Monday, March 5, 2012

On the move

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted in awhile. The last week has been great God is good. During the week last week Brian and I went to a village and talked to a lot of people about Jesus. We also had the chance to pray for some hurting people. God really opened up doors and the people's hearts to listen about God's salvation for us. A few weeks back I sent out an email and I believe I posted it on here that there is a woman who we have been praying for that has cancer and is dying. We went back to her house and were invited in by the family. They told us that she is doing a lot better and is actually eating now. She has not been eating for a long time and they told us that she has been eating a lot of food and is growing stronger. Keep praying that God completely heals her body from this cancer. We met the woman's two brothers as well. These two men have some deformities in their bodies due to strokes. When we were sitting there and praying for this family, I felt a compassion for them that I have never felt before. I realized that the devil has plagued this family with sickness for generations. Pray that the generational curse of sickness upon this family is broken. As we sat there with the family we talked about Jesus and they were very interested. The family had a lot of great questions about God and life after death that we were able to help them understand more clearly.

As of right now I am on the road with brother Freddy de los Reyes. On Sunday we took a bus to Khoen Kaen, but on the way there some plans got changed. So after a 6 hour bus ride, we met up with a missionary there and had dinner and discussed some things for 2 hours and then headed out on a 10 hour bus ride to Chiang Mai, the second biggest city in Thailand. We are staying with some friends from a ministry called Revolutionary Life. Check them out at www.RevolutionaryLife.org. It has been a great time of fellowship, prayer, and connecting with a lot of the missionaries out here. We will be taking an overnight train to Bangkok from here, which is about 11 hours, on Thursday and meeting with some other missionaries and a missions organization director for a couple of days. Then from there I will be heading down south to Hat Yai with the Stubenrauch's. This will be a 14 hour drive! Pray for me that the weariness of traveling doesn't effect me. Down in Hat Yai I will be able to work with a missionary who is working in the slums and be able to see the work that Brian, his family, and their team have worked on for the past 10 years. Thank you all for praying with me this past month and supporting me in my travels.

I forgot the chord for my camera to upload my pictures on my computer, so as soon as I get that I will post some more pictures. God bless you all.

3 comments:

  1. Michelle Tesauro-JonesMarch 8, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    It's so encouraging to hear that there's been improvement in the cancer-stricken woman you've been praying for. I'm continuing to pray on this end for breakthrough in that whole family. Send our love to Freddy! I'm glad you've been able to link up with him. May you continue to see much fruit as you bring His Kingdom everywhere you go.

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  2. Hi Sam, Just wanted you to know you've been in our thoughts and prayers! One of the things we love about a mission trip is that it expands our world view. It's wonderful you've gotten to share some of your journey with Freddy...that's fantastic! May the Lord continue to pour out His life through you! May your faith be every increasing!
    Love, PR. Steve and Tracey

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