We have entered into a very busy season here in Chiang Mai, so here is a brief newsletter to catch you up on what is going on.
India: Steve has just returned from another short teaching tour of India. He had several purposes in going, and despite a nasty cold and fever, God was with him. His trip started in the northern part of the country where he visited Brother George at the New Theological College in Derhadun. While there, Steve shared the vision of Create International in chapel, provided media resources to a local ministry, and encouraged students to expand their witness using contextual evangelistic media.
Steve then returned to our Create International center in Jaipur where he taught a week of video production on the Media DTS. It is an honor to spend time with our team in India while teaching new students how to create media tools for evangelism. The team in Jaipur is strategically positioned within a group of unreached peoples called the “Rajasthani Cluster.” This group of over 65 million people who have virtually no indigenous church will likely be the next focus for our upcoming evangelistic media outreaches. It is exciting to help prepare students to reach out right in their own backyard.
The team made a short film for Rajasthani Jaipuris as a class project and you can see it here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=365647356788645
Call2All Philippines: Last November and December, our family had the privilege of participating in the Call2All Congress in Los Angeles. The Call2All Movement is ongoing and the congresses are held in many different places worldwide to mobilize the entire body of Christ to answer the call to the Great Commission. In Los Angeles, we were asked to head up the first ever Media Track of workshops. The need to use media and new tools in evangelism is becoming more widely recognized. Because of our team’s success in LA, we were asked to participate in the next congress in Cebu City, Philippines. So on Monday, March 12, Steve and Allyson will be away for the week at this conference to represent Create International, deliver a plenary presentation to the entire congress, and provide workshops on Media That Transforms Nations. Rachel & Abigail will remain in Chiang Mai with Steve's sister Michelle (who is loving her DTS experience here in Thailand and getting ready for her outreach to India in April.)
Indonesia Outreach: Steve's passport will barely have time to cool down from the flight from the Philippines before he is heading out again! On the 20th of March, he heads to Indonesia for three weeks to help produce an evangelistic film for a Muslim people group. He will be joining the Perth Australia Center’s School of Frontier Media outreach production team. We will be able to share more information about this project after production is complete and we welcome your prayers for the success of this vital mission.
School of Frontier Media, Thailand: As if all this travel wasn't enough, Steve is working steadily to prepare as the leader of the next School of Frontier Media here in Chiang Mai. The school begins in late June, but there is much work to be done to process applications, contact students, invite speakers, and set up all the logistics.
Allyson & the girls: Allyson's time is split between household duties, facilitating the girls' homeschool and working in the Global Communications & Resource Office. The girls are busy being full-time students. Rachel is part of the worship teams here at our center, and Abby is learning to play the Ukulele. Slowly but surely we are getting our household furnished and supplied. We have a long list of things we could still use, probably the most pressing are air conditioners as we move into the hot season. Right now Chiang Mai is covered in a haze of smoke from crop burning that is going on in the countryside and fresh air is a real need right now.
Prayer:
Please pray for:
Protection: for us as we travel and the girls as they remain in Thailand with Michelle
Finance: air travel within Asia is certainly less expensive than flying from the States, but the costs do add up. Please pray that God would continue to supply all we need. We seek his direction before taking on any assignment and know that he is faithful to provide where he calls.
Energy: Travel, teaching, presenting and planning all take a lot of energy. Please pray that we have all we need and enjoy the times of rest as a family when required.
Health: the air quality here is actually in a state of emergency right now because of the fires and we are literally praying for rain.
Provision: to continue supplying our apartment and turning this house into a home
Favor: as we deliver a message of God’s heart for the nations to international visitors in the Philippines so they will be better equipped to use media effectively for missions
Thankfulness for all God has done to provide for us and enable us to continue this work for His namesake.
We are really excited to be so busy and happy to be doing the work that we dreamed about for years! We value you all so much and love the Facebook posts and emails when you check in with us. We are constantly thanking God for you. You are truly our partners as we try to be faithful to what God is asking of us. Thank you so much for your partnership and prayers. Bless you all!
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