Day Four – Eat Pray Love

We woke up bright and early to a sumptuous breakfast consisting of tuna, sausages and toasted bread with melted cheese. (Yum! – Clarence) This gave us a lovely kick-start to our busy day of visitations. First stop! We paid a visit to the church in Inburi, and were pleasantly greeted with the sight of a new sanctuary that is almost completed. A spacious expanse greeted us as we entered the new facility on the second floor of the church, together with a stage (that is HUGE) :O At this stop, we took the opportunity to pray for the church workers in this church with regard to their family and physical health. The session ended on a high note with a satisfying session of massages that left the church workers exclaiming “Chorb! Chorb!”  ( “Like! Like!” in Thai)

 

Next stop! We travelled to a church member’s house in the Thong En district. Upon arrival, we met up with Fay, together with her mother and daughter (Pinky). We learnt that Fay had unfortunately been diagnosed with a tumour in her head and fervently committed her to Christ in prayer as a team. This encounter with God touched her emotionally and she and her family were evidently encouraged and touched by God’s work in them. We also got the chance to pray for Nuan - a lady with a growth on her forearm, which was visibly enlarged, preventing her from carrying out her daily chores with ease. Although the lump did not disappear completely following prayer, she testified to a decrease in pain and some of us observed that the swelling in her arm actually went down. God’s work is indeed mighty in Thailand!

We had the fortunate opportunity to visit Fay’s father-in-law at his workplace – the river where he fishes. Astonishment came upon us as we witnessed the fishing contraption at work – an equipment purchased through the help of the Covenant Seed Fund, that enables Fay’s family to stay afloat financially.

LUNCH! We dropped by a roadside stall that offered delicious fried rice, Phad Thai and a dish comprising different meats topped with basil. Yum yum! Enough said.

We blitzed home to get our paraphernalia for the Evangelistic children’s concert that was set to take place in the evening in Saweng Ha Village. With the help of fervent prayer and God’s intervention, the Gospel was received with great enthusiasm through the skit as well as engaging games that got the children hyped up and excited throughout the evening. Following the skit, Esther gave a testimony and a gospel clincher that was met with positive responses as many team members witnessed the children praying to receive Christ and even tearing as the Holy Spirit moved within them. All thanks be to God for this outcome!

Dinner was nothing less than satisfying, with chicken rice lovingly prepared by Pi Na (Great reminder of Singaporean cuisine) that had us (e.g. Clarence/Jerone/Alex) returning for second rounds. :O :O

We ended the delightful evening with a round of prayer and praise amongst the TMT team and the church workers. It was a good time of bonding as some of us got to know the church workers better while sharing in their troubles and joys.

Signing off & love you all in Singapore!

Esther and Clarence ;)

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Day 3 - Back to School!

Konichi-WA!

For YoWAs, today was the first time we entered a school in a long, long time. The moment we entered Wat Pra Prang School, Uncle Jeremy was already engaging the onlooking students with great enthusiasm. He even went the extra mile by dressing up with a colourful bow tie, smiley face badge and clown mask. Don’t we just admire his affinity with children?

We thank God that the lesson plans were well executed and the students had very positive attitudes towards us. We felt really appreciated and welcomed J Pi Shaun, Pi Air, Pi Boom and Pi Sayyan saved the day by helping with the translation, making communication with the students much easier. Yes, in school we’re addressed as Pi-(our name). For example, Jerone called himself Pi Sit. “Due to my unique name, the name ‘Sit’ replaced my former name. Therefore, I’m now known as Sit Ho. Aunty Jenny, don’t angry ah,” Sit explained.

The afternoon’s Christmas program was well received by both the students and teachers. Credits to the logistics team! It wasn’t easy to find the strategic spot for video projection, because it was an open area. By God’s grace and guidance, we were able to go through the activities with ease and without much anxiety. During the skit, I was touched by the unity of the team. Those who were at the backstage were continually praying for the seeds that were sown in the hearts of the children to germinate through our Christmas program. It’s like a continuation from the vision I saw yesterday. As Deborah had shared during tonight’s debrief, ‘everyone worked with each other with so much ease. The unity could only be supernaturally given.’ Wise words indeed, wise words indeed. After the skit, she gave a powerful testimony which not only impacted the kids, but also encouraged many of the team members. Indeed, God has opened a door for us to reach out to the students. We’ve come this far from chasing after school buses just to distribute children’s club invitations to eventually landing ourselves in the school to teach and interact with the students.

Even though we had to wake up earlier than usual in order to get to the school on time and were almost completely drained of energy by the end of the day, we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord. Our labour is a labour of love:

“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. “ - 1 Thessalonians 1:3

Prayer Requests:

1. Pray that students invited will come to the Christmas service this coming Sunday and be touched.

2. Pray for good health amongst the team members

3. Pray for continual protection

4. Pray for God to use us mightily during the 2 visitations at Inburi and Thong En District

5. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on us when we do our evangelistic concert at Sawaeng-Ha Church and that hearts will be opened to the gospel. Pray also for Esther who would be sharing her testimony.

6. Pray for more youths to come for this concert.

Take care and God bless,

Seedling

Sit-(Pei)Lin (No pun intended)

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DAY 2 - Awesome Beginnings

            สวัสดี คุณเป็นอย่างไร! For those of you not as well-versed in the thai language, we just said hi. Thank you to those who have been keeping us in your thoughts and prayers, we are doing ok so far. :D Thank God for continuing to watch over our team members – those who were feeling ill yesterday are definitely feeling better today!

           

            Today, the main activities were visiting Thachang church members at their homes, as well as the Children’s Club and cell group at Wat Yat Soi village. We visited perennial TMT favourites Pi-Miew and Pa-Noy at their homes, and were glad to find out that they have been doing relatively well since the last team visit, and took the opportunity to pray for their health, spiritual well-being and daily needs once again. The visit to Pi-Miew had a particularly large impact on the team, as many team members were deeply touched by the Holy Spirit, especially when we were praying over her physical ailments. Peilin even received a prophetic image of a lone tree surviving amidst a flood, with the faithful regularity of the sun’s rise and set bringing new mercies and healing every morning. Overall, Pi-Miew felt really blessed by our prayers, and even managed to get some much needed rest in the peaceful atmosphere of prayer and worship! When we met her later that day, we found out that her physical pains had disappeared and that she was feeling much better on the whole. (: Praise God for his healing grace!

            At Wat Yat Soi, we executed a puppet show and skit for the children’s club, and Clarence and Lydia taught the Thais the five “love languages” during the cell group. Our experiences today really taught us that even when we are feeling unprepared and inadequate, God will come through for us! We were blessed with four Thai workers who helped us voice the puppets and really created an entertaining spectacle for the children. Kudos also to Clarence and Lydia who, with the anointing of God, were able to carry out a workshop which really resonated with the Thais.

            Continuing yesterday’s trend, it seems that the team’s prophetic link with God is working well! Peilin received a verse (Isaiah 53:2) which affirmed the verse received yesterday, and many team members were blessed with visions and words of knowledge. Deborah received a vision at Pi-Miew’s place about a stream of healing rushing over Pi-Miew, which was affirmed by Pi-Miew’s testament of feeling a cold blue liquid flowing through her body. Jerone also received a powerful promise that in his lifetime, one of the ubiquitous massive Buddha statues would be replaced by a cross. We would like to thank God for his manifold blessings to the team and we hope that our senses will continue to be attuned to God’s voice!

            Finally, we would like to thank God for the wonderfully awesome food that we were able to enjoy. (: Aunty Christina’s cooking never fails to leave us with huge smiles and enlarged tummies. More pleaseeee!!

            Please continue to uphold the team in prayer as we embark on our programme at Wat Pra Prang School tomorrow. Some team members are still feeling a little under the weather, so please pray for healing and restoration of energy! 

XOXO

Justin and Kelyn

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This is the start, JUST the start

Anneonghasaeyo! Or rather SAWADEE!!!!!

To start, we just want to thank everyone who came to the airport to send us off! We really didn’t expect such a big crowd but your support has definitely given us much strength! (: Before we set off on the plane, Qi Hui, our awesome team leader, shared with us “the verse of the day”. “Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear, then your righteousness will go before you and the glory of the Lord will be your real guard.” Isaiah 58:8

We thank God for a safe and rather comfortable journey to Bangkok but all throughout the ride, our minds were all occupied thinking about our break fast at McDonalds for lunch!!! I guess the staff at that Macs outlet had never seen such a huge group of people rushing to the counter ordering all the double patty burgers and not to forget their awesome fried chicken!! Oh before our fast food feast actually, we were welcomed by a group of Thai church workers (including Shaun) at the airport! Pink, Chu, Boom, Sing…It was really good to see them all again.

It was already dark by the time we reached Pastor Eng Kiat’s house. We started off by praying for the couple as they have been not feeling too good for the past few days. Also, we continued to pray for Alex (feeling feverish) and Ivian (slight flu) for complete healing!! After that, came the famous Song Thiaow that shuttled us to Tesco (Thailand’s version of huge supermarkets). Of course, a Song Thiaow journey would not be the same without the good old Song Thiaow FM!

Then came the Amazing Race (or Running Man) in Tesco! We were on a mission to grab our goods with limited time and budget. We left with more than 10 full trolleys of goods, ready to be packed in our factory line.

All in all, we have had a great day one! A testimony from Alex – he is 80% healed from his fever in the afternoon though still having a bit of a sore throat. We ask for continued healing for him, Ivian, Pastor Eng Kiat and Aunty Anong and also good health for the rest of the members. Strong tummies against food poisoning! As we prepare to rest…GOODNIGHT GUYS! (:

Things to thank God for:

1.       All of you guys who came to send us off at the airport

2.       Safe journey to Thailand and to Pastor Eng Kiat’s house

3.       Breaking fast

4.       Good weather

5.       Loads of positive energy among the team

Things to Pray for:

1.       Good health for all members (including the Thai workers)

2.       Good rest

3.       Smooth running of programmes tomorrow

-          Children’s Club at Wat Yat Soi

-          Cell group at Wat Yat Soi

-          Visitation at Tachang

4.       God’s guidance and wisdom as pray for the people and lead the programmes

5.       Good weather

Love,

Audrey and Alexzxzxz.

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AWAKENING: Church Camp 2012

On Covenant Church Camp 2012:

The hotel is very nice - good service n nice rooms - but that is not the most important point.

The camp speaker Benny Ho is a very sought after speaker - we waited 4 years for him. Very good n engaging speaker. But that is also not the most important point.

The most important point is we are going there as a Family - this is a family camp where we worship together, eat together and do lots of fun stuff together like what a family would do. And Father God is with us.  And we don't even need name tags for our camps cos we know each other - we are family.

So AWAKENING is for you - covenant family ;))

Remember 376 !!! 

3-7 June, Church camp: Awakening

Book the dates.

Carol Tan

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TMT 2011 - Thank You Covenantors!!

Dear Covenantors,

On behalf of the members from the TMT 2011 (team 1 and team 2), we would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone for giving so generously in the form of toys and financial support for the people in Singburi. We also want to thank Pauline, Jing Wen & Cholris and the wonderful AG gals for the cupcakes project! We are deeply touched by your big gesture of love.

Thanks also for your prayer in service today; please continue to keep us in your prayers as team 1 moves out into the mission field tomorrow. The theme for TMT 2011 is GOD’S LOVE WITH A MISSION. Pray that our team members will truly experience God’s extraordinary love, and we will in turn be the channel to bring God’s love in Singburi.

Do look out for the updates from team 1 from the YaYA blog http://onethingiseekafter.blogspot.com/ during our trip. God bless.

Henry and Carol

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Sign up for 2012 Youth Alpha Training

Youth Alpha 2012 will start in January!!

Sign up with Pastor Christina or Pastor Henry.

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