Prayer Changes Things (Vol. 29)

We just sent a newsletter out a few weeks ago, so this is just a brief update with important prayer points for the next few months.

Praise: God has been very faithful to us that despite continuing to be under funded, we have been provided with many necessities for our life here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. During the most recent outreach in Southern Thailand, we often witnessed God intervene and provide all we needed for our production. We are happy to have over half of the finances we need for this upcoming conference trip to the USA. Give praise to God for all he has done to keep us active in ministry here in Chiang Mai.

Bangkok flooding: Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years because of a very wet rainy season and overflowing rivers. Unfortunately, the water has flowed south into Bangkok to get out into the Bay of Thailand. Not only are millions losing everything, hundreds have been killed and there is concern that the entire crop of rice is ruined. Rice is Thailand's greatest export and will have devastating effects on the economy. Please pray for those in charge, and those being effected, that they would come to trust the true Creator and that Thailand would recover from the flood.

Pattani Malay Outreach: .

Steve and the team recently returned from shooting an evangelistic film for a Muslim people group in the south of Thailand. Please pray post-production (editing the film) would continue to go smoothly and that through this evangelistic film many would come to know and understand the Gospel. Among the several million Pattani Malay in Thailand and Malaysia, there are only a few hundred known believers. Pray for a breakthrough in reaching these people and for the handful of faithful missionaries in that area.

Call2All Global Congress in LA: Our family has been asked by our ministry to travel to Los Angeles to participate and present at the Call2All Missions Conference. This is a very strategic meeting of missionaries from all over the world who are interested in completing the Great Commission. As a ministry we are leading the conference's first ever "Media Track" to teach and equip missionaries how to use media to increase the effectiveness of their ministries. We are excited about this opportunity and Steve is one of the event presenters sharing about cross-cultural filmmaking. We are personally short in our finances for this trip, so please pray for the provision we need. Pray for our team to find favor with new partners and to encourage and equip many missionaries there. We will need stamina, focus and unity in the long days ahead

Travel: We will leave for the conference in LA on Monday, November 21st and we will return to Thailand on December 31st. Sometime after December 5th we hope to fly to Boston for a short break to be reunited with family over the Christmas holiday. We are so excited to see Samuel most of all! Please pray for safety in travel on many long flights and layovers and for our timely arrival of our luggage. Continue to pray about our finances as we are hoping to avoid going into debt to cover the travel expenses.

Apartment: Until recently we have been living in two bedrooms in a shared house that serves as Create Thailand's main office in Chiang Mai. This has been a good arrangement during the School of Frontier Media, especially before Allyson, Rachel and Abigail arrived. Now we have rented a little apartment nearby and will be moving in just before we leave for Los Angeles. Having our own apartment will be a great blessing and we are really excited to settle in. There are a few start-up costs including purchases of appliances and furnishings that come with setting up a new home, so please pray for provision there as well. Regrettably, after signing the lease our relationship with our landlady has been unnecessarily strained over some misunderstandings. Please pray for her and for a restored relationship with us in the future. We hope to both call this place our home, and for it to serve as a place of hospitality for our Thai neighbors and missionary colleagues!

School: Through all this travel and transition, Rachel and Abby are working diligently on their homeschool. It's been a lot of work and we are frequently feeling a little discouraged and overwhelmed. Keeping on top of studies during this upcoming trip will be especially challenging. Would you please pray for encouragement and diligence for all of us? Samuel, also, is finding his Sophomore year to be very challenging so he could use prayers as well!

Thanksgiving: In this season of Thanksgiving we give thanks to God Almighty for the provision that has enabled us to achieve this calling on our lives. We know we are extraordinarily privileged to serve God in this capacity as media missionaries and we love our jobs serving the Lord full-time. We also give thanks for you: your prayers and your frequent financial contributions make it possible for us to continue this ministry. May God continue to bless your efforts to give the least reached peoples of the world an opportunity to see and hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ for themselves. Thank you for being a part of our team! Happy Thanksgiving!