COMBINED PRAYER EVENING

WE DID ORGANISED AN EVENING OF PRAYER FOR CLAIMING BACK THE GROUND AND SOULS OF THE BANTAAI AREA ON OUR ISLAND. ON THE NIGHT OF 13 AUGUST THE HOPE AND VICTORY CHURCHES` MEMBERS DID COME TOGETHER AND WE DID START HAVING SOMETHING TO EAT WHILE THE SUN WAS GOING DOWN. WE CALL TO GOD ON THE PROMISES HE MADE IN HIS WORD THAT WHEN WE REPENT OUR SINS AND TURN TO HIM HE WILL HEAL OUR LAND.

WE DID START AT THE VICTORY CHURCH WITH A SHORT SERVICE OF SCRIPTURE READING, PRAYER AND WORSHIP. THEN WE WALKED THE STREET OF BANTAAI DOWN TO THE BANTAAI HOPE CHURCH, ALL DRESSED IN OUR WHITE "I LOVE JESUS" T-SHIRTS CARRYING A CROSS, BLOWING THE HORN AND CLAIMING THE GROUND THROUGH PRAYER.

WE FINISHED THE EVENING WITH PRAISE AND WORSHIP AT HOPE CHURCH. WE ALSO DID PRAY FOR THE FUNCTION OF THE "WOMEN WHO BELIEVE" GROUP IN SOUTH AFRICA THAT WHOULD START 2 HOURS LATER. THEY WERE TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THAILAND SENDING(MISSION). WE ARE SO PROUD THAT SO MANY THAI CHRISTIANS DID TURN UP. THERE WERE STILL 50 OF THE APROXIMATELY 70 CHRISTIANS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE ISLAND AT THE PRAYER EVENING. WE THANK GOD FOR SUCH A BLESSING.

ANGELS FROM KOH SAMUI

WHEN WE TOOK MARIKE TO KOH SAMUI TO FLY OUT TO BANGKOK AT THE END OF HER PRAYER OUTREACH, WE MET TWO SOUTH AFRICANS, JACO AND GARRYLENE, LIVING IN THE EMIRATES. THEY WERE STAYING IN THE SAME RESORT AS US. WE COULD IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCE THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL BOND AS WE COULD TALK ABOUT GOD AND THE MIRACLES HE IS PERFORMING.

THEY DECIDED TO VISIT US ON KOH PHANGAN AND WE DID SPEND TWO SPECIAL DAYS SHOWING THEM THE ISLAND AND THE WORK WE ARE BUSY DOING. WHAT IS EVEN MORE SPECIAL IS THAT JACO COMMITED HIMSELF IN TRYING TO BRING A GROUP OF MEN COMING HELPING TO FIX WHAT IS NEEDED TO BE FIXED. WE EXPERIENCED THEM AS ANGELS IN OUR LIFES AS WE REALLY DID NEED SOME-ONE TO COME AND PICK US UP AGAIN AS WE WERE A BIT DOWN AT THAT STAGE.

MOTHERSDAY IN THAILAND

MOTHERSDAY IN THAILAND IS CELEBRATED ON THE QUEEN`S BIRTHDAY, WHICH IS 12 AUGUST. THE CHRISTIANS OF HOPE CHURCH CELEBRATED MOTHERSDAY ON THE SUNDAY PRIOR TO HER BIRTHDAY, THE 8th OF AUGUST. THE CHURCH WAS SPECIALLY MADE UP WITH RIBBONS, FLOWERS, ETC TO CELEBRATE MOTHERSDAY.

OAR MADE UP SOME SMALL PRESENTS FOR ALL THE MOTHERS AND HANDMADE FLOWERS WERE PINNED ON THE MOTHERS. WE HAD TO GIVE SUNDAYSCHOOL AT VICTORY CHURCH. DEIRDRE DID MAKE THE CHILDEN TO MAKE MOTHERSDAY CARDS AND TO GO AND GIVE IT TO THEIR MOTHERS AT THE END OF THE SERVICE.

DEIRDRE BROUGHT THE MESSAGE AT THE SERMON THAT SUNDAYNIGHT AT THE BANTAI HOPE CHURCH. IT WAS VERY SPECIAL FOR US WHEN THEY THANKED US FOR BEING THEIR SPIRITUAL FATHER AND MOTHER GUIDING THEM THROUGH THEIR LIFES AS BELIEVERS IN CHRIST. SOME MOTHERS TOOK OFF THEIR FLOWERS AND PINNED IT ON US.

ON THE NIGHT OF THE QUEEN`S BIRTHDAY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY THROUGH SPEACHES, SONGS, LIGHTING CANDLES FOR HER AND A FIREWORKS SHOW. THE CHRISTIANS PARTAKE IN THIS EVENT.

DONATION FOR VICTORY CHURCH

A WOMAN FROM BLOEMFONTEIN, FRANCIS VAN TONDER FROM THE WOMAN WHO BELIEVE CHRISTIAN GROUP, HAD A VISION THAT VICTORY CHURCH AT KOH PHANGAN IS GOING TO GROW REALLY BIG. SHE HAD ALSO THE URGE TO BLESS THEM BY DONATING A BIG COPPER BOWL AND PLATE AS A SIMBOL AS OF WHAT IS TO COME. THE DONATED ITEMS WERE MORE THAN 100 YEARS IN THEIR FAMILY.

THE ITEMS WERE ACCEPTED BY PASTOR PRAYOUL, HIS WIFE TOMMY AND THEIR DAUGHTER PALEE WITH GEAT JOY AS WELL AS THANKFULLNESS TOWARDS FRANCIS AS DEIRDRE EXPLAINED TO THEM THE VISION AND THE SENTIMENTAL VALUE THAT IT HAD FOR HER.

Our new house

We move to a house near the jungle and enjoy it very much. We were 10 people for lunch in our tiny sitting area, people visit us from Suratanee. We gave them African food and share some gospel with them it was a wonderful time. We alo s get a dog with the house and we have to do a new garden. But we enjoy the squirels stealing my orchids to eat and a lot of birds and big Gecko( real dangerous) hoping catching rats and snakes.

We love the big outside area and natural surroundings.

Dunes of Blessings
Cobus and Deirdre

Uitreik Junie 2010

Marike se uitreik na Thailand was maar baie nat..soos die foto's wys, maar sy
het geseende tyd saam met die Thai's deurgebring en baie harte aangeraak

Dr Ling(Monkey) sy studeer vir veearts, daarom noem hulle haar so, het ook haar eie klein Ling hier ontmoet sy kon ook Hope Bantaai help met waaiers en stoele,
Verder het sy ook kos voorsien aan gesinne, hier is min toeriste is op die oomblik sodoende het die mense nie werk nie.

Weereens na uitreik kan ons laat weet dat 4 Thai's wat laasjaar laas in die kerk was , na gebede by hul besighede en huise dienste bygewoon het, by Victory en Hope.Dankie Jesus vir die antwoord op hierdie gebede.

Sandduine seen
Cobus Deirdre