Christmas
For many Tai Dam, the week of Christmas will
pass just like any other week. However for
those who know the Savior, it will be a time
of preparation and giving, as they look for
ways to use the celebration for the glory of
Jesus. As many in the West are dealing with the
"political correctness" issues of what to
call this holiday (Christmas or just the
Holiday season), Asians are calling it for
what it is...Christmas and a time of gift
giving and sharing in peace and joy. Sure
most know little to nothing about Jesus
or His birth, but they are playing Christmas
(Christian) carols in the malls, in the
streets, and on the airplanes!!
- Please
pray for the Christians in NE Thailand,
who will have a Christmas service, meal,
and outreach on the 25th.
- Also,
please pray for several other Tai Dam
Christians in Laos, who will use the
time to share the Reason for the Season
with family, friends, and fellow
workers. May their words be filled with
His love, their thoughts be inspired by
His thoughts, and their actions
reflecting His faithfulness.
Uncle P
Uncle P, the man who went to the
short term Bible School for two
months with his wife, continues to
do well and is a great blessing to
many. His interest in sharing what
he has learned and the excitement
with which he does it are very
special. He desires to go for the
second two month training time, Jan
- Mar, and the local Church is
praying for funds to help send him
and his wife.
- Please pray that the local
church would see their going as
significant. Pray for the church
to help to send them with
monetary gifts and/or with food.
As
with many things good, however,
Satan has a way to cause problems,
and he is seeking to discredit Uncle
through his speech. Sometimes Uncle
P will speak from the top of his
head and not from a Scriptural
standpoint. This is easy for all of
us to do, but we
pray he would learn more humility
and say that "he doesn't know!" to
some of the questions he receives. Recently he has asked about
ways to disciple a blind person, how
to deal with a woman who has spirits
bothering her, and several
scriptural questions!
Intercessors Needed
The
difficulties seem insurmountable in
reaching the TD. However, we are
glad that this is God's work and, as
such, will be accomplished in His
time and in His way. We do believe
we need to see an increasing number
of people committed to praying for
their salvation and binding the
strong man, who has kept them
enslaved for so many years.
- Please pray for new
opportunities to raise awareness
for this people group and for
God to burden hearts for
spiritual needs of the TD.
- Monthly Prayer Guide for the
TD - Please pray for the
team of people, who are seeking
to put this guide together
and who are responsible for
researching the priorities
for the Tai Dam. This booklet,
which we hope will be published
in four months, will tell many
stories about the Tai Dam life
and history. The booklet
will also help people know how
to better pray for the Tai Dam.
Every booklet that has been done
like this has experienced great
opposition from the enemy, and
we are finding the numbers of
people in different countries
hard to pull together. Writing
of the stories, typesetting,
getting pictures, printing, and
then distribution are all items
that will need to be dealt with.
Travel and Encouragement
We
will be traveling to Laos to
encourage the brethren and hear of
what they are experiencing. We will
be teaching as we can and when we
can. Pray
for our lives be a blessing,
encouraging the people to keep
moving on in their obedience to the
King of Kings. Also, pray
for wisdom and safety as we travel.
