Dear
Friends, Family, and Church Partners,
Greetings
from RAINY Thailand!
Going
back to “Kali, Kali” (Kalasin)
We moved
back to Kalasin! Our old house is cleaned out, the new house is set up, and our
hearts are so thankful to be with our team and targeted people group.
Ministry
Update
Jason has
started to work with a small rural church about 30 minutes from our home. We
have agreed to serve this church alongside the pastor for the next 6 months. In
the meantime, we will survey Kalasin and pray for other long term areas of
ministry. Jason has taken on the responsibilities of teaching every other
Sunday (in Thai) as well as teaching English every Wednesday as a way of
community outreach.
Mission:
Preach Christ!
The Thai’s love Old Testament stories. The Thai
people seem to be able to relate to these stories in ways that people from the
Western Hemisphere would not be able to. However, the more I’ve listened to OT
sermons, the less I hear of Christ and his gospel. I have always wanted the
opportunity to show how the Old Testament speaks of Christ. Well, the
opportunity has come (and a little quicker than anticipated). We have been
going through Old Testament
characters at church and I have been able to teach on Ruth, Saul and David and
show how they point to a victorious King (Jesus). There has been much work and
discouragement as I try to communicate these things in a different language. At
the same time, there has also been much encouragement as well. I have been greatly encouraged by Pastor
Chalong’s last two sermons. He did something I never heard him do before…he
preached Christ from the Old Testament (Praise the Lord!).
Thank
you for taking this journey with us!
Blessings,
Blessings,
-Jason & Jenn Byers
PRAYER
- Delicate
medical matter – Please pray.
-The
Church we are serving will grow in Grace and understanding of who Christ is
in their life.
-Clarity
and insight when Jason teaches.
-Vision
for long term work in Kalasin.
-Wisdom,
strength, and excitement for everybody involved in homeschool.
-Safety
for family.
PRAISE
-Visas- we were granted visas in Laos and then received our 1
year visas in Isaan. Huge praise!
-Funds – we received extra money for our medical account. Praise
the Lord!
KIDS’ CORNER
Moriah is working hard on her 1st
grade homeschool curriculum. She enjoys playing with our 9 year old neighbor
girl named Khay Dom (literally translated as “Boiled Egg”), getting
together with our teammates’ kids, and swimming.
Isobel turned 2 in June and is a bundle
of energy and joy. She enjoys playing with puzzles while Mom and Rya are busy
at school. After puzzles are done (10 minutes), she becomes very adventurous
and keeps us all on our toes!
