News Flash March 2010

Goodday Prayer Warriors

We want to thank you all for your Prayers, it certainly makes a difference for us here in Thailand.

We just ask that you thank the Lord with us for His protection when we had a motorcycle accident 1 March and just got minor injuries. Absolute Miracle
Thank You Jesus!!

Prayer List:
Prayer Group on their way to Thailand
Safety for us on the roads
Sunday School children and lessons
Finansies vir die bediening hier op eiland
Gesondheid
Nuwe Christine nie sal terugval nie
Dank God ook saam met ons vir die groei hier op die eiland van die Christen getalle.

Dankie dat u saam met ons bid
Sandduine seen
Cobus en Deirdre

Buddhist Funeral

We have a chance to attend a funeral at the temple, it is a long process take one whole week.

Die liggaam le in die kis vir 5 dae en die naaste familie slaap by die temple. Een van die seuns gaan in "monkhood" in om merits te verdien. Al die besoekers wat "merits" vir die man kom verdien moet voorsien word van kos en drinkgoed.

This is very expencive and they also hire the coffin from the temple. Flowers is sent and people bring offerings to the temple.

Dunes of Blessings

Khoo and Dee

Chinese nuwejaar en Valentyns dag 2010

Sondag 14 Februarie was Chinese nuwejaar en Valentyns dag en ons het met Praise en Worship vvalentynsdag gevier soos elke jaar deur die Christene gedoen word. Family love was the theme this year and we had a barbeque afterwards.

Nuwejaars voornemens hoef hier nie lank te hou nie want een van die dae vier ons Thailand se nuwe jaar. Chinese vier die jaar van die tier.

We have an expo on the island and a few photo's show the food and dancers on the expo. Cobus shoped and bought himself a new gardenscissor.

Snaduine Seen

Cobus en Deirdre

While the year is running so fast we feel an excitement in our hearts for 2010 and believe that growth and an abundance of new things will happen in Thailand 2010.

Projects for 2010 are:

-Prayer groups visiting Koh Phangan

- New Sunday school at Victory Church

- Praise and Worship in June 2010

- New Bible study group

- Growth of the international Bible study

- English lessons during School holidays for Thai children

- Bible for Thai Christians

- Caregroup for old Thai People

and all the other projects running.

Please pray for these projects on Koh Phangan and thank you for you support and paryers.

Dunes of Blessings

Cobus and Deirdre

Khoo and Dee

Kho Lanta Island

We visited Kho Lanta Island and have found a caregroup meeting on the pavement in front of a shop on the grass. It was wonderful to meet these young Christians and have the chance to encourage them.

See the photo and please pray for these young people on this island where a lot of mmuslims live.

Dunes of Blessings
Khoo and Dee

Kerkkampe 2009

Ons het pas 2 kampe bygewoon en ongelooflik baie geleer van hierdie mense. Die lesings was van hoogstaande gehalte en die lofprysing was ongelooflike belewenis.

Dit is egter belewenis on te reis na hierdie kampe 23 mense in 'n minibus met bagasie, niks word op die dak gelaai nie alles binne in.

Victory het op die laaste oomblik die kamp geskuif en hul pastoor het ons 70km aangery na die kamp en weer terug geneem na die plek waar ons woon. Ongelooflik niks te veel moeite vir hulle nie.

Hul leef werklik hul naaste liefde uit ond het ook 2km gewoon van die ander kamp en elke keer het mense ons opgelaai en vir ons gewag as ons in die aand klaar was. Sulke naaste liefde het ons almal aan die hart geruk.

Sandduine Seen

Khoo en Dee

Hope 5th Birthday

We celebrate Hope Church 5th Birthday and we are glad for the lovely day. We have also had the privelige of Baptise 8 people and thank the Lord for this final step these people take.

We open the Baantai church on Sunday evening and yes it is really glad that this finally happened. In the area are a lot of old people who can not drive and will attend this church. Pastor Pantip of Surathanee came to open the new church.

We pray that God will bless the new Christians and the new Bantai church.

Dunes of Blessings

Cobus and Deirdre