I have been pre-occupied lately doing a lot of teaching. This week a visiting teacher came to take over all the classes. I am using the time to write something in my paper which I haven’t really been doing for some time.
Nonetheless, here are our prayer update for his month.
Our non-immigrant (non-”O”) volunteer visa has been extended for another year. We thank the LORD for blessing us with one more year of opportunities to minister both to the Northern Thais and migrants from Myanmar.
When you come to think of it, the missionary’s stay in his country of service is as good only as his visa. In like manner, the visa determines the kind of work and ministry that he is allowed to do.
Hence, we are rejoicing in the LORD for allowing us to stay in Thailand with a proper visa a non-immigrant volunteer visa with work permit.
We thank the people who contributed financially for the visa expenses. We honor you in the LORD that in spite of economic crisis you had sacrificed in sending us some money for our visa.
Thanks for keeping in touch with us. Your encouragement through emails means so much to us.
Moreover, we believe that your prayers make a big difference in our ministries. We feel God’s empowerment and provision in our daily life and activities. Thank you!
God is challenging us to stretch our faith farther when he provided us the opportunity to expand the work of the Foundation. The Chairman of our Foundation gave us full authority to start a branch in Chiang Rai and Mae Sai.
Advisably, we should have done it long time ago but is a huge challenge for us financially and physically. Part of the responsibility is to do volunteer works in government offices in Chiang Rai.
Likewise branching out is neither free nor cheap. We need 28,000 THB (U$ 820) to pay legal fees to the Foundation and the Thai government and4,000 THB annual fees.
As expeceted we could not do it on our own, we are doing this with our new Filipino missionary friends ministering among the students in Chiang Rai.
Please pray for God’s direction and provision for this endeavor.
