First, we are very happy to announce that Pastors Nhia Wahn and Mao Her, have arrived in Thailand and are now serving as Thailand NOW missionaries, helping to train and mentor pastors and church planters. It is great to have more missionary "hands on deck" for the Pioneer Pastor program.
Last week, we worshipped at Fire of Glory Church with Pastors Somsri and Warin, and it was a blessing to see many missionaries there at the church serving with them at 5 different locations where churches are being planted. Nhia Wahn and Mao Her as well as David and Allie Houle (who are all Thailand NOW missionaries) as well as Anup and Darcy Rai of World Gospel Mission were all there with us. The Lord is answering our prayers to bring more workers for the harvest!
(Above is our favorite picture of Nhia Wahn and Mao Her.... and no the cute dog did not come to Thailand wit them.)
Please pray for Nhia Wahn and Mao as they are settling in and will soon begin to learn Thai language. They will work closely with Rev. Dr. Somsri and Rev. Dr. Warin, who serve as Mentoring Pastors for the Pioneer Pastor Program.
While we were there, Sherri and Pastor Somsri baptized 14 new believers and 5 of them were Blessing Home kids!
Above is a picture of Allie and David Houle with the 5 Blessing Home kids that were baptized.
Above is a picture of Gong, one of the teens from Blessing Home Sai Noi, being baptized by Pastors Somsri and Sherri.
We have a HUGE prayer request for Pastor Somsri who yesterday was taken to the hospital. She had a heart attack from an arterial blockage and damage was done to her heart. The doctors were able to restore some blood flow to the blocked artery and she is under observation. It was also discovered that Somsri is diabetic and has very high cholesterol too, and these are also serious medical issues. Please pray for healing for Pastor Somsri and for her to accept that she will need to get some rest.
Right now, the every Thai church has multiple Christmas evangelism outreaches planned. Pastors Somsri and Warin had 7 outreach events planned in different Pioneer Pastor locations. We praise God that there are now missionaries on site to help Pastor Warin, with these so that Pastor Somsri can rest and recover.
Finally, Sherri and I wish you a Blessed Christmas! May the Lord fill your hearts with Joy and Peace!
