Subway, a Songtaew, and Chicken feet!

Yesterday was a hugely productive day for the media team!
With the help of two of our new friends Naan and Doh (youth from the Thai Church)- we made our way via Van to the Airport to shoot a scene for an ACTION video. And when I say took a van to the Airport, I mean playing a game of sardines on an 1h long trip- I think at one point we had 23 ish people in a 16 passenger van.
Now some of you might be wondering about how filming in an Airport went... as if being a group of Farang (or Foreigners) doesn't make you stick out enough- carrying video equipment- and setting up shots shouldn't draw any extra attention right?! Well... the bad news was we did get asked to leave- but the good news was that they only asked us to leave at the end of the shoot John and I may have walked into a restricted area... OOOooops!? Other then that it was SMOOOTH sailing - and we were even able to pick up Subway to celebrate!
In the afternoon we joined up with the other action team and jumped on a songtaew- a pickup truck with seats in the back- and made the hour long trek to a Burmese neighbourhood to share the gospel and worship~ and let me tell you these people know how to worship! The team was able to help in the band, share testamonies, and perform a drama. At the end of the service Pastor Isaiah (a Burmese man) asked if there was anyone who wanted to receive Christ and 10-15 people came up!!! I say 10-15 because there was at least another 5-10 that came up at the same time to ask for healing- and after praying for all that were there we rejoiced as people were saved and healed!
To end of the JOY FILLED evening we celebrated with a meal at Mo's house... and what better way to celebrate than eat a big bowl of rice, Thai esque salad and Chicken feet- which... if you don't think about what you are eating actually tastes great!

Psalm 96
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

Photos thus far...

New Friends...

Yesterday was our first official outreach day- lots of filming... lots of photos... and even time to spend getting to know some kids!
Here's to hoping today goes as well as yesterday- minus the heat exhaustion some of our team was facing.

Pray for quickly adapting bodies for the the media team so that we can keep up withe everything that is going on.

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A welcomed here from Thailand...

As I landed in the Bangkok airport i received a welcome in a very unique way...
1. I was on of the only blond haired people to be seen so people tended to stop and stair.
2. the moment I stepped out of climate controlled buildings I was greeted by stifling heat and humidity... I haven't stopped sweating yet.
3. I received a very beautiful orchid
4. My ankles had somehow become swollen beyond recognition and i officially had my first ever case of cankles...Best part is... they're still growing.... eek!
Any suggestions!?

Action Media Team 2011

To get a more "normal look" of our team check out these amazing photos by our team photographer Rachel...

Geek Fleet Productions

Hey... just to give you a taste of what our geeky team is capable of... check this out

stay tuned for the next installment!

Dressing Classy!

*(this post started on Wednesday)
For anyone who knows me... knows that I LOVE the idea of being classy- for my roommates they know classiness is next to godliness and Audrey Hepburn is the epitome of class. In fact, I have a HUGE Audrey Hepburn canvas in my house and we joke that I ask her if she approves of my outfit. *(jokes on them... i actually do)
This morning we were asked to look at the armor of God (found in Ephesians 6:10-20). "Read over it and see which piece God wants you to put on" was the assignment... I sat and thought... it took a while. The things that stuck out though was the belt of truth *(the very first thing you need to put other wise ya lose your undergarments) and the second was feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace (I saw myself putting on my marathon running shoes- shoes that would carry me far and FAST- but once i laced them up I realized that these shoes were shoes of peace and that i wasn't running anywhere but that God was calling me to be ready but be peaceful- to be calm- to rely on Him). I shared with the group that I felt the word truth was for today and the feet was message that God wanted to teach me over time... This statement could not have been truer.

Truth Played out:
*(written today)
Looking back on that day I can see moments where TRUTH became visible to me.

• After the morning prayer time we had a session where we spent time talking about being attentive to listening to God's voice; in it we wrote a note as if it were written from God. It consisted of a promise from the Bible, a sentence explaining it, and a salutation. I wrote mine expecting it to be a note written to me. Instead, we were told to pass it 3 people down. When i received mine it said this "

Dear Child,
"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3
Delight yourself in me and I will give you the desires of your heart"
I AM GOD- I do not lie.

God

• We spent the evening session talking about spiritual warfare. Typically when those things are discussed it's focus is on the weird things that can happen. Instead we talked about how at the root of spiritual warfare is the struggle between a Truth and a Lie. That when lies take over they become truth to us and deceive us. We spent time asking God what lies we believe about ourselves and what truths we need to be filled with. I started listening to my typical thoughts- thoughts that I thought were truth, but in reality were a lie. Thoughts that told me "I'm not good enough" or that "I need to prove myself to others", "That I need to live up expectations of others". As i wrote these lies down I couldn't believe how much of a truth they became to me. We wrote them down and pinned them to a cross. I remember wanting to to get rid of them, I felt sick thinking that I had believed them. But each time I wrote something down I wanted to keep the lie- I liked the comfort of it, I liked how I had a way to order my life, I like how I had rules to follow... but now that they were written down and I was freed of it I had no cover. I needed to start filling my life up with truth and cover myself in that- i needed new "rules"; ones that didn't hurt me or keep me down. Instead i needed truth to define my life- but this is a long process... and so the Truth telling begins.
  

One day- One word- I never anticipated that it would have been such a big deal when we were reading through the armor of God at 7:30 am.