November Newsletter
Hi Everyone,
We are all facing challenges each day. Some harder and more painful than others but we can do all things through Him who that strengthens us. I pray that you will continue to put your trust in the Lord and that you will allow Him to do amazing things through your life for the sake of His Kingdom!
The nation of Thailand is in mourning because their king died in October and we are experiencing a black cloud over this country. We all have a lot of uncertainty in our minds for the future, as Thailand is the only Asian country where there is religious freedom. Everybody is supposed to wear black or white and churches are not allowed to have "happy" or loud music. Many western TV channels have been blocked and the history of their king is being shown over and over in place of the normal programs.
The next three months, are the most hectic, time of the year here. Teams from all over the world are coming to Thailand and the preparation and coordination of the teams, is enormous! I will have to do orientations for every team and the e-mails and correspondence, this generates, is mind blowing but let me not bore you with the nitty-gritty.
It was my privilege to visit some of our ministries that we are dealing with as well as teams that were out in the harvest field. Some places were very muddy and sometimes the rain kept me humble on my motorcycle.
I am still in the process of planning for my Mongolia outreach and I will need your prayers as there are a lot of hurdles regarding traveling through China. I'm trying to bypass travel agents because they ask a ridiculous amount of money and I really need God's wisdom and favor. I nearly have all that I need for the trip and the bike is equipped to do the ride but I would be much more comfortable on the Africa Twin (that I am believing for) due to the fact that it has traction control (safety), ABS breaking system that can be switched off and on (for off-roading) and more powerful, which will empower me to do the off-road trips faster and easier.
I know that this outreach will not be easy and that I will have to go to and through difficult terrain but nothing is a sacrifice too big to reach the lost souls that have never had the opportunity of hearing about Jesus's sacrifice for all of us!
(The photos are not mine but examples to let you see the Mongolia yurt's and the terrain that I/we will be traveling)
Jono is having some tough times and need your prayers as well please. He arranged and finalized a few city outreaches and Bible distributions at different venues and all had to be cancelled due to the death of the king. He will not be allowed to do this during the remainder of 2016. He and Sara will be going to Nepal for December as they will attend a school "Story Telling" and will then go to the mountain villages on outreach. The 2 lovebirds are having a blast and their lips are normally sealed together when I see them...lol.
I am in the process of creating a new website that will replace Travelmissions and Adventure Evangelism and I will notify everyone as soon as it has been launched. It is called: Ride2allnations.
Thank you for you prayers, love and support and we pray that the Lord will enlighten and enrich your month and that He will guide and use you for His Kingdom's sake and that you will put a smile on His face. Remember: Prov 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise. We will continue to pray for you all.
PRAYER LIST
Continue to pray for the Thai people and nation that the eyes of their understanding will be enlightened.
For continual provision for evangelistic tools, so teams can be more effective.
For all of us to be able to cope with the rain and hot and humid weather.
For the provision of an African Twin motorbike to enable me to reach places, that are not easily accessible with other transport.
For the provision and guidance for the preparation of the Mongolia outreach.
For the Christian Thai's to be bold in proclaiming the Gospel.
Praise and thanks for the privilege to be part of reaching the unreached and also for all His provision and protection.
We now have Pay Pal working on the side tab and our bank details in South Africa is:
Account Name: New Hope Ministries International
Bank: Absa Bank
Account no: 9106492455
Branch: Parow
Bank Code: 632005
Swift Code: ABSA ZAJJ
He who provides for this life and do not care about eternity, is wise for a moment but a fool forever - John Tillotson
We pray that you are having a great time and for a wonderful time during the festival season. Jono and Sara will be leaving this Saturday to Nepal for a month where they will be doing a course on Bible Story Telling and spend the Christmas and New year in Katmandu. I will stay in Chiang Mai because of the loads of teams that will be arriving. I am stuck behind my computer day and night to coordinate the teams that will be coming to Thailand.We have never had so many teams coming at the same time and the next 3 months will be extremely busy. We are just so overwhelmed that the Lord keep on sending so many young people to come and be part of extending His Kingdom.
Jono, as the evangelistic coordinator of Chiang Mai has arranged an outreach (carnival) last week at a Buddhist School and we were privileged to hand out more than a hundred Bibles and also other evangelistic tools. The carnival was honestly a great success and the Buddhists teachers and principal
