Tuesday, October 23, 2007

A Big THANK YOU!




Well, now that the team has made it safely back home with family & friends, Lisa and I want to express our gratitude to everyone in Mississippi involved in this trip. We understand that there is a great multitude who were unable to come to Thailand, but made the trip possible through their prayers and support. We are all members of God's family and it has been a privilege to serve with you. I pray our partnership will strengthen and mature as we continue to serve Him together.

The trip was a great success. We were able to gather important information and interview many Northern Thai people. As I shared with the team, I had more opportunities to speak the Truth of God's Word in one week than I normally would in a month. The team was a blessing to a struggling Baptist church in Lampang, a missionary family, and countless others along the way. We need to do this again!

It is not easy to describe what we did - prayer walking and ethnographic research just does not capture it. I've challenged the team to find a better way to communicate what they saw, did, and experienced, and how the Lord may be leading us to be strategically involved in His process of calling the Northern Thai to Himself. I wish I could be with you as they give their reports.

I do know this - the team saw the Northern Thai people. Lovely people who are more like us than different. They just don't know the joy of having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join us as we continue to pray.

Thanks again for sending the team. Russell & crew, thanks for coming - you are good people!

We love y'all,

Mark & Lisa, Luke, Adrian & Andy

6 comments:

Jesus' Gal said...

I am planning to join a short missionary trip in Thailand too this summer!

Unknown said...

Mark and Lisa... I went to church w you in selden texas... I was in the youth group.. Tasha.. Do u remember me?? How wonderful for me to b reading this blog and find you! What an awesome inspiring mission u are doing with our Lord there... Have missed you... The two if u did so much for me in my life.... Love u so.. Not sure if u have internet there but I am on facebook... Tasha Shelton Garrett.. I would love to shate my life w you and yours with me.... Love and muss you... God Bless...

Unknown said...

If anyone knows how to get in touch w them please let me know! Its been 20 years since I saw or spoke to them! Tasha Shelton Garrett on facebook... Email is. garrettgumdrop@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

Mark and Lisa... I went to church w you in selden texas... I was in the youth group.. Tasha.. Do u remember me?? How wonderful for me to b reading this blog and find you! What an awesome inspiring mission u are doing with our Lord there... Have missed you... The two if u did so much for me in my life.... Love u so.. Not sure if u have internet there but I am on facebook... Tasha Shelton Garrett.. I would love to shate my life w you and yours with me.... Love and muss you... God Bless...

Unknown said...

Mark and Lisa... I went to church w you in selden texas... I was in the youth group.. Tasha.. Do u remember me?? How wonderful for me to b reading this blog and find you! What an awesome inspiring mission u are doing with our Lord there... Have missed you... The two if u did so much for me in my life.... Love u so.. Not sure if u have internet there but I am on facebook... Tasha Shelton Garrett.. I would love to shate my life w you and yours with me.... Love and muss you... God Bless...

Unknown said...

Mark and Lisa... I went to church w you in selden texas... I was in the youth group.. Tasha.. Do u remember me?? How wonderful for me to b reading this blog and find you! What an awesome inspiring mission u are doing with our Lord there... Have missed you... The two if u did so much for me in my life.... Love u so.. Not sure if u have internet there but I am on facebook... Tasha Shelton Garrett.. I would love to shate my life w you and yours with me.... Love and muss you... God Bless...