There are many things that make converting to Christianity in Thailand challenging. One of those is that religion is so much a part of the culture here that when you become a Christian it almost feels like you have to give up a part of who you are as a Thai. It takes years for new Christians to understand what the commitment that they have made really means, and sometimes a very long time for their family to allow them the freedom to grow in the way that they need to.

Noiy has been a Christian since he was 17. His mom made a commitment about a year ago, and his sister and niece about 9 months ago – around the time that his dad passed away. Since that time, we have been encouraging them to take the step to remove the many idols from the house that they all live in. Noiy’s mom was ready a long time ago, but his brother-in-law was not ready to allow them to yet.

This past weekend, we received a phone call from Noiy’s sister to say that they were finally ready. With great joy we went along with our pastor to their house to pray with them and explain to the whole family what taking down the idols means for them in their faith with the Lord. On Sunday, Noiy’s sister attended church for the first time in a few months and we believe this is the start of something new for her as she taken a big step in faith. We are praying for protection on her whole family, especially her husband who hasn’t yet begun to walk in relationship with the Lord. Please pray along with us!

Only $100 to go!

We are so grateful to all those that have given towards our camping trip with the Burmese children in our children's church. It's just less than a month away, but we have raised almost enough to cover the entire trip already!

We have already been able to purchase the tents for the camp. At this stage, we are only US$100 short of covering the costs for the entire camp! Would you consider helping us to cover that last $100?

You can give online at: www.ywamthai.org/onlinedonations.php (please state the the money is for 'Ratchaburi' and specify that it should be given to 'The Lord's tents camping'.)

We took the tents to show the kids yesterday - they are so excited and being able to actually climb into the tents has only made them more so!