1. You all have been praying for TMM Missionaries Carol Fare and Vicki Brown who are Directors of Special Blessings Korat, a ministry for special needs children (check out their website at http://www.specialblessingskorat.org/). The Special Blessings Korat building was up on the auction block after the owner of the building defaulted on the mortgage. It is a fantastic building that God provided to Carol and Vicki for this ministry, and they have sunk a lot of time and money into this place. So they put their names in to be bidders in the auction. God answered your prayers "BIG TIME"! There were no competitors for the auction (other than the bank being its own bidder), and they purchased the building for a fraction of its true value. This is HUGE because it makes their ministry to be secure and permanent at this location. Now please pray as they seek to buy the empty plots of land on each side of this building for parking.
2. Construction on the new church building for Fire of Glory Church is going very well. We expect construction to be complete by April, Lord willing. Pastors Somsri and Warin send their thanks and love to all of you who made this possible through your prayers and generosity.
3. Prayers are needed for 2 Thai pastors.
Please pray for Elder Rang of House of Immanuel Church in Buriram. When we saw him last month at Christmas, he did not look his usual vibrant self, but never complained of being sick. Then this past week, they asked for prayers as he entered the hospital for tests. We just received the diagnosis that he has cancer in his abdomen (we don't know much more than that). TMM is helping with some emergency funds for his medical bills at this time.
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| Elder Rang of House of Immanuel Church in Buriram Province |
Also pray for Pastor Somchai of Promise Church in Phanat Nakhom. Somchai was doing some heavy lifting during a construction project at the Garden of Eden Retreat Center when he hurt his back (herniated disk). He has a difficult time moving and is in a lot of pain. Prayers are needed.
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| Pastor Somchai of Promise Church |
4. Finally, many of you have expressed interest in participating in the KY VIM Team to Thailand in October. Here is the link to the webpage: https://www.kyumc.org/eventdetail/2019-thailand-mission-trip-12083151
