1. Praise Report and Update on Church Construction for the Fire of Glory Church in Nonthaburi;
We are close to completing construction, and believe we can have an Opening Celebration and Building Dedication Service in July. It will be beautiful when finished and will be an answer to the prayers of all at Fire of Glory Church. We preached and taught there this past Sunday, and the old building was overflowing with people. The children had to sit on the floor at the front of the room right at our feet when we preached and in the aisle because there was no where else for them to sit.
The new facility will give this church room to grow rapidly.
Here are some pictures of the church construction.
2. Six Pioneer Pastors are now Doctor of Ministry students at Thailand Theological Seminary;
Pastor Banya of Life Center UMC, Pastor Wassana of Prasiri UMC, Pastors Somsri and Warin of Fire of Glory Church, Pastor Peter of God is Good Church, and Pastor Ekerin who serves in Chiang Mai province have begun their D.Min. studies. We are proud of them and are blessed to see the church develop in much needed depth as well as in breadth.
3. Continued prayers for Elder Rang and his family;
Elder Rang, one of the three lay pastors of House of Immanuel Church, is in the final stages of his battle with abdominal cancer. He is too weak to continue chemo, and he has to have dialysis because the cancer has pushed up against his kidneys causing them to shut down. When Elder Rang underwent surgery to excise the part of the tumor causing distress to the kidneys, the surgeon pierced his kidney, and he had severe internal bleeding. He was very close to death one week ago, but has rallied a bit. His wife, Mui, who is the lead lay pastor at the church, and his son Woot are physically and emotionally exhausted as they care for Rang to keep him as comfortable as possible. We believe Elder Rang has rallied a bit so his daughter Boo Bay could complete her final exams at university and come to the hospital to be with him.
Cancer treatment have depleted all of the assets of this family who serves the Lord faithfully and sacrificially. So we have given a scholarship to Elder Rang's daughter Boo Bay so she can complete her university studies in English to earn a B.A. degree. Please keep Boo Bay in prayer that she will keep focused on her studies as she endures grief and great loss. Her dream is to serve the Lord by starting a Christian nursery in her hometown. We thank you for your generous donations that make it possible to help the daughter of Thai Pioneer Pastors.
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| Boo Bay in her university uniform |
4. Pastor Nampon has moved to plant a new Pioneer Pastor Church in Buriram province
Pastor Nampon, a veteran Pioneer Pastor who planted the church at Nonsomboon, which is the location of Blessing Home Isan, has moved with her family to Lahan Sai, a town of over 12,000 people that is unreached. Her husband, Joy (yes, in Thailand that is a man's name) is currently studying the Bible to be a certified as a lay leader at the Rhema Institute. They are building relationships with neighbors and evangelizing during this year, and at the beginning of next year, we will rent a building to open a new church.
Pastor Nampon and Joy are foster parents for Maria, a Blessing Home child from Blessing Home Pattaya. Maria starts 7th grade this week and is a happy girl who loves school and soccer, has many friends, and loves the Lord. Your faithful support has saved Maria's life and given her a Christian family that is solid and loving.
Pastor Nampon has a young daughter, Nok, who was born with a medical condition that causes one of her legs to grow much shorter than the other leg. Nok has to have frequent surgeries so that the leg can be extended so she can walk. Nok goes in for surgery next week, so please keep this little one and her family in your prayers.
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| Pastor Nampon, Nok, Sherri, Mike, and Maria (Joy is missing because he was at Bible college on this day). |
Finally, a reminder
In the past two months, there have been several people who sent funds to the wrong place, and usually when this happens, the funds do not end up coming to the Thailand Methodist Mission. Thailand Methodist Mission is an independent faith mission. We are not supported through apportionments or through the Advance. Funds need to be sent to the TMM treasurer, and there are two ways to do this.
1. Send a check to TMM at:
Thailand Methodist Mission
P.O. Box 56
Mannsville, KY 42758
OR
2. Give online at our website at > https://thailandmethodist.org/donate/
