19 December 2008 - Praise and Prayer from Robert & Dara Peh

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

PRIASE GOD for CHRISTMAS. As we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we are reminded of the love of God for us, as it is written, “the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men” (Titus 2:11, KJV), “…by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” (2 Timothy 1:10, KJV).

During this Christmas season, thank God for the many occasions to proclaim the gospel of salvation to the unsaved souls in this part of the world.

If the Lord wills, this year we will have three Christmas outreaches at three Red Lahu villages. The first outreach will be held at Den Luang village on 24th December (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. We are expecting about 200 souls to turn up. The second outreach falls on 27th December (Saturday) at Pu Men mountain, from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. After lunch, we will proceed to Hui Pu village which is our third outreach. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. and end at 6.00 p.m. with a time of prayer for the church members and the needy people. PRAY that nothing will hinder the Red Lahu people from the three Red Lahu villages from coming to the gospel meetings and for God to speak to them through the messages, songs and performances.

This year, our Christmas skit is centered around the biblical story of Cain and Abel, culminating in the drama of nativity scene. The narrative will begin with how Adam and Eve had disobeyed God and became sinful and was cast out of the Garden of Eden, followed by the birth of Cain and Abel and their coming before God with their offerings, thereby contrasting two groups of people seeking God, but no matter how religious people might be in seeking God, God would only accept those who come before Him by faith, like He did to Abel just as the Word of God says, “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gift…” (Hebrews 11:4, KJV). “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6, KJV).

PRAY that the audiences will understand their own unworthiness before God and the need to turn to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. No one could by his own efforts make himself accepted by God, as the Bible clearly teaches that, “there is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death (Proverbs 14:12, KJV). There is no other ways to God, “neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12, KJV). Every human being must come to God the way God has appointed, and that is through Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Saviour, as the Scripture says, “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:17-18, KJV). “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23, KJV). Jesus is the only way (John 14:6). By believing in Him, there is life everlasting (Acts 16:31, John 17:3).

Thank God also that everyone in the Christian Home of Love could be involved in our annual Christmas outreaches. Everyday, they are rehearsing the play, dance and songs after coming back from school. Let’s pray for them in all their preparation. May God grant them added strength in His service.

Do also remember our church activities this Sunday (21 December) in your prayer. Our worship service will start at 10 a.m. and in view of Christmas, Robert will preach a gospel related message on “The Christ of Christmas” and Dara will interpret it into Thai and Lahu. Indeed, Christmas is meaningless without Christ. PRAY that the believers will be challenged to greater love for God and non Christians be brought to the saving knowledge of Christ. In the afternoon at 3 p.m., there will also be a Christmas Family Gathering, with the Red Lahu children and their parents coming together to sing songs, play games and listen to the Bible story. PRAY for Robert telling the Bible story, Dara doing the interpretation, John and Peigang leading songs, and Grace and Dara in charge of games and refreshments.

There will also be a Christmas Caroling on the 25 December at 7 p.m. As usual, we will be going around Den Luang village, singing carols to a few homes, bringing encouragement to the believers and proclaiming the gospel to the non Christians. Thank God for yet another opportunity to carry out the great commission. “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come” (Matthew 24:14, KJV).

Thank God also for Dara, Grace, Evangel and Evangeline for making Christmas cookies to be given away to friends and loved-ones with a gospel message attached in every pack. PRAY that the Lord will speak to them through the gospel message that peradventure, some may be saved.

Thank God also for providing us a co-worker from Singapore to co-labour with us in His vineyard. Since the beginning of the year, Brother Peigang has responded to the call of God to serve God fulltime. He is now using his God-given talents to accomplish what God has called Him to do in our midst. Just to name a few: God has given him the gift of an artist. Thus, he is the most suitable person painting the stage for the Christmas outreach. He is also endowed with the gift of music. With that, he is serving the Lord on every Sunday worship by playing the piano and he is also imparting the skill to the children. His presence here is indeed a blessing from God. May the Lord continue to empower him to do His will.

“Wishing you all a blessed and fruitful Christmas!”

30 September 2008 – Praise and Prayer from Robert & Dara Peh

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation” (Psalm 68:19, KJV).

It has been a few months since we last updated our Blog. THANK GOD! He has preserved us. The Lord is always faithful and He has kept us going and busy in the ministry all these while. Thanks for remembering us and for praying for us. Due to our previous e-mail account being hacked in July, we could not read our e-mails and were experiencing difficulties updating our Blog as it shares the same passwords as our previous e-mail account. However, thank God that the problem has now been solved and we could once again update out Blog.

Thank God for the water baptism of 9 souls in September. God is gracious. He is still working in the lives of the villagers here in Den Luang village. Slowing but certainly, we believe that as many as were ordained by God unto eternal life would believe (Acts 13:48). God has His Own timing in saving souls and drawing people unto Himself as Jesus says, “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6:44, KJV). Please keep praying for us as we reach out to the Red Lahus for Christ.

By now, our church, the Truth B-P Church is 8 years old. All these years in Den Luang village, we have been running the church in the Christian Home of Love premises. We have been praying to God and waiting upon the Lord for the construction of a church building. Thank God for leading us and providing for us to purchase a piece of land for this purpose. The location is quite near our Home, just within walking distance. Since last year, much effort has been put into this project, “according to the good hand of [our] God upon [us]” (Nehemiah 2:8, KJV). Thank God for the labour of love of all who are with us in this undertaking. God willing, we hope to raise an amount of SGD$350,000 for this project. And if the Lord wills, the church complex shall be built next year, as a Christian center for evangelism and a beacon of light to the village. Brethren, pray with us.

Very soon, the children in the Christian Home of Love will be sitting for their mid-term examinations from 6th to 8th October. Thank God for helping them in their studies thus far. They are all difference in strengths and personalities. They are good in the ways that God has created them. Teachers would also praise them for their abilities, though they may still be the mischievous ones in class. Most of them would usually represent their school in competitions such as the English contest, drawing, Mathematics, sports etc. Thank God for them and for enabling them to do what they could do, just like what Paul has said, “…by the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me” (1 Corinthians 15:10, KJV). Do uphold them in your prayer.

Thank God for you, for all your prayer for us and our ministry.

His unworthy servants,
Robert, Dara, Evangel, Evangeline Peh
& all in the Christian Home of Love
& Truth B-P Church, Thailand

30 April 2008 - Praise and Prayer from Robert & Dara Peh

“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:15-17, KJV).

THANK GOD for seeing us through successfully yet another month in His service. It had been another busy month for us, with many eventful memories of God’s wondrous work in our midst.

The weather was very hot at the beginning of April. Our submersible pump for the 150 meters bore-well broke down. Once again, we experienced shortage of water for the Home during the hottest season of the year. Had to use the old 12 meters well again but somehow, the water pump had also decided to stop working. Had less than a thousand liters of water to use for the Home and the animals everyday. Our 10 over years old Reverse Osmosis water filter had also broken down. Many things seemed to have gone haywire, but our God is still in complete control. PRAISE GOD that in such a time like that, He sent the early rain to tide us over the driest period of the year. This reminds us of what Joel 2:23 says, “Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.” Yes, we too are glad and rejoice in the LORD our God for giving us the former rain even though it is not the rainy season yet. We could always trust Him not only in good time but also in trying time. The God who provided manna and quails for the children of Israel in the wilderness is the same living and true God Whom we serve and He never fails.

Thank God also for blessing our recent Church Camp (21-25 April). This year, our camp was held at Chiang Mai. It was our third church camp. Thank God for making it possible for us all to attend the camp and for providing all the needs of the camp. Thank God also for the many brethren from Singapore who came and joined us. This year, Robert preached on the camp theme “Living for Jesus”, based on the lives of Joseph, Moses and Daniel, challenging all the campers to offer their lives daily to live for their Lord Jesus Christ as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable unto God which is our reasonable service. Thus, we have chosen our theme verse from Romans 12:1, which the apostle Paul says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service” (KJV). We are reminded once more that when we have decided to live for our Lord Jesus Christ, things do not always turn out the ways we want them to be but remember that we still have the choice concerning our actions. Every Christian has to decide how he would live his life (cf. Daniel 1:8; Hebrews 11:25-26), for we are all accountable to God for what we do (2 Corinthians 5:10).

Please continue to pray for Dara in writing her thesis and meeting her advisors. Do also remember Evangel & Evangeline as they resume their studies tomorrow (1 May) after a long month break.

As for Michael, thank God for his improvement. He could now recall his past and could also go every where by himself. However, he is also getting naughtier since he is no longer staying with us. His parents (Cah Tee and Nah Yeh) took him with them when they left the Home. Amos (Michael’s younger brother) is still staying with us but it is also not easy for him. His father would come after him when he is drunk and when we are away in Chiang Mai. Do commit them in prayer.

Thank God once again for a good rice harvest last November. As the price of rice has gone up to almost double, thank God for having our own rice and for sparing us from having to buy rice. Since it has already started to rain, we will also start ploughing the land tomorrow. God willing, we will be planting corns and growing rice for the next few months from now onwards. We are told in Proverbs 10:4-5, “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame” (KJV). Do pray for us, for strength and safety in all our farm works.

Thanks again for your prayer support.

Click here to see pictures of Church Camp 2008 (album 1): http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/robertdara/TBPCCamp2008Album1

Click here to see pictures of getting the lorry ready for church camp: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/robertdara/GettingTheLorryReadyForCamp2008

15 March 2008 – Praise & Prayer from Robert & Dara Peh

“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine” (2 Timothy 4:2, KJV).

Thank God for your continual prayer support for us and the ministry of Truth B-P Church and the Christian Home of Love. God willing, we are going again to Hui Pu village today (15 March) at 5 p.m. to bring the Good News of salvation to the folks there. Many are lost spiritually. Pray that the Lord may open their spiritual eyes to behold the wondrous truth out of His Word to the quickening of their souls in Christ.

On the Sunday morning (16 March), if the Lord wills, Robert will be preaching at New Pong Hai church at 11 a.m. and also administering the Lord’s Supper to the church members. By God’s leading, this church is now under our church’s umbrella and is called Lively Hope B-P Church. Prior to the worship service, Dara will be leading the children ministry. Pray that the children will come and hear the gospel message and for the preaching of God’s Word to the saving of souls and the edification of the believers.

Concurrently, this Sunday at Truth B-P Church, Deaconess Wee will be teaching the children Sunday School at 11 a.m. and Deaconess Grace interpreting for her into Thai. The team led by Robert will be back in the afternoon from New Pong Hai village to join in the worship service at Truth B-P Church at 4 p.m.. Elder Wee will be the Lord’s messenger for this Palm Sunday. Please remember all of us and the ministry of the Word in prayer.

As we approach the Passion Week, we are reminded again of our Lord and Saviour’s love for us. There will be nightly memorial church cum family worship to commemorate the death of our Lord Jesus Christ for us on the cross. Good Friday Service will start at 8 p.m. Easter ‘Son-rise’ service will begin at 6.15 a.m. as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and His victory over sins and grave for us. Robert will bring the message of hope to the congregation. Children Sunday school and games will follow after Easter breakfast. May the Lord draw us closer unto Himself as we enter the Passion Week and remember His saving grace upon us.

“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:9-10, KJV).

Thank God for helping the children through their final examinations. Results will be out later. Long Summer holidays will begin next week. Children are really happy. Please pray for them that they may have a productive holiday until the middle of May.

Saved by His grace,
Robert, Dara, Evangel, Evangeline Peh
& all in the Christian Home of Love
& Truth B-P Church, Thailand

16 February 2008 – Praise & Prayer from Robert & Dara Peh

“Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy Name” (Psalm 103:1, KJV).

THANK GOD!
We are back safely to the Christian Home of Love (CHOL). Praise God for the blessed time spent in Singapore with our love-ones and friends. Thank God for watching over everyone at Home while we were away. Everything is fine in the Home. In fact, we have received good reports that everyone had done well in their conduct and actions, lovingly obeying one another, reading the Bible every day, carrying out their daily responsibilities faithfully, keeping the Home clean and tidy and looking after the animals properly. Thank you for all your prayer for them. The Lord has answered them all.

“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27, KJV).

We are sure many are concerned about Michael. Praise the Lord! He could now walk by himself without anyone supporting him. He looks cheerful. He is able to communicate slowly with the people around him, telling them he is cold; he is dirty; he wants to eat some more, he doesn’t know, doesn’t understand; doesn’t want; quickly; hungry; and he could even ‘scold’ the children or tell them what he wants them to do, etc. On top of these, he could play table tennis with his friends. Praise the Lord indeed for Michael’s rapid improvement. Let us once again remember what Jesus says in Mark 10:27, “With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.” May the Lord help Michael to regain full memory in due time.

We have gone to Hui Pu village this evening (16 Feb) to share God’s Word to the villagers. Dara taught in Lahu about “Who is Jesus Christ?”. If the Lord will, tomorrow morning (17 Feb), we will be ministering at New Pong Hai village. Dara will be teaching the children at 10 a.m. on the same topic. Thereafter, Robert will preach at their church service and Dara will interpret the message into the Red Lahu language. Please pray for wisdom to preach and interpret. May the Lord grant us a fruitful ministry for the saving of souls and edifying of the believers!

Do uphold Grace also in your prayer as she teaches the Children Sunday School on Sunday morning (17 Feb) at 11 a.m. Robert, Dara, Luke, Evangel, Lin and some Singapore friends will be back in the afternoon after New Pong Hai outreach for worship service at Truth B-P Church. Robert will be the Lord’s messenger. Worship service is in English, translated into Thai and Lahu. May the Lord continue to grant us strength and wisdom to fulfill His will in and through our lives every day.

Thank God for your fellowship in the Gospel and partnership in prayer. Let us continue to remember one another before God’s throne of grace, “that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16, KJV).

Please pray for Evangel and Evangeline that after so many activities and much travelling since last December, that they will be able to adjust themselves once again and be disciplined in their studies at home. Do pray for Dara especially as she works on her thesis and meets her thesis advisors, for wisdom to complete her thesis and communicate with her advisors and for strength to cope with other daily duties. Pray also for Robert in his teaching and preaching, planning and preparation for all the activities at Truth B-P Church and at Home. Lord willing, our Discipleship and Leadership Training Course for 2008 will resume soon. May the Lord help us to be ready to impart His Word “to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:2, KJV).

His unworthy servants,
Robert, Dara, Evangel, Evangeline Peh
& all in the Christian Home of Love
& Truth B-P Church, Thailand