Serving at YWAM Bangkok and Facing the Challenges

Sawasdee Krab (Greetings) from YWAM Bangkok,Thailand (:

I can't believe that it has been 4 months since I started serving at YWAM Bangkok.
The past few months I have seen a lot of challenges that lie ahead of me!
Just getting busier and busier. The teams came from all over the world and I am so thrilled that I am able to be a part of their team. I feel I am apart of their team through the orintation and teaching them about culture, language and sending the teams out to serve in many locations in Thailand. I felt so small sometimes because I wish I could do more.

The past few weeks, I have had a chance to work along side the team from YWAM Herrnhut,Germany where I staffed DTS a few years back. I was so excited to serve with them in a ministry called "Rak Teh" which is mean "TRUE LOVE" in Thai. It is a ministry that reaching out to men working in the bars in the Red Light district of Bangkok. We were going out to build relationships with the guys and share the love of our Savior. I was so tangiblely shocked that so many men are working in this business. But the one awesome thing is that me and the team got the chance to pray for a few guys. One of the guys we prayed for eagerly expressed to us how he would like to get out of prostitution start a farm in his hometown.



Passing the Torch's Conference in Krabi, South of Thailand

A few weeks ago there was a conference for all the staff in YWAM Thailand. Originally, I didn't have the funds to join in this conference but through my department God provided a way. It was such a blessing for me to go and get a glimps of what is God is going to do for Thailand in the next 10 years. I believe that the fire of the Lord will come down on Thailand and many will be saved. I was really touched through the speaker "Andy Byrd". I really saw that Jesus is longing to love us as his bride as he was pointed out in the passage Song of Songs 8:6-7.
Place me like a seal over your heart,like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,its jealousy*as enduring as the grave.*
Love flashes like fire,the brightest kind of flame.
Many waters cannot quench love, nor can rivers drown it.
If a man tried to buy love with his wealth,his offer would be utterly scorned.

I was blown away with the love God has for me. I like what was written, "his love is strong as death,its jealousy as enduring as the grave. His love flashes like "FIRE" that many waters cannot quench his love,nor rivers can drown it" so, I pray that God recindles my love for Him like FIRE. And that FIRE will awaken fresh hunger and thisty for more of the presence of God and he will be my piority in life. I am so excited for the Lord will do in and through my life.

One thing that God has put it in my heart while I was in the conference was that there are many churches here in Thailand already, but there is a shortage of pasters. One of my dreams is to be a youth Pastor who is reaching out to the university students. I feel like God has placed on my heart the desire to do seminary. So, I am praying for this to happen in His timing and in the right place.

Daily Life

I feel a lot of pressure coming from my family. They often tell me that I need to be making a salary and that I need to think about my future and what kind of life I will have. They also ask me about how much salary I make and I became silence because I am volunteering here. Therefore, I fall short to their expectations.

This is a great struggle and discouragement for me because I am also hearing God tell me that He is my shepherd and that he will take care of all my needs. So I have to press on for what God has told me to do because I don't want to miss a thing from Him.

Beside that, God has blessed me so much through someone who allow me to borrow their moterbike for 5 months,that is a big financial help to me. Also,I went back to my parents's home to visit my family for Mother's day and before I left my mother said, "I don't have anyhting to give you but the blessing and a lottery ticket." A few days later I found out that I won a lotto for 2,000 Baht($60)! Praise God and he knows what I needed it!

I know that God is shaking and awekening Thailand, the dark country. I know that God has began to plant seeds into the hearts of Thais. so one day so many lives will be touched and be transformed through the real hope that they're looking for.

But most of all,I just wanted to thank you all the friends who are very supportive and always caring, encouraging and blessing me in many ways. Without your prayers and support, I would not be here or come this far. Thank you for your sincere hearts and faithfulness to me. May you be blessed with wonderful plans and future.

Prayer Request:
-Please pray for my relationship with God that it will get deeper and deeper and God will relight the fire of my first love in my heart and that my heart will be right with him.
-Pray for health and stength.
-Pray for financial support that God will meet my needs.
(PS.if you would like to support me financailly please let me know I will give you more detail).