The Christian Home of Love: 2012

“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear Him” (Psalm 34:8-9, KJV).

Dear brethren in Christ,

Time flies so quickly. It’s been about two weeks since we came back to Thailand from Singapore. Thank God for preserving every one of us. Thank God especially for sustaining Dara during the long travelling that there was no body cramp throughout the whole journey. “Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand” (Psalm 121:4-5, KJV).

Life is adjusted back to daily routine: waking up at 5am; area cleaning at 5.15am; personal devotion at 5.30am; memorising the Scriptures at 5.50am. family worship at 6am; sharing & prayer at 6.45am; breakfast at 7am; milk the cows; students going to school at 7.30am; work starts at 8am; lunch; milk the cows again at 3pm; students coming back from school at 4pm; area cleaning; feeding the animals; stop work at 5pm; games/free time; dinner; personal time etc. View some photos here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/set=a.336366713068724.74292.100000861953050&type=1&l=95c3e2342c

Back here, the weather is still quite cold in the morning and night. No rain. It’s especially good for construction work. The rebuilding of the home is in good progress. Have just completed cementing the columns for level three. Working on the walls of level one while waiting for the columns to harden. May God continue to prosper the work of our hands. Do pray for wisdom and safety in the rebuilding of the home. To view recent photos of the rebuilding of the home, click here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/set=a.336363666402362.74291.100000861953050&type=1&l=386ee2fa90

As for our Church Building Project, we were told that there is a need to strengthen the foundation. Our Singapore engineer friends are looking into this matter. May God grant them wisdom to come out with a good solution! Let’s remember them and this project in our prayer. “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2, KJV).

Click this link to see photos of Truth B-P Church Building Project:

http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/31732732/1/Church%20Building%20Project?h=c9c3ca

As for Dara, thank God that there are no more side effects of hypothyroidism. However, there seems to be a swell somewhere in front of and behind her ears and is causing a bit of pain and numb. Will be bringing her to the doctor tomorrow (22 Feb). May God’s healing hand be upon her! Do continue to uphold her in your prayer.

Please also pray for:

* Evangel & Evangeline to be able to adjust back to life in Thailand and for discipline in their studies, music lessons and in carrying out all the other activities;

* Dara for wisdom in writing thesis, strength to cope with her works and good health;

* the children in their preparation for their final examinations on the second week of March;

* the physical and spiritual developments of all the residents at CHOL to be conformed to the image of Christ and for faithfulness in serving and living for God every day;

* our Thai contractor for recovery from mouth cancer and his treatment this coming Friday (24 Feb) and his salvation;

* the preaching of God’s Word at the Truth Bible-Presbyterian Church & the Christian Home of Love;

* the spiritual growth of the church members and for obedience to God and His Word.

Thanks again for your partnership in prayer!

“The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore” (Psalm121:7-8, KJV).

Serving the living and true God,

Robert, Dara, Evangel, Evangeline

& all at the Christian Home of Love

& the Truth Bible-Presbyterian Church

“Great peace have they which love Thy law: and nothing shall offend them” (Psalm 119:165, KJV).

THANK GOD! We could be back for Chinese New Year and for Dara’s medical appointment: blood test on 30 Jan and a radioactive iodine scan on 2 Feb. Dara has to stop taking thyroid hormone tablets (Thyroxine) since 31 Dec 2011 until the body scan is done. She was also advised not to eat anything containing iodine for two weeks before the scan. During this period, there will be some side effects, such as body aches, muscle cramps, tiredness, gaining weight, emotionally down, feeling cold and numb etc. So, we are trying not to move around too much. Please pray for her for strength to cope with her current condition and for complete recovery from her illness.

THANK GOD also for blessing Dara in her studies thus far. She has completed all her exams before coming to Singapore. She is now working hard to produce a curriculum to teach parents how to train children God’s way. May God grant her wisdom in her writing that it will be beneficial to many a parent in the near future who desires to bring up their children according to the blueprints the Creator God had designed them to be!

THANK GOD for every opportunity to serve Him over the Christmas week. Thank God also for Brother Peigang who helped especially with the music and props. He is gifted in arts and music and is using his gifts faithfully in the ministry. As usual, there were gospel outreaches at the Christian Home of Love and the Pu Men mountain, beside the Christmas Family Gathering, night Caroling, and Christmas service. Our theme for Christmas 2011 was “the Second Coming of Christ.” The boys acted out from Matthew 24:45-51 - “The Unfaithful Servants”, the girls from Matthew 25: 1-12 – “The Ten Virgins” and the little children from John 10 – “Jesus, The Good Shepherd.” In additional to the performance, there were slide shows on the Birth of Christ and the End of the World etc. PRAISE GOD! The turnout was good. The messages challenged the audiences to repent from their sins and to turn to Jesus Christ before His second advent, as it is written, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” (2 Peter 3:9-12, KJV).

View pictures of Christmas Outreach @ CHOL at: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.320762891295773.71729.100000861953050&type=3&l=f31dca8dcf

PRAISE GOD! Two persons were baptised on 25 December 2011. Joshua and Jemima are brother and sister. They are Red Lahus from Myanmar. Jemima came to Thailand about 8 years ago. She is married and has a daughter 5 years old. In March last year, she approached us for work. We employed her to serve at CHOL. Since then, we have been preaching Christ to her and praying for her salvation. PRAISE THE LORD! In September, God opened her heart and granted her “repentance unto life” (Acts 11:8). As for Joshua, he came to us about 3 years ago. We took him in and by the grace of God, he has come to faith in Christ during his stay at CHOL. PRAISE THE LORD! Jesus says, “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit” (John 3:7-8, KJV). Are you born again? Jemima and Joshua have a younger brother named Joel who has been with us since 2004. Know what? Joel was the first among the three whom God has given repentance and “forgiveness of sins” (Acts 5:31, KJV). PRAISE THE LORD! It is really amazing to see how gracious our God is in saving the souls of this family. GLORY TO HIS NAME!

View pictures of Baptism at:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.320768747961854.71731.100000861953050&type=3&l=2a51b095e5

The rebuilding of the Home is still in process. We are now constructing the columns for level 3 and thereafter the beams. Do pray for wisdom and safety in the work. This project was going a bit slow at the last quarter of last year due to many other commitments in the Church and Home. Just recently, our contractor was diagnosed with oral cancer. He is undergoing treatment. Do pray for healing of body and soul. We are witnessing to him. May God be merciful!

Do uphold all the residents at the Christian Home of Love in prayer. May God keep them faithful and away from temptation! “For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect” (Psalm 18:31-32, KJV).

Do remember also the ministry of the Truth Bible-Presbyterian Church in prayer. Deacon John is chairing the worship service every Lord’s Day and preaching God’s Word during our absence. Thank God for him.