Family and Friends,
We hope you are doing well! We have had an interesting month as Thailand had a recent spike in COVID cases sending several large provinces (including ours) back into lockdown. We have been relearning how to work virtually, worship virtually (though serving at the church means we are part of the small crew present for the service), keeping our fellowship to smaller groups, and eating lots of takeout (we love the markets!). Thankfully the cases are decreasing and the restrictions are easing slowly! However, please pray for the thousands of small business owners that are being impacted across the country. Many people live day-to-day and the restrictions have had huge impacts!
Updates
We have been excited to unveil more details in this newsletter about how we will continue to serve in Thailand for the remainder of 2021. Our amazing experience serving with the Family Connection Foundation (FCF) is coming to a close this month. We have been so blessed by the people in their ministries! There remain many opportunities to serve with FCF and we are excited to see how God leads us in the future. For now, our vision is to continue to expand our understanding and experience serving in different capacities here in Thailand. Our prayer is that by the summer of 2021 we would have clarity from God on where we can best serve for His glory for a longer term.
Starting in July we will be transitioning to serve part-time with the Free Burma Rangers (FBR). We conducted our orientation a couple weeks ago and are so excited to partner with them for the remainder of 2021! FBR is a very unique organization that has been powerfully working to free the oppressed within Burma for the last 20 years. Recently they have even been engaging in both Iraq and Syria to see ethnic people free there as well. The members of FBR are amazing people with hearts for Jesus and a passion for freedom.
We are still working with the FBR team to determine the specifics of our roles. Generally, we will be serving:
- Here in Thailand to support activities by other team members in Burma.
- To meet real-time administrative and logistical needs.
- With FBR team members to expand service projects to the Thai people.
We are praying for wisdom and an open door for serving with FBR in Burma towards the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022. There are several important steps that would have to happen before this time. God will make all things clear in His time. Would you join with us in this prayer?
We are also excited to announce that Ross will be transitioning from his role as an intern with CCF to be the church’s Executive Pastor! He will continue to work as a part-time volunteer while he balances serving with FBR. Ross’ new role will be very similar to the intern duties he carved out - focusing on organizational development, daily operations, and coordinating various church ministries with their respective volunteers. Ross hopes to develop an internship program so that others can experience the amazing opportunities first-hand that he had. Do you know anyone who would enjoy serving in Thailand in both an international church and in local missions? Check this link out, pass it on, and/or holler back ! :)
Praises and Continued Prayers
We had a HUGE answer to prayer for Eirenee’. She has been pursuing opportunities to meet with a professional, Thai tutor after completing Level 4 of her Thai language course (p.s. Eirenee’ has been so dedicated to her language study...it has been inspirational to me - Ross!). God provided an amazing tutor last week who also is a Christian! Eirenee’s engagement in language study is a full time focus let alone her ministry at home, her role as social media coordinator, worship leader and expanding other opportunities at church, and with FBR! Will you continue to pray God would direct her how to best prioritize her time for His glory?
We had another HUGE answer to prayer for Ross. We have been back to immigration twice, around the city just as many times or more getting things figured out, and he is on his final step to get his 1-year visa! Lord willing, June 4th is our day to go back and get the final stamp. Please pray for us to cross the finish line...aka starting line!
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