Wednesday, 16 September 2009
time flies, and before i knew it, it will be another 2 weeks before i go back to Singapore. though i miss being in Singapore and everyone there, especially my family, i will also definitely miss everyone in Ban Chang when i'm back. so i'm trying not to think about it haha...
anyway last week was good, Wai Kit and i went to a secondary school to teach English on Wed to Fri, besides the English Club at the low cost housing, and on Sat morning. also, we had visitors! Pastor Stephen, uncle Beng Hong and uncle Lester came to visit Ban Chang on Friday! though they only stayed for one night, and had to go back to Bangkok on Saturday morning, their presence, words and prayers encouraged me a lot. they could have stayed at Bangkok but they chose to come to visit me, even though it was a rush for them. it was good to hear that everything was ok back in Singapore, and thank God that uncle Beng Hong brought the latest Every Day With Jesus for me! not to mention my capo, which Simon told Michelle to ask pastor Stephen to bring (complicated right). it was immediately put to good use, when i played a couple of songs in the key of F on Sunday.
speaking of which, pastor Lawrence Seow came on Sunday! when i asked him why he wanted to come to Ban Chang again, he said that he likes the spirit of the people here, and i cannot agree more with him. anyway he was his usual self, preaching with power and authority, and with jokes in between of course. i'll never forget his classic "i checked the word 'all' in the dictionary, and all means all" phrase. pastor Anong had to stop herself from laughing before translating to Thai. but jokes aside, it was really a good time of ministry, as there were many church members who came up for prayer, and last week there were a lot of people who came for service, to the extent that there was not enough chairs for everyone. so thank God for that!
i may be playing bass for worship this Sunday! though i like playing acoustic guitar, i found that my hands were itching for bass, which affirms my passion for the lower octaves. the bass guitar that they use in church is a Squier Jazz Bass, which is exactly what i have in Singapore!
please pray for me as i will be alone in church next week for 3 days (Mon-Wed) because the school term will end, and the RCDC (Rainbowland Child Development Centre) teachers will be going for a retreat. i'm asked to take care of Mild, the 5-year-old daughter of one of the teachers, during the daytime, so please pray for protection and safety. pastor Anong's son will be around, but he goes to school during the day.
giving thanks at 22:32 :)
Monday, 7 September 2009
i had a busy week! first was the outreach event on 1-2 sept. it was fantastic! after giving out the flyers, i was not sure how many people would come for the event, but thank God that He brought the people in! it was great to see the people flocking to the front for prayer after the service, and pastor Lawrence was very encouraged by the response too. all in all there are many things to thank God for!
on Saturday, Wai Kit woke up feeling acute pains in his stomach, apparently he had food poisoning. he was vomiting even though there was nothing to vomit out already, and the acute stomach pains would come once every few minutes. in the end we sent him to the hospital at Ban 10km (not the nearest hospital, but better than that at Ban Chang), and Wai Kit got a jab and rested at the hospital for half a day. i had to go back to church to conduct the English Club so i could not be with him, but pastor Anong stayed behind to take care of things. apparently she also vomited the night before, so we were thinking through about what the 2 of them ate that caused the food poisoning. in the end we concluded that it was a batch of oysters which Nep brought to church on Friday. naturally i did not eat it, so thank God i did not suffer from the food poisoning. anyway after resting for the whole day, Wai Kit and pastor Anong were quite ok on Sunday, and now they have fully recovered, so thank God for that!
giving thanks at 23:44 :)
david chow en yuan