“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so He giveth His beloved sleep” (Psalm 127:1-2, KJV).Thank God for giving us more grace to cope with Michael’s accident and supplying us the additional strength to carry out all the Christmas activities successfully in December 2007. Michael’s accident occurred just two nights before the first outreach began. At that time, we were very busy preparing all of us and all the equipment for all the various outreaches. When the accident happened, everything s
eemed to be in a rush: leaving behind all the preparation work; rushing down to Chiang Mai; reaching the hospital at 1 a.m.; praying through the night for Michael; taking a quick nap in the early morning; visiting Michael after coming out of the operation room; running errands around the hospital, before rushing Home again for family worship and getting things ready for all the outreaches and Christmas worship service.Thank God for answering our prayer. Altogether, about 400 souls have heard the gospel message during the outreaches. If Michael’s operation was not successful, there would be no outreaches but funeral. Thank God for His mercies. And despite the accident that Michael had, his parents went ahead with the water baptism of their youngest child, Esther (
7 months old). God is so good. He knew how to encourage us and used every event to strengthen the faith of everyone who trusted in Him. To God be the glory!Thank God also for the Christmas cum Baptismal Service on the 23rd December 2007. Thank God that 8 more souls were added into the fellowship of Truth Bible-Presbyterian Church. Among them is Dara’s sister in law, Nop Pha Kaw, a Thai citizen. She was originally from Bangkok, but moved to Fang some ten over years ago and married one of Dara’s brother in 2006. For seven years, ever since we came to Thailand, we have been sharing the gospel to her. After so many years of sowing and watering, God was pleased to give the increase. (1 Corinthians 3:6). Thank God for saving her soul. God willing, her daughter will also be baptised this coming Easter. The labour for the Lord is indeed not in vain. “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58, KJV).
We thank God always for all your prayers for us and especially for Michael. God is always good. Michael is recovering steadily. He is learning to walk and eat by himself and he really has a big appetite: eating non-stop. He is also beginning to respond to the people around him although he still could not recognize them by names. Thank God again for his improvement. Please pray that he will regain his memory soon.
Robert and family, together with Grace, are back in Singapore for the Lunar New Year reunion. Do pray for everyone in the Christian Home of Love, especially the older ones who will be overseeing the Home during our absence. Children studying in the government school will still be going to school during the weekdays, leaving at 7.30 a.m. and reaching home at 4.30 p.m.. Dara's sister in law, Nop Pha Kaw, is now the cook for the Home. She comes every day to help out in the Home. John's mother is staying in to help to look after the children too. Pray that all of them will continue to love one another and be faithf
ul in their daily responsibilities. Please remember John in prayer as he leads everyone in the Home in the daily family worship. Being our church deacon, John will also be preaching on the first two Sundays of February and chairing the worship services (begin at 4.15 p.m.). Pray also for the church members to come to worship regularly and for the preaching of the Word of God to minister to many hearts.How time flies. It seems that we have just entered into year 2008 and now January is gone. What have we been doing for the Lord thus far? It is good that we take a break from the world and ponder over our personal walk with God, as it is written, “if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged” (1 Corinthians 11:31, KJV). May the Lord keep us faithful unto Him always!
P.S. Photographs of the Christmas activities and Lahu New Year will be posted soon.
His unworthy servants,
Robert, Dara, Evangel, Evangeline Peh
& all in the Christian Home of Love
& Truth B-P Church, Thailand
