Learning Thai

In an earlier post I mentioned an upcoming retreat for university students that our team is planning. We are continuing to work towards that and we want to share some more information with you so that you can join us in prayer.

We’re going to spend several days (Oct. 23-25) at the beach in what we hope will be a good combination of relaxing, socializing and Bible study. Efrain and Nixson’s friends from the university have been asking them questions about relationships and maturity. They are looking for moral guidance as they consider romance and as they look ahead to their adult lives after college. Most of them are not yet believers but they are very open to learning from the Bible. We are also inviting Pon, Piak, and Tukdaa – three new believers who have been part of our group but have all since moved away from Bangkok for work and university studies. So, it will be an exciting mixture of believers and seekers and we are very excited about what could happen as we pray, talk, and read the Bible together. It will also be an interesting mixture of cultures and languages. We’ll have Thai, Chinese, Lao, Nicaraguan, and American participants.

Our main goal as the facilitators of this event is to create an opportunity for these students to learn from God’s word. We’re not there to provide a lot of instruction or information, but hopefully to guide the discussions and to encourage their participation. We’re certainly relying on the leadership of the Holy Spirit as we look ahead to this multi-lingual event!

I (Tom) will be participating in the retreat. We debated taking the whole family but decided that it would probably be better without the kids. So unfortunately, Candice won’t be able to participate.

Thanks for joining us in prayer before and during this event. It has the potential to be a very powerful weekend. We want to do our part to prepare but also be very flexible and open to His leading during our times of worship and Bible study.