cup of coffee were offered. Spend time again to the group of people there before we left.
The scenes in every house were not captured by a camera, but I’m sure it is recorded in heaven, without cut. We are all happy: the children, our staffs, and my family. I know, especially the children will treasure this experience because they are willing to be part in evangelizing and reaching out their own people.
Going back to ChiangMai, Jeph and I were talking about what we did earlier. The idea of House church is simple.
- Be interested to know the people.
- When talking with them, get a point/passage from the Bible that is appropriate of the situation.
- Sing a song lead by the Spirit to sing. (No sheet is necessary, but be ready to have one for new attendee.)
- Have a small group in one house. This will not burden the house owner what food to serve.
- Always pray for them before leaving the house: pray for the sick, speak forth blessing and ask God for protection to be in the house.
Indeed, it is harvest time in The Village (MKL).Pray that more houses will be open for worship and fellowship. This coming Sunday, we will continue to do house church in The Village. Please pray that faithful workers will come and help us in this opportunity of reaching the people in The Village.
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