Being comfortable makes me uncomfortable
How is it February already?? It almost feels like January didn’t happen. Almost.
It was a busy month.
I went to the regional pastors meeting. It is always a good time to catch up with pastors. To give them an update of what God is doing in Thailand. This meeting was especially good because I got to see some fellow Thailand peeps and other global workers! Of course we had to get some In N Out :)
I finished my 3rd class! I’ll be taking the 4th class next week. Chipping away at all these classes. I’ll be licensed before I know it! I’m learning more about Christ, the Word, and how to be a better leader.
Thankful for your faithful support that provides for me to continue my education and to fulfill the requirements for me to be a career missionary. Not to mention how impactful it is on my personal spiritual growth.
I ended January/started February by sharing a devotion at the SoCal Network office. It was quite humbling to get to share with people and pastors that have been doing this way long than I have. I shared a message the Lord put on my heart and trust that He will use it to inspire those that hear it.
If you hold credentials with the AG you should get it in your email of the weekly devos. If you don’t get those emails, I will share the video on my social media and in my next newsletter.
Are you a podcast person? If so, you should check out The Nephesh Podcast. (Nephesh is the Hebrew word for soul.) I was honored to be a guest on the podcast with my friend Dr. Sanejo Leonard. If you like something that goes deeper than surface conversion and reaches to the soul, then you need to give this podcast a listen. Click below to listen to the episode I’m on. Don’t forget to subscribe! Let Sanejo know that I sent you :)
Do you remember a little over a year ago my friends and I were able to bless an elderly lady with an audio Bible? She has little to no eye sight left so she isn’t able to read. We got her an audio Bible in her heart language as she isn’t ethnic Thai. As soon as we turned it on she lit up! She was even nodding along and responding to what she was hearing. From that time we have been able to bless her with food and warm blankets as we build a relationship with her. She hasn’t become a Christian, yet.
She recently fell and is in the hospital. She is on a feeding tube since she is too weak to eat. My team in Thailand is helping to cover her hospital costs and doing what they can to help the family during this time.
Will you please join me in praying for her and her family? We have shown them the love of Christ for over a year now. Pray that she would be healed and their hearts would be softened toward God. What Buddhism can’t do, Jesus can. He can heal and strengthen her body. He can draw their hearts to himself.
Saying yes to Jesus doesn’t make the path easy to navigate. He promised to comfort us, but he never promised we would be comfortable. I live in constant tension of longing for home. My home here with my family. My home in Thailand with my friends and kids at the center. Ultimately, I long for my home in heaven. I am doing my best to stay surrendered to the Holy Spirit.
Being comfortable makes me uncomfortable. To me, it means that I’m settling. I don’t want to get too comfortable in America. I wouldn’t want to leave. I don’t want to get too comfortable in Thailand. I would overlook the spiritually impoverished around me. I’m most comfortable when I’m uncomfortable. When I have to depend on the Lord.
It isn’t easy but it is always worth it.
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Thank you!!
We got some new monthly partners! I pray Philippians 4:19 over each one of you. The same prayer Paul prayed for the church as they supplied all of his needs while he was in prison. “And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
I can’t do what I do without you. Thank you!
