greetings friends! are you rejoicing? good. good. i mean, what other response could we have knowing the truth in titus 3:3-7? 'for we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another, but when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.' bam! such a wonderful truth. an awesome reminder, a solid call to love those who are lost with the same love Christ has for us, knowing that we were once just like them, and the only thing that makes us different is the wonderful matchless grace of Jesus. hallelujahx100.
which brings me to thailand. as many of you know my brother dave voetberg and i will be heading to thailand at the end of february, with the sole purpose of spreading the light of Christ in a very dark place. the fields are white for the harvest, and a bountiful harvest it is! ninety-seven percent of thailand is buddhist, and right around two percent even know about Jesus Christ. praise the Lord Christianity is not illegal there, so God willing we will not be met with too much resistance. but it is a very dark place, and needs Christ ever so badly. much of thailand falls into the category of titus 3:3, and it is our prayer that we could be used of the Lord to bring the beautiful conclusion of titus 3:4-7 to these people. it is our prayer that His name would be made famous, that people would be saved and discipled, and that Christ would infiltrate communities all throughout thailand to the glory of God. please, please remember thailand in your prayers, and dave and i would be incredibly blessed to know you are praying for us individually as well, as the road will be a challenging one. thank you brothers and sisters.
this is the part where i talk about finances. i am still needing to do some serious fundraising as we will not be able to work whilst abroad. basically, this is a list of all the things i need to cover while i'm over there:
visas--$400
monthly expenses (rent, food, gasoline, etc)--$800
motorcycle--$500-700
plane tickets/health insurance--$2,000
this is a rough breakdown, but i'm looking at needing around $14,000
i am around halfway there.
i have a little over a month to come up with the rest. if you are moved to contribute, please let me know very soon! i know the Lord will provide, and if it is on your heart to be a part of that, i thank you so much. it seems like a rather large burden, but i am confident He will take care of these necessities. please consider this and pray about it. i do not want you to give because you all of a sudden feel like you should because you read this. i want you to give if the Lord has put that on you. please feel free to contact me if you would like to talk more about this.
alright, so there is the scoop thus far, i look forward to further updating you all on what's happening. thanks so so much for your prayers and support, and until next time, rejoice in our common salvation!
much love.
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