Two Weeks In

Well, things are moving along very smoothly and I'm excited to tell you that we have a new sister in Christ, Gloy! Her boyfriend, Nat, excepted Christ a week ago so I guess it was her turn. Both of them have been very excited to grow in their new faith and it has been very encouraging to watch. We took communion at church today and Nat and I sat next to each other. It was his first time and I was able to explain it all to him. It was pretty cool. I'm amazed at how God continues to use me. I was given the opportunity lead worship at our small group meeting on Thursday night and when we sang Mighty to Save, the Thais sang in Thai and the Americans sang in English! I can't really describe how cool that was.

I will be honest, this week has been frustrating in many ways. I haven't been getting enough rest so being on the go for 15 hours a day takes a tole after a while. Because I've been so tired, I haven't had enough time in the Word. So when you combine those two things, I get pretty frustrated pretty fast, but I was able to take the night off yesterday to re-fuel. Even though you are doing "ministry" you can't forget to spend time with the Lord. I learned that first hand this past week.

Today after church we visited one of the local slums and played games with some of the kids. You would not believe how these families were living. Trash was everywhere, their homes were made out of whatever they could find, and you constantly smelled human waste. But these kids need Christ and I couldn't help but smile as we interacted with all of them. Here is a picture of the group.

This post was a little longer than my previous ones but there has been so much going on, I only hit a few of the highlights. Please be praying for the week ahead. I've really connected with a guy named Pakpao. I met him at English class this past Tuesday and I've seen him everyday since. I'm looking for an opportunity to share my testimony with him so if you could pray for that I would really appreciate it. Thanks for reading.

For the King,
Tate