Hey saints! Are you rejoicing in Jesus?
Sorry it’s been so long since my last update. Things have
been relatively as usual out here. Just finished up testing out my little
English students for the month of October, won’t be seeing them again till
November. It’s been great getting to know them (it’s hectic at that school but
slowly but surely I’m getting a chance to build relationships with these
kiddos.) I’ve been able to teach about the Creator and Savior, and so has Dave,
but of course if you’re not for Jesus, you hate Him, and this has led to a bit of
resistance against Dave and me teaching the truth at school. Of course, a
school where the kids are required to pay homage to a worthless pile of gold
shaped into a man is certainly going to resist the message of truth. We rejoice
at the little chances we've had to preach there, and continue to eagerly seek
those moments when we can preach Christ.
In other news, Dave and Oy have taken off for the States for
a month, leaving me solo out here with the Thai believers. Excited for what the
Lord will do with this time, it is clear He’s moving here in Thailand and I’m
so stoked to be in the middle of it.
On that note, I’m
seeking His will on whether or not I should commit time to helping out at a ‘special
needs’ school about 20 miles outside of town. Naturally, I could not think of
something I’d rather do out here. It is such a wonderful prospect, but I want
to make sure I’m not just calling shots now that I’m ‘on the field’. Gotta follow
the commands of the General. Interesting to note, my friend Neung was
explaining recently that mentally handicapped people here are considered to be
bad luck, bad people because in a past life they did bad things and thus
brought their condition upon themselves. That’s what the religion of this place
teaches. You tell me it’s working for this place, leave it be? I laugh at that.
There’s a million reasons why this pathetic satanic religion is most certainly
NOT working for this place, but the rejection of mentally and physically handicapped
people is certainly near the top of the list for me. Damn Satan and his deceit.
All that to say I am looking into working with these ‘rejects’, and would love
your prayer support in seeking God’s will on this.
In my last update I mentioned a young lady who was
considering Christ. Praise and exalt Himx1,000,000 as just a couple weeks ago
she prayed with Oy and surrendered her life to Jesus, repenting and believing
in Him. She is in the fold, and going hard for Christ. She’s in the Word and
being discipled by Oy and some of the women in the church. Praise the Lord, He’s
mighty to save.
There is also a man who runs the internet café from which I
write this update. He has been consistently curious about this Jesus we serve,
and both Dave and I have had some long talks with him about the truth, about
Christ. He’s been looking into other religions, such as Mormonism, and recently
told me that Christianity is the only thing he’s found that makes any sense. I
think he may be close to surrender, and so I beg you saints to lift this man up
in prayer, that Satan would not tear out the seed that is sprouting in his
heart.
Other than that, I think I have no new updates. Pray for
Thailand, and thank you for reading this, you have to know it blesses me to
know of your interest, prayer, and financial support for this mission. Until
next time, I love you guys and miss you, hope to see you relatively soon!
Derrick
