I mentioned in my newsletter update that I was going to go on an overnight outreach to another town, together with some folks from a couple of the home groups here. In the end, seven adults and 1 child traveled together by station wagon about 4 hours to the town where Pii Champu (almost "shampoo") has a lot of relatives. It was a really good experience for our people to practice reaching out to others. One of the ladies who came with us, a very new believer, said she had not been outside of Bangkok in over 30 years. Needless to say she was very excited.  For me, this trip was one of those classic immersion settings, with me smack in the middle of the middle seat with conversations going around in stereo at high volume! 

When we arrived we went around the neighborhood inviting people to join us for dinner. We also stopped in to visit a 17-year-old boy there, Zayme, who has been paralyzed from the waist down for about a year. We were really hoping for the "kingdom already", that he be healed instantly, but this did not happen. I do think that both he and his family were encouraged and comforted by our visit, and we will continue to pray. Zayme and some of his family were among the 30 (or so) people who showed up in the evening.  We had a short worship time and prayed for people.  I had been madly practicing a few Thai songs on the guitar in the days before we went, and I can say with confidence that the musical quality during our evening gathering was low; however, this did not deter the Holy Spirit. Several people were really touched, and it seems that a number of people are beginning to open their hearts. We will visit again in a couple of months. Thank you to those of you who were praying for us.