Ministry in Thailand, Cambodia and Burma Pt. 2

The picture here shows most of the NEI team that was at the conference. The faces that are blurred are young men who are working in restricted countries. I wish I could tell you about the work they are doing. They are serving the Lord in remarkable and creative ways in places where the pressures of persecution are very real. The rest of the people in this picture are either part of the church planting team in Cambodia or serving in Chaing Mai Thailand as support staff for the NEI missionaries.

The entire week was a very meaningful experience. New friendships were made, vital contacts were established and it seems the teaching I was able to offer was well received and greatly encouraged the team. Thank the Lord for that! Topics included:
- God’s Commitment to Reclaim the Earth
- Preaching the Gospel to Ourselves Daily
- The Spirit’s Leading in Our Lives
- Using the Shield of Faith
- Suffering and Promised Glory

Every teaching time was followed by reports from the team members. After their reports, the team would gather around them and intercede for them. We had some really great prayer time!

 
I really appreciated the NEI leaders providing some fun things for the team to do together. They place a very strong emphasis on commitment to one another and playing together is a means of enhancing the family relationships. Thursday night we went into Hau Hin and took the team bowling. Hilarious! (Don’t ask how I did.) I have to say that watching a gentle, humble and grateful Cambodian pastor bowl for the first time in his life was just delightful.

We arrived in Cambodia without problem and spent the afternoon with children and workers from the House of Hope, an NEI sponsored orphanage. Pictures of that coming up!