It
has been a challenging time of transition as God has called us back to the US
for a season. Despite the relocation,
God is continuing to do amazing things in Thailand and we are privileged to be
able to participate in His work both from a distance and through leading short
term teams.
Later
this month Kelly will return to Thailand for several days of ministry before meeting
up with an E3 team in East Asia. During his time in Thailand he will
participate in strategic planning meetings with other church planters to
coordinate efforts to reach the Northern Thai people. Despite missionary activity in the region for
more than 100 years, this people group remains unreached. Kelly will also be training pastors from the
Lahu people group in church planting techniques and challenging them to begin
reaching their neighbors, the Northern Thai, in addition to making disciples of
their own people. Finally, he will be
meeting with several key players who work to stop slavery in the region. He will be presenting the first draft of the
new evange-cube type tool we are developing to educate people about the dangers
and realities of human trafficking. We
will then use their input to make whatever adjustments are necessary for the
tool to be understood and effective.
Part
of the E3 strategy is to use short-term teams from America to partner with
local churches. As of part of the training done ahead of time, pastors
prayerfully prepare an action plan for how to reach their own communities.
Once our short term teams arrive they partner with the pastor and other local
believers to implement the plan. Working
together with the nationals the American team prepares the soil through prayer
and plants seeds through evangelism.
They are enabled to communicate and have an impact through a
translator. Do you love the idea of adventure? Or are you terrified of flying? Are you
intrigued by the mystery of other cultures? Or do you have a phobia of speaking
to strangers even in your own language?
Great, then you are a perfect fit!
We need you. God can use your strengths and weaknesses for His
glory. Please consider joining us on the
field for a short term trip in October.
Click HERE for more information. 
