The month of February was a very moving and special time in
which God has shown me His faithfulness and His love has been
poured out on me abundantly.
It was also a month full of challenges not only to grow in my
relationship with God, but with people too. Our first outreach and
my baptism were the most significant events in this montth.
F E B R U A RYN E W S L E T T E R
This week, we had the opportunity to learn about: * Missions *
The Holy Spirit * Teamwork, Relationships * How Pornography
destroys us. God has blessed us with the privilege of learning from
speakers from various countries such as USA, South Africa,
Singapore and Switzerland. Each subject was challenging for our
personal and spiritual growth.
WE KEEP ON LEARNING!
Once or twice a month we organize bonfires,bring marshmallows
and share a group time. Also, often with my roommates, we spent
whole nights sharing our hearts, fears, weaknesses, we pray and
strengthen one another. YWAM has two important values: 1) to be
relationship-oriented, 2) and value each individual. By living
together in community, I am learning a lot to appreciate these
values. It also helps me to understand that God not only expects us
to love Him, but also our neighbors.
COMMUNION AMOUNG EACH OTHER
This month we had our first outreach among children from the
Sh_n(*) group of people. It was a full week from 6-8 pm Monday
through Friday, using evangelistic resources produced by our team.
We also reinforced the gospel with skits, Bible studies, songs,
crafts, games, sharing the love of Christ to these precious
children and by praying for them. I helped a two-year-old little
boy to color his colouring book sitting him on my lap, and was
surprised the next day when he came and automatically sat on my lap
again telling me to colour it with him. God showed me hope for
these children!
OUR FIRST OUTREACH!
MeetThailand...
Just in Chiang Mai, the largest and most culturally significant
city in northern Thailand, there are over 200 buddhist temples.
Almost all of the buddhist believers live with constant fear
because of karma. Karma, is the integrated collection of good and
evil that a person accumulates during their present and former
lives. Buddhists believe that the amount and type of karma will
determine a persons state when they are reincarnated in their next
life. Similarly, the sum total of ones acts in previous lives
determines ones current life. Karma encourages preoccupation with
self-dependence, self-reliance, leading to pessimism, hopelessness,
and uncertainty for our final destination, ignoring the grace and
salvation of God through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Let
us pray together for buddhist people in Thailand...
I always wanted to be baptized, but in my Presbyterian church,
if your parents have baptized you when you were little, all you do
in your teenage is to take a test about the Bible and if you pass,
you confess and confirm before the whole church that you decide to
follow Christ by your own decision. Therefore, in when I was a
teenager I confessed before the church and confirmed
my decision to love and follow Christ, my Lord and Savior.
Still, deep down in my heart, I wished someday to get baptized like
Jesus did. In Paraguay I never had the opportunity to do it and
eventually, I forgot about this desire. In the 2nd. week of my DTS,
on the week of "Listening to the Voice of God" lecture, our leader
taught us how to hear the voice of God through His Word. That day,
through His Word, God reminded me of my desire to be baptized. And
I wondered, why did God reminded me of that. One day before
the 7th. week of class, in my quiet time, God spoke to me again
about baptism through the story of Nicodemus. I felt that God had
something prepared for me, but did not know what. The 7th. week
began, and the topic was "The Holy Spirit". To my surprise, almost
at the end of the week, the speaker named Estefaan Hugo, made an
invitation for those who wanted to be baptized and that's when I
felt God told me: "I have not forgotten about your desire. I will
keep my promise". In that week I was baptized and for me it was
like a wedding day. God even provided the ring! I cried of love
that day and I was more than happy! God is faithful, always!
-------- Happily Married with Christ : Testimony --------
I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me
in righteousness and justice, in lovingkindness and mercy; I will
betroth you to Me
in faithfulness, and you shall know the Lord." (Hosea
2:19-20)
Praise and Gratitude to God:* For God has not forgotten my
desire to be baptized and have been faithful in keeping His promise
in His time.
* For shaping and molding me and in every aspect of my life
through the lectures we have each week. And for the growth and
maturity in my spiritual life and interpersonal relationship among
my roommates.
* For God's grace for our team while our first outreach among
tge Sh_n people group and for allowing us to plant seeds in the
hearts of children.
* His daily renewed grace, which helps me not to give up, but to
move forward each day towards the purpose for which God has called
me.
* For my health: I always had allergies causing runny nose,
breathing problems while I sleep. But, about a month ago, the
allergy was completely gone!
Prayer Requests:* For provision for our next outreaches. Many of
my friends are struggling with the necessary outreach fees and
expenses.
* For the filling and an increasingly intimate relationship with
the Holy Spirit, being sensitive to His direction and voice.
* Forthe children with whom we shared on outreach, that God may
give the growth of the seeds we planted and that they may be
strengthened in His Word.
* For my physical and spiritual protection during my stay here
in Thailand. Every day I need His coverage.
* For protection and for the health of my family and especially
my grandfather, who is still in bed. For God's peace and His
presence among them.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on
you;and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and it all Judea and
Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth"(Acts 1:8)
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Lee Hee Soo in Paraguay)
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