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| Pastors Sherri and Somsri baptize a new Christian |
Hello Brothers and Sisters, we need your help on a large
project that is deeply needed. We need
churches, Sunday School classes, UMW and UMM groups, and individuals to give
generously towards the Building Fund this Christmas.
We are asking every church and every church group to take up
a special offering for the Building Fund this Christmas and for every family to
remember us too. We know that now is
the time that churches are deciding on their budgets and also doing their
Christmas planning, so we appreciate your help in getting the word out at your
church.
Here is what is needed: A church building for Fire of Glory
Church, which is led by Pastor Somsri and her daughter, Pastor Warin. Right now, Fire of Glory Church meets in a
small building that is Pastor Somsri’s house.
Every Sunday, the place is overflowing with worshippers, and there is no
room for growth. This has been a problem
for a long time.
Pastor Somsri and the church members have been sacrificing
deeply to save money for land and a church building. Pastor Somsri does not receive any salary
from Fire of Glory Church so that funds from the Sunday offerings can be saved
up for a building. Pastor Somsri serves
as the Mentoring Pastor for the Pioneer Pastor Program, but she does not keep
any of the salary we send to her each month.
Instead she donates ALL of her salary to the church’s building
fund. All the while her family
sacrifices financially for the church, they also take in orphans and teens who
have been abandoned into their home.
Pastor Somsri and her family are truly remarkable people who inspire us.
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| Model of Fire of Glory Church Building |
Over the past two years, they have saved up enough for a down
payment on land, but they are unable to save enough money fast enough to do
this on their own. At the rate they are
able to save money, it will be over 25 years before they can afford to
build. And this church is very fruitful,
with many new Christians. And Pastors
Somsri and Warin are effective at discipling these new Christians to become strong
in Christ too.
So we need to raise $150,000 for the church building for Fire
of Glory Church. This is enough money to buy the land and construct a simple 2 story building. If you would like to
give to this, please designate your gift for the BUILDING FUND.
Checks can be mailed to:
TMM
P.O. Box 56
Mannsville, KY 42758
Or give online at thailandmethodist.org
