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Owen Newsletter October 2007 |
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Dear friends,
Lots of amazing stuff happening these days, so we just wanted to give you a brief update. As we move towards Thanksgiving, we know many churches are focusing on what God is doing all over the world, and for that we are very thankful, as we give first-hand testimony of your prayers bearing fruit. May He continue to pour out His blessings on your life as well!
Andy & Carmen
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Praises:
- Praise God for the 24 who were baptized Oct 28 in a joint celebration of The Life Center along with our sister/daughter church plants The Promise Church and The Angsila Friendship Center (see attached picture).
- Praise God for Goi, a longtime Thai friend, as she just gave her heart to the Lord two weeks ago.
- Praise God for the many young people (high school and college) who are becoming active in our church.
- Praise God for a team of four volunteers with the TREK program who will help us until next June.
- Praise God for a renewed heart and the presence of God being more evident in our lives, our family, and our church.
- Praise God for churches and supporters who continue to lift us up in prayer and make it possible for us to be a part of this amazing ministry of God!
Prayers:
- We have begun a capital campaign from within our church and among supporters in North America to purchase our church building. Pray for God to lead us by faith! (Check our website for more info: http://www.mbmsi.org/thailand/projects/TLC.)
- Pray for those newly baptized, that they will stand strong in the faith as they face opposition in the coming days.
- Pray for the preparation of our Christmas outreaches in December, that God will prepare the hearts of the Thai people who will hear the gospel, some for the first time ever.
- Pray for Goi and other new Christians as they grow in their new identity in Christ.
- Pray for Isaac as he starts another term of Thai kindergarten, that his Thai language skills will improve and that he will feel more comfortable making Thai friends at school.
- Pray for Carmen as she continues to homeschool Connor, for continued wisdom and energy to invest in his learning.
- Pray for Andy and Carmen as they lead worship this week (Nov 6-13) for a large conference of international delegates mobilizing for the Olympics next summer.
- Pray for our emerging Thai leadership team, that they will have unity and faith to lead the church into its next phase of growth.
- Pray for us, for continued health and safety, and for boldness to obey God in each and every situation that we find ourselves in.
“May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the Sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for every and ever. Amen.” (Heb 13:20-21)
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