Well, during the trip, i guessed the hottest news in town was about the protest against the government and also the attacks that was happening throughout the week. However, over at my place, Nonthaburi, which is located 2 hours from the heart of Bangkok, the situation was safe and everyone was minding about their business as usual. My mother even called me up to ask...haha..
Throughout the mission trip, we did prayer walk, giving out gospel tracts, tried really hard to interact with the locals but it was like a chicken talking to a duck..however, we did meet some who knew a bit of english, enough for us to communicate...the bible study was awesome..we were all blessed by the things we learnt from the Bible..we were committed to go through the book of Acts during the mission trip...it was a really good book in regards to mission work..and it turned out to be a blessing to the missionaries there..
Things did turned out unexpectedly such as the protest and the cancellation of our flight back home but it was a blessing in disguise..on that evening itself, i met Fifa, a young boy around the age of 11 in a cyber cafe..i was checking my mail and he was looking at me (all chinese will look like thai so they will talk in thai language)..he was shocked when i said hello..haha..he thought i was going to say sawadikap..so, we chatted a bit, i treat him ice cream and then gave him a gospel tract..well, God is in control..
And on that night itself, after going through a wonderful bible study on "Proclaiming the Excellencies of Jesus Christ", someone got convicted by God to serve in her own country..Praise the Lord..God creates missionaries, you do not know when it will happen but it is truly a wonderful thing..How great is our God..
I would say that our mission trip really happened after the cancellation of the flight..we grew closer together as we face this situation together..I am really glad that no one burst or complain but we were all assured that God is under control and we shall trust in Him..
And the best thing was a chance to go to Phuket so that we could catch a flight back to KL the next day..it was an awesome moment praising God and the work of His creation..
Well, i would close with this prayer..Lord, we would never know of Your deep wisdom but one thing we do know, that You are God and we shall place our trust in You and dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Amen.
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Hi Matthew! Praise God for all of the wonderful work in Thailand! It's amazing how He provides everything from a translator to a ride home, and all the opportunities and changed hearts in between. I'm happy to hear that you guys grew together as a team also, praying, studying Scripture, and relying on God together! And from the pictures it looks like you had a lot of fun, too! :)
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