Benefit Dinner Recap & Exciting 2013 News!

Hey everyone!

Been a couple of months since our last update... but so much has been happening.

We had our annual benefit dinner a couple of weeks ago on April 27^th. Agape Dance Group from UC Davis did a beautiful routine and we got to see the heart of Rapper Mickey Cho. 

The biggest thing about the night was we were able to share to heart and vision behind the new Children’s Home we are planning to open in 2014. Not all the accounting is done, but it looks like we were able to raise about $15,000 from the evening that will go towards the Children’s Home. Praise the Lord! We are aiming to raise about $50,000 this year for initial opening costs and about $1000 in monthly support to maintain the Children’s Home. If God has prompted you to partner with us in this please contact us at info@reactsministries.org

Photos from the event can be viewed here

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I’m also excited to announce our next fundraising event for the Children’s Home will be our 1^st ever Mudder-thon!

If you haven’t heard of Tough Mudder, it’s a grueling 13 mile obstacle course, with about 20 obstacles.  This is something I participated in last year and had a lot of fun doing it.  It got me thinking, why not turn this into an event.  So…if you’re up for the challenge…join us.

Contact me at clifton.jang@reactsministries.org.

It will be an awesome time of fellowshipping as well as an opportunity to get others involved by having them sponsor you to raise money for the Children’s Home.

Currently we have 5 people signed up! 

Click here to see a little about Tough Mudder

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The last thing I wanted to announce is we are sending out a Mission team in July this year.  I won’t talk too much about it, as we’ll save that for future posts. 

But the team will be going to Thailand and Cambodia from July 13-28^th.  

It’s never too early to start praying for the team! 

Thanks for reading!

- Clifton

New Year, New Start

Hey everyone!
First off, I wanted to apologize. I know we haven’t been able to upkeep the blog as
often as we would like. So….one thing we want to do this year in 2013 (I know it’s February 28th already) is update much more frequently.

So much has been going on, I don’t even know where to start! We have a bunch of exciting stuff to
announce pretty soon, so I guess I’ll start there. Our 3rd annual re:ACTS benefit dinner will be on April
28th, 2013. It’ll be at the same venue as last year. Wow, 3rd year! I love these dinners because it gives us a chance to share how God was able to use all of us together during the past year for His glory. It also gives us an opportunity to share our vision with those haven’t heard it before. We also get to update everyone on the coming things for the year… not to mention to just coming together and enjoying a great meal together.

For more info on the dinner go to:
http://www.reactsministries.org/2013benefitdinner

On another note, a couple of weeks ago something happened in San Francisco that greatly affected me. Yes, the 49ers lost the Super Bowl. And I took it quite hard. I wasn’t able to eat. I’d lie awake not being able to sleep, just replaying the game over and over in my mind. Everyone I came across, I HAD to talk about the game. It totally consumed me.

So here I am now, sitting… a little embarrassed that a game called football can affect me this much. :P But it also caused me to stop and think… am I not able to sleep after I learn of a child not having food or water. Or worse yet, not knowing Christ. When I come across people, why don’t I just blurt out how great Christ is cuz I just HAVE to say it? I want to be consumed by Christ, but sometimes am consumed by the world. I know I’m a work in progress, but sometimes wish I was a little further along.

So happy news… or Chinese New Years y'all! Here’s to 2013 and to God continuing His work in our hearts and all over the world! God bless you all!

- Clifton

Where 2 or more meet togethere in His name....

Today went shopping for food and prizes for the carnival on Saturday. Then we took out the college kids for a shrimp dinner. The food was great, and the fellowship was too.  After dinner we headed back to the college house where we had a time of singing and then separated into small groups with them for a time of sharing and prayer. It was both challenging and interesting hanging out with the college kids, seeing how they interact with each other. We shared our most embarrassing moment, what God was teaching us and a prayer request. It was a blessing to be able to thank them in person for their prayers last year while I was in the hospital. Currently there are 13 of them with studying ranging from music, to English to business.

Friday morning was a special treat, we were able to go to the High school to see a few of the seniors perform in a talent competition. Then we went back and started preparing to cook dinner for the staff and kids of Khaodee. We decided to serve chicken and pork burritos and nachos. Eating Mexican food was a new experience for the kids. The team worked like a well oiled machine; slicing and dicing, mixing and serving, spooning and wrapping. Then after everyone had their fill, it was time to get ready for the carnival. It was neat to work with a couple of the college kids. Each day winding down I’m starting to miss the kids..I’m going to miss them……..

In His care

Kit V

Planting rice & fellowshippin!

Tuesday-

God is good.  He plans out our trip in ways we can't imagine.  He blesses us  with opportunities it is impossible to plan for.  On Tuesday, the high school kids didn't have school.  So the team was able to spend time with them.  We worked on the rice field, planting rice for hours.  It was some back breaking work which the team had never experienced, but it was well worth it.  Helping Khaodee with their physical needs, and more importantly spending time working side by side with the High Schoolers, fellowshipping, sharing, and having fun.  :)  After eating a feast of a meal for lunch, we went back down to finish the rice field for the next couple of hours.  Then....we went down to the river and played in the water!  So fun!  Needless to say, this gave the team a pretty good nights sleep :)

Wednesday-

Every year on these  trips, we ask Khaodee what their needs our.  What can we help with?  Painting? Building a chicken coop?  This year, they said the kids needed more fellowship.  Small group sharing and prayer.  The kids work so hard each day, there isnt much time for this.  So on wednesday, the High School kids had a test early in the morning, and then had the day off.  So, we picked up the kids, grabbed some drinks and pizza, and went off to have a picnic with the kids.  What a awesome time of fellowship with the kids!  After eating, we had some worship with the kids, and then split up into small groups of 3-4.  Another blessing, is that usually we have Gai as a translator, but God had other plans.  We were blessed to have 4 translators with us on most of this trip!  So we were able to do the small groups.  We had the kids share:

1. Most embarrassing moment
2. Something God has taught them recently
3. Prayer request

I can't believe how much the kids were longing for this.  An outlet to share and pray for one another.  Tears flowed and prayers were lifted up.  Praise God!  We didn't even have enough time to finish!  When we got back to Khaodee at night, the High School kids kept coming up to me asking if we could do it again.

God calls us to meet the physical needs of those in need.  But more importantly, God calls us to help disciple and grow other brothers and sisters in Christ through prayer and the Word.  Word!

CJ

PS sorry no pictures....the internet is super slow here  :/

The Praying Grandmas!

Today we went to the Overbrook Hospital to visit and pray with a group of Thai Christians for the patients. While there we were split up into groups. What was awesome was that in almost each of our groups we had a “grandmother” figure that spoke English and was able to share and interpret all the prayer requests of each of the patients.  Most all the patients we came into contact with graciously allowed us to pray for them regardless of their religion. Just being able to pray for people with various ailments and hurts in a hospital was a great experience. Afterwards I found out that this was the only hospital in Chiang Rai that had a ministry of this type. Every week volunteers would visit patients to pray for them. And in because of those faithful prayer warriors, patients have come to Christ. I can only imagine if we had something like that back at home at all the hospitals, the possibilities of sharing with patients the chance to know someone who could heal and cleanse their lives forever.  

P Bo- even though theres a picture of CJ  : P

Days 6 and 7!

Day 6 - Bangkok

We went back to the slum community that we visited yesterday (day 5) with King’s Kids ministry. On Saturday mornings, King’s Kids ministry goes to the community to teach Bible lessons, sing songs, play games, etc. to the kids there. Our team taught the kids “Making Melodies”. Just like the kids at the school at Ratchaburi, the kids in this community had fun learning the motions and singing the song.

After singing a few more songs, one of the King’s Kids leaders read the story of Moses and the burning bush. When he finished reading the story, he asked the kids some questions and it was encouraging to see how excited they were to answer the questions.

We also got to play some games with the kids. Even though most of us weren’t able to communicate with the kids, we all had fun playing with them and the kids were not shy to play or interact with us. 

Later that afternoon we took a short flight to Chiang Rai, rode on the back of the extremely bumpy Khaodee trucks (where one of our members managed to sleep through the entire ride), and arrived at Khaodee. SAWADEE KHAODEE!!!

Day 7 - Chiang Rai

Today was our first Sunday in Thailand. What better way to start our time in Khaodee than Sunday worship with the children. It’s always a blessing worshiping at Khaodee. Even though everyone in the worship room doesn’t speak the same language, it was a blessing praising God together.

During our time here at Khaodee, our team will be playing games with the kids that ties into salvation. Tonight was our first night and we played a game called “River Crossing”. The kids were very competitive in trying to complete the game. The point of the game was for each team of about 8-9 people to cross the river using 5 rafts. Any time someone stepped into the river, the team would have to start over again. Unlike the game where you have to start over again when you step into the river, as Christians, we don’t have to start our relationships with God over again each time we sin.

Julie

“All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will

never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do

the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall

lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my

Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have

eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.” John 6:37-40

BANGKOK!!!!

Sawadee Ka from Bangkok!
We arrived in Bangkok safely yesterday. This morning, we were able to have some down time getting massages and eating dessert around town. One of the team members said it was the BEST massage he's ever had!
In the afternoon, we had an opportunity to visit a local childrens home. A husband and wife team takes care of 8 teenagers at Baan Chu Jai childrens home. They take in children who are at risk for various reasons and provide shelter, food, and send them to school. They also teach them about God and pray with and for them constantly. They seemed like they were a one big family. We spent some time hearing about the kids' background, met few of the kids and prayed with them. It was encouraging to meet the people who are doing the actual leg work for God, full-time, in these areas of need. The people in the various ministries have been all very himble, asking for nothing more than our prayers. It was very evident that they live solely on their faith in God.
After visiting the childrens home, we headed over to the Bangkok slum community. This is the second slum community we've visited so far and the conditions were pretty bad. Their homes were built with some metal sheets and wood boards, sitting on top of garbage and nasty green still water. It is a 400 family community and out of the 400, only 5 were christians. We visited the house of the first christian in the community and a few others. But the story that stuck with us the most was of the people in the last house we visited.
In the last house, we met P'Mu and her daughter. She used to worship many idols before she became a christian. After she accepted Christ, although her circumstances make it very difficult for her to go to worship, she HAS to go worship God. She suffers from various illnesses, but about three months ago, she had to get her leg amputated because of diabetes. Ever since then, her 13 year old daugther became her sole care taker and has not been attending school. P'Mu has a wheelchair but cannot easily get around, even to see the doctors, because of the road conditions in the community and the wheelchair is too heavy for her daugther to lift. They can't even catch a taxi because the wheelchair is too big. She could have told us that she needed and wanted many things in life, but told us that only thing she really wants to do is to go to church and worship God. She told us about the times, when her daughter pushed her in the wheelchair in the pouring rain to go to worship on Tuesday nights. Her story put a lot of us in tears, grateful for her faith in God even in the worse conditions. Before we left, we held P'Mu and her daughter and prayed with her. Seeing these people and hearing their stories made me reflect on my attitude towards worship. Am I absolutely always ready to worship God no matter where and when in any condition?

MJ

Day 3 -- Ratchaburi

We went back to the school to teach and play with the Middle Schoolers.  We had a great time teaching the kids "I've got Joy" with hand motions.  They enjoyed the song and liked the hand motions.  On day 2, our team has taught them a song the day before called "Making Melodies".  The kids loved the song so much that we brought it back today.  If you want to know how it is done, please watch this tutorial video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QynR96wUwaI

Brian taught lesson on feeding 4,000.  He described a picture and had the kids draw the picture to see which group would match our picture.  We wanted to teach them the Bible and test their English at the same time.  All the kids participated and had lots of fun drawing pictures.  We then broke them up into 3 groups to play games.  We had "Freeze Tag", "Steal the Bacon", and "Rock Paper, Scissors".  The kids had a lot of fun.

As I reflect back on our trip so far, I had an opportunity to share my testimony to a small group Bible Study.  Although it is all in Thai, we had a translater.  During my sharing, the translater left and a new translator, named Boy, stepped in.  As I was sharing about encouraging other believers, I felt it was being received well.  But I felt that God was saying it was the translators opportunity to share.  A new believer in Christ, Deo, did not know how to pray, so I told him about the Lord's Prayer.  I asked the translator to explain the prayer.  When he explained, Deo was so touched by the message that he teared up.  He prayed on his own silently.  So, I asked him to pray out loud and allow us to hear him.  I learned that day that no matter how what message you might want to share that God may use other people to give the encouragement by sharing about what the Bible means.  When I share the gospel, I always believed that it is me that needs to talk.  That day, I learned that others need opportunies to share as well.  I felt encouraged to hear others share and learn about the Bible.
Later that evening, we went to go shopping for food to eat.  We were talking about exotic foods, so we decided to have some exotic foods and some regular meat.  We picked Deer, Rabbit, and Crocodile to eat.  While they were cooking the meats, I was the baby sitter playing with the kids.  There were 3 kids.  One only spoke Thai.  Her name is Emily.  She would not even look at me at first, but I tried talking to her in Thai.  She then opened up and wanted to play.  She took me around the house and telling me things.  Unfortunately, I did not know what she said to me, since it was all in Thai.  I had a chance to learn new Thai words and practice those that were taught to me.

I learned that no matter what language barriers that you have even in your own language that the message can still be shared.  When I practiced my Thai with Emily, I did not know how much of a bond that could be built.  She wanted to play with me.  She wanted me to carry her and fly her like an airplane.  She wanted me to fly her everywhere around the house and outside.  You could see her smile.  I learned that a bond can happen even though there is a language barrier.  We should not stop sharing or think that we cannot share about the gospel because others may not understand you.  A bond goes farther than any words that you can say.  It was sprinkling and Emily wanted me to hold her hand to get back in the house.  I felt encouraged to know that I will have more opportunities on this trip to share more without fear of a language barrier.  Boy, Deo, and Emly has been so far very encouraging for me on the trip so far.  I cannot wait to see what will happen next.

-- Alvin Hsieh

Sawatdee Thailand!

Soooo after 13 hours on a plane to Taipei,  a 2 hour layover, and another 4 hour flight o Bangok, and then.....and van ride to Ratchaburi....we finally arrive at our 1st destination.  Our friends, Honda, Pim, and Manit met us at the Bangkok airport and had a van waiting for us.   Praise God  that our flight was pretty smooth and no one yacked...yah!

When we got to Ratchaburi, the team went to a Burmese community and cooked for the whole community.  After the kids finished eating, then we took them to play some red light, green light and duck duck goose.  Then we did a Bible lesson on Jesus feeding the 5000 which the team acted out.  After that P Noi, our host here, took us to eat some bomb Thai food.  There was this spicy fish that was the team's favorite.

Please continue to pray for the team, as tomorrow we are headed to the local school to teach English!

T Minus 1 Day!

Hey everyone!

1 day until this years mission team heads off to Thailand!  Woo hoo!  This years team is an awesome group mixed with a little bit of everything.  We have dads, newly marrieds, college kids, singles....see?  a little bit of everything :)  If you wanna learn more about the people on the team click here: http://www.reactsministries.org/july2012.html

This year will be headed to 4 different cities in Thailand!  Bangkok, Ratchaburi, Chiang Rai, and Chiang Mai!  And as always, our God has been soooo faithful to us.  He has provided the supporters and funds to help us meet our financial goals!  Praise Him!

We will be trying more than ever this year to update you guys on what we are doing by blogging and also maybe trying out some video blogging....so look out for updates.  So thanks again to all of you who are supporting through finance or through prayer!  Thanks for being part of this team and thanks in advance for keeping us in your prayers!

Some things you can pray for:

Team unity
God to use us for His glory and purpose
The hearts of the Thai people to be open to God's love and redemptive plan
For safety and good health
To meet the needs of the Thai people
God to teach us through this trip

God bless you all!

Clifton

2nd Annual Benefit Dinner

Hey everyone!   I know...I know...it's been sooooo long since our last blog update.  We're very sorry and hope to update you guys way more often.  :)

So we had our 2nd annual benefit dinner this past April 21.  All success is due to God's grace.  There were so many blessings that happened that just can't be explained....except by God.  3 Hours before the dinner we realized the tablecloths for the tables weren't big enough for a table.  So we had to use 2 tablecloths for some tables, which left us short 10 tablecloths.  Yikes!  We were scrambling around trying to figure out how to get 10 more tablecloths in the next couple of hours....By God's grace, we knew someone whose mother owned a chinese restaurant.  We called him, and luckily we were able to send someone out to go get them.   Praise God!

We had an exhibit this year at the dinner.  We had a crew of college and young adults who helped work on them.  Just to give you an idea....this thing was big!  And we had booked a room to hold the exhibit....but when the venue's staff found out how BIG it was there were concerns.  They said we might not be able to have the exhibit.  Yikes again!  And this was like 2 weeks before the dinner.  We prayed and prayed.  And then prayed some more.  And then asked our friends to pray....

The venue called and said the room we had was too small......so....they gave us a bigger room.  WHAT?  Seriously...crazy right?  Totally God.

Things like this were happening left and right.  I still can't believe how good He is to us.  The dinner went pretty smoothly.  We had a full house, good food, Rachel Chan singing, but most importantly...we had the Spirit there.  His Holy Spirit was alive and flowing through that hall that night.  We pray that His message of love and hope came through loud and clear.  We pray that people left the night understanding how loved they are by God and because of that love want to love others in turn.

God bless!

CJ

To check out pictures from the night go to:   https://www.facebook.com/reactsministries/photos

Thank You God...

Being at home now for about a day, I've gotten a chance to try and sort through alot of what went on, on this past trip. And I have this overwhelming sense of thankfulness to God. And its for alot of things...His sovereignty, His provision, for teaching me how small my faith is when challenged.

When Kit's accident happened, I prayed that it would be just a minor concussion. When we found out it was actually worse, I prayed that the swelling and bleeding in his brain would stop. But it got worse. As we stayed with Kit and Catherine that first night, I remember lying there awake trying not to ask God, why? Why would He not answer my prayers. I prayed sooo hard. Where was He? I thought to myself, I should not be thinking these things. It's wrong to question...so I tried to push the thoughts out of my head.

Over the next couple of days, Benson and I took turns breaking down. Just trying to explain to someone else what happened, would cause me to weep. I felt really helpless and powerless. I remember thinking...there's absolutely nothing i can do to help Kit. All we could do was pray.

Then it happened. I really believe it to be a miracle. He started to improve. and not just slightly. He started his rapid recovery. First, he would'nt need surgery. Then the doctor told him he wouldn't be able to fly home till Sept. 10th. And yet, we are all home on time as scheduled. He was able to go to Khaodee for the last week to spend with the kids. Unbelievable.

I get goosebumps still just thinking about it. God is good. And as Catherine said after all this...He is the Great Healer. God had a plan. Not one that coincided with mine. One much better and that would give Him more glory. Will all accidents turn out this way? No, but in this case God chose to heal and through this all glory belongs to Him.

I realized how impatient I was with God. I felt as though He was coming through for me...but He was really saying...Just wait. Just watch what I'm going to do. Thank You God for Your love, Your grace, and teaching me about faith.

CJ

Back Home...

Kit's latest entry...

I'm back Wow

Able 2 walk out of SFO airport on my own 2 legs.
The Team n their families were still there to make sure I returned in
one piece. It felt more like a warm Welcome Home n Glad U made it. His
provisions/care provided me the strength to pass on a wheel-chair at
Thailand, Sigapore, Hong Kong, and San Francisco. Through insurance,
their was
"Nurse Karen" to check on my vitals as well as on the ready for what
might happen with cabin pressure n my head. Yes I was scared to fly,
relieved to b able to come home before Sept 10th which my Dr in
Thailand originally had said because of the trams n bleeding. Thank
you 4 all your prayers of healing, when he saw me the afternoon of the
day I got out of the ICU, he found me @ the nurse's station talking n
folding. 3 rabbits, 2 butterflyies, 2 frogs n an elephant. He said
they could take out/stop my IV drip. God is gracious ! !
Rambling on n on.

Kit


Also, I will be updating the blog with the last couple days of our trip, but wanted to post what God has taught me on this trip while it is still fresh in my head. Thanks for the prayers and support!

CJ

Update from Kit!

WOW back home
Last night was my 1st nite back @ KHAODEE all the kids n staff saying
"hello n welcome back".
Praise God I've made it to Wed, last night we had a great dinner, the
evening program was very enthusiastic, the kids had a great time. This
morning we woke up to a beautiful rain fall, God has really provided
the best type of weather for a tenderfoot such as myself.
A while after breakfast we ( Benson, Catherine, Cliffton, Kim, Gai )
went down the road to a local school and gave an English lesson.
Introductury sentances, Days of the week, n Modes of Transportation.
The kids had a great time n the teacher enjoyed the assistance. I
noticed in the next class over the kids were loud n w/o a teacher, I
asked one group of students from the class what were they there for ?
They didn't seem to know. After awhile a teacher returned and noticed
my " magizine rabbit" ( reusing the paper from a magizine off the
airplane) n asked me to teach her students how 2 fold rabbits. We had
an impromptu English-folding lesson. Yes when the kids want to learn
how to fold an object, you can fold in an object lesson. While folding
the teacher handed me a marker for the board n I was all over that
fun ! New words : Rectangle 1/2 half Triangle Square then from
Triangle we saw the thai to Tricycle. After all that fun w/the
students the staff even invited us to lunch, bountiful blessings.


Kit Venable

Teaching English and Chicken n Waffles!

Hey guys!

Quick update for yalls! Kit has come home to Khaodee and is resting and recovering. He will go back to the hospital on saturday to see when he can fly home.

Meanwhile the rest of the team has been quite busy. We have been teaching english at 2 different local public schools everyday in the mornings. And we also cooked chicken and waffles for the kids on of the nights.

Keep praying for us as the next thing we have is the carnival which is one Saturday. This will be a great reach out opportunity for the kids to share and invite their friends who don't know Christ to come and hear the gospel!

CJ

Praise God!

Hi everyone!

I'm sure there are alot of questions going on regarding Kit's health, and we werent in a position to share them as things were happening. But after talking to Kit and Catherine, here are some details as to what has gone on the past few days.

Last thursday, it was raining very hard here in Chiang Rai. And while Kit was walking, he slipped and hit is head on the cement. I found him probably 5 seconds after he fell, and we got him to the hospital within 5 minutes. We all prayed it was just a concussion, as Kit even tried to get up himself. After a CAT scan, the doctors let us know he actually had a brain hemmorage and there was a little bleeding. Benson and I stayed with Kit and Catherine in the hospital room that night. He was in a tremendous amount of pain and was in and out of sleep all night.

He got another CAT Scan the following day. If the swelling had stablized or shrunk, then he wouldnt need surgery. If it got worse then surgery would probably be needed. We got word later that day that the swelling had actually gotten worse. Not alot worse, but the swelling and bleeding had increased. The immediately sent him to ICU for 24 hour monitoring.

I won't even try and go through the emotions of everybody here, but needless to say things were very difficult. Because of the pain, Kit wanted to go into surgery, but the doctor convinced them to wait another 6 hours and get 1 final CAT scan.

Praise the Lord! This final Cat Scan showed the swelling had stopped and he was starting to stablize. That was Sunday, and today is Tuesday. And since then, Kit was been proggressing rapidly. Our God is good. Our God is sovereign. Please continue to pray for Kit's recovery so that he can fly back home ASAP.

Below are two little blurbs Kit wrote. 1 at the beginning of this, and 1 from yesterday.

CJ



Kit 1:

Weee, slip

It was raining 2 day n I took a spill. I guess 1 visit 2 the hospital
wasn't enough 4 me. This wasn't the way I planned it, we're hare 2
help others, not here 4 others 2 b focused on us but 2 focus on Jesus.
Please pray 4 me, they did a Cat-scan n found I have a brain hemmorage
(bleeding in my brain ) the right side of my head is swollen n is
throbing in pain.
Please pray 4 the kids @ Khaodee

In His care
Kit V


Sent from Kit Venable of
S.F.Solar

Kit #2

PRAISE GOD
"Because He lives I can face 2morrow, because He lives all fear is
gone." n so is the pain. Only out of the ICU this morning n already an
improvement, my Dr. even said it was ok for the nurse to stop my I.V.
Praise God Im alive.
Thank u all 4 your prayers of healing, I'll be out of the hospital
maybe this time 2morrow.. Have 2 come back Sat for follow-up
appointment n see when I might b able to fly again. Just yesterday I
had to ring a bell for someone to help me to go to... (not getting out
of bed to use the restroom), yes ringing a bell was even hard.
Praise God, I was even able to fold my Dr. an elephant. That was the
second elephant I folded 2day, the first one was for the nurses on
this floor w/ 3 jumping frogs, a few rabbits a butterfly and a dress-
shirt. I was able to borrow their tape to make a Thank you card for
the kids @ Khaodee. I wrote Thank you, Your prayers, n I miss you in
Thai.
Praise God Im talking w/nite staff at this Christian hospital n found
out the nurse Im talking w/is Budist. I asked her if she had Prou-Ong
( Jesus ) in her heart no Im Budist. So Im starting w/ Jn 3:16 then
Romans 10:9+10 and asking her co-workers if they know these verses.
Praise God allow Him to use us where ever we are.
In His care
Kit V

Pray for Kit

Yesterday, Kit had an accident and hit his head. He is currently staying at the hospital for further observation. Benson and Clifton will be staying with Catherine. Please pray for Kit's speedy recovery.

Brian

August team arrives safely!!!

So when we arrived in Bangkok, our connecting flight was in 1.5 hours...but we had to get our luggage, go outside, check the luggage back in and get to the gate...now I know what it feels like to be on the Amazing Race. So tired! but we made it!





We got to Chiang Rai around 1pm. The to Khaodee around 4pm. We tried to get some rest as we were going to the Hospital the next day to visit with the sick children there.

As we got to the Hospital, we split up into 3 teams. One team went around and encouraged and prayed for some of the adult patients, while the other 2 teams did a craft and prayed over the sick children.

Even though our thai is not that good, our God is. To be able to talk about God and pray for these kids who don't know Him, was just simply amazing. I CANNOT wait for what God has in store for us! Keep Praying!





CJ

Up up and away!

I can't believe we r on our way, Clifton n Benson r old pro's @ this.
What a day, this morning I was weighed down w/lots of things too do,
then I ran into Francis Chan. Yes, a real down 2 earth type of guy. It
wasn't Jesus, but it lifted my spirt just the same.
How about those testimonies from the few getting baptized, Praise the
Lord !
5am, almost half wai 2 Taiwan
B4 getting picked up 2 go to the airport, I was worried, tired, n
anxious for everything.
The Lord ( our Lord ) took all those worries n anxieties and wrapped
them up into a little sweeeek. Pooof all gone as our brothers n
sisters prayed in the airport. Praise God ! He can lighten our burdens
n stress n all we have 2 do is "Give them all, give them all to Jesus"

Keep praying 4 us
Thank you
In His care
Kit V

Blog 12 Knots and Blocks

Sunday night was game night. We played Human Knot and Human Blockus with the kids. In the Human Knot game, the kids had to get in groups of 20, and stand in a close circle. They would have to reach across to another person in their group and hold hands. When everyone had a hand they were holding, they had to untangle themselves to make a regular circle again.

In the second game, we played Human Blockus. For those who have never played it before, the object of the game is to get rid of all your pieces. All pieces are shaped differently and some pieces are more unique than others. Each kid had to replicate the piece on their paper with their body on the tile floor, which was the game board.

For our followup lesson, we wanted the kids to understand that we are all part of the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 talks about how we are all different parts of the body of Christ. Like parts of the human body, each part has its own function and is useful to the body as a whole. Whether big or small in stature or function, is just as important than the other for the body to function correctly.