Another Info Meeting!!! (Sunday happenings at MRC)

Sunday was also so great! I’m so amazed by how God works! We had an info meeting at 2:30pm after church and we were able to get a ride with P’Suwit and P’Nan to go to MRC in the morning. Even tho the Korean teams were gone, Matt still translated the service for us! (and Esther – another missionary in Bangkok - who was at church too)

We are so blessed to have translators wherever we go! Such an answer to prayer! I remember one day ordering a smoothie… Trying to act out what I meant... and when I turned around an older lady asked “Do you need some help?” Why yes I do! Lol. She asked me a bunch of questions about how I wanted my smoothie… All I was really trying to do was convey I wanted a smoothie not just the fruit. But anyways if God sends someone to help me communicate when it’s just a smoothie I'm ordering, how much more is he going to make sure we have translators or people who can help when it is something more important than that. And He HAS been providing those for us!

After church we were having another DRIME info meeting for the people who weren’t able to make it to the info meetings a few weeks back… And it went so well! We have 4 more people interested in leadership! Praise the Lord! 3 of them are boys! I was nervous that we wouldn’t have any boys interested in leadership and I was really praying for some because not only do the girl drimers need role models and people to look up to but they guys drimers do as well! All 4 of those people interested started filling out the leadership application! So great! So now after that info meeting we had 6 people filling out application forms! This means more work for Janna and I. But I feel like now God can truly show us who is right for this leadership team!

Also I haven't updated our praise and prayer requests so here's an update!!!

Prayer Requests

- Choosing the leadership team… Listening to God for who He wants to be part of the leadership team

- Pray that we are able to have them chosen by the end of the month!

- For wisdom and insight into God’s will for DRIME Thailand – what does that look like? That we would daily give over our thoughts and desires (of how this Base Plant should go and of other things) and follow what God’s desires and plans are for that day. Continually relying on Him!

- For Janna and I to use our time wisely and be productive – lots of big tasks to conquer: for example - planning the August trip (when a DRIME team from Vancouver comes) pray that the details of that trip fall into place.

- Prayer for flexibility, health, energy and restful sleeps

- Continued unity of our team – more time to be open and get closer to one another.

Praise Items

- Praise that 4 more people are interested and applying for leadership! (we have a total of 6 people filling out leadership applications)

- Praise God for new friends and new adventures!

- Being less busy/swamped with DRIME work – a good balance of fun things/rest time/drime work

- Answering Prayers!!! (He continues to amaze me how he answers even the little things – like words of affirmation ;) haha I got a letter in the mail!)

- Praise God for all the English speakers he puts in our path when we need them! :)

- Praise God for all the people that are willing to help us when we need help!

- Praise that the city remained calm after the election results!

- Praise for safety as we traveled out of Bangkok this weekend!

- Praise God that we are healthy!

Again,

Khorb Khun ka sumrop your prayers!!!

Pra - Jaow - Auay - Porn - Ka!
(God bless you!)

Love,

สแมนธา (that means Samantha in Thai!)