Best part of the job…

Well, two of the four Work & Witness teams visting Thailand this summer have come and gone.  Two groups of Americans have come, walked, smelled, tasted, seen, served and embraced Southeast Asia.  And I have just one thing to say:  this is one of the best parts of our job here.  We just love getting to meet brothers and sisters from various walks of life with hearts for Jesus, and being able to introduce them to brothers and sisters here in Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia.  We love giving them a glimpse of what God is doing here and how they can be a part of His global Kingdom vision, His desire for all nations to know Him and receive Christ as Lord and Savior, to be reconciled to the Father and to live in abundant freedom.

Our first group was a group of pastors from the Intermountain District, specifically Idaho.  They came to teach and serve, but also to catch a vision for how they can partner with the Church in Southeast Asia to build the Kingdom of God.  This was an amazing group of loving, hardworking, joyful, servants of Christ.  It was our privilege to introduce them to Myanmar, Thailand and then to pass them on to Cambodia.  We pray that their time here was as much of an inspiration and encouragement to them as they were to all of us over here.

Our second group came to us from Olivet Nazarene University.  This was a group of devoted, energetic, fun, Jesus-loving young adults.  It was so fun to travel and serve with them as they joined in worship at Oikos Church of the Nazarene, loved on the children in Maetang, and experienced slices of life in Thailand.  They were open and willing to see what God had for them here.  And ready to take back what they’ve seen and learned.  We were so blessed by their visit.

We have two more groups this summer and are expecting to have just as great a time working, serving, learning, trying new things, and keeping our hearts and eyes open for all that Jesus is doing.