{FECA Vision Choir} Trip report 7

July 7 – Today, we found out that both Ben and Alice have headaches and sore throats, but nothing very bad, while Joe and Czrilla have stomach problems so remember them in prayer. Jaspher said he has a muscle strain but is being treated with both muscle relaxant and anti-inflammatory drugs. Some of the team is dehydrated from all the walking in the hot sun and singing yesterday and we need to make sure everyone stays well hydrated. There is a sweet story connected with the orphans yesterday. Both Eugene and Jeremy had brought their favorite stuffed animals to Thailand with the intention of giving them away. Yesterday, Eugene gave his favorite stuffed duck to an orphan while Jeremy gave his teddy bear away. This was an emotionally difficult thing for both of them to do but they willingly did it to bless a child. Later, someone found Jeremy's bear in the rest room, discarded by the recipient, so he gave it away but it was given back to him. Isn't our God like that? We give our best to him, and often he gives it back to us. Meiring couldn't find her purse this morning while packing and thought she had left it at the food court last night. We prayed about it and she later found it in Czrilla's room, a quick answer to prayer.

Today is a light day for us, for we only sing at the elderly retirement home on our way to Trad. There were about 30 people there, successful and well educated career and military retirees. We sang, some of the songs with a few of the BH youth who had come, and Slim gave her testimony of how she found out God's love for her when she was in junior high. Pastor Ben gave a short message. After the program, we had lunch with the residents, and then proceeded to Ping's house, located about 15 minutes away. Ping (this is a different Ping from Yod's sister) is a member of BH church who owns a second home in this area that the BH church often uses as a retreat house for their young people. We are sleeping here one night as it is on the way to Trad and we will be ministering at the rehabilitation center tomorrow morning located close to Ping's house. After a couple of hours rest, everyone felt quite well and claimed themselves recovered, so most of us went to the nearby crocodile farm and to ride elephants. A few of us stayed at Ping's to relax. We had a wonderful home cooked dinner after the rest returned from the crocodile farm. We were joined by members of Ping's family and some of the BH youth. After dinner, we shared about the day with everyone joining and Sue translating. It was here that we found out that the BH church had passed out a survey among the audience. Even though we thought we sang poorly, the survey showed that 70% of the audience (or about 20 people) expressed interest and wanted to know more about Christianity and 4 people said they wanted to know how to become Christians. The BH church is already making plans to come here again at Christmas time and some of their church members plan to do follow up work here.

July 8 – Ping's house has no internet and we don't know when we can send out these reports. We had a marvelous home cooked breakfast and spent about an hour on our devotions. Everyone has basically recovered from their illness but Melissa woke up at 5 AM feeling sick. She has a headache, and is kind of sore but has no fever. After she vomited, she felt better. Dr. Vilavun did not think it is anything serious and gave her some electrolyte to keep her from dehydrating. At 9 AM, we got on a large two decker luxury bus which the BH church rented for us. Together with 13 adult and youth members (including Dr. Apithan and Vilavun), we are a large team of 32 going to Trad. Before heading for Trad, we stopped at a rehabilitation center where we sang to about 30 patients with various handicaps, a few blind, one boy with polio, several in wheelchair, etc. Nadia shared and her dad gave a powerful message about Jesus healing the man born blind recorded in the Gospel of John. We then ate lunch with the patients and had a chance to do ministry during lunch. Several of the joint team got to pray for some of the patients. One of the BH members, a lady named Winni, is a gifted translator and has been translating for Ben's messages since Sunday afternoon at the BH church. She had a chance to lead one of the blind patients to Christ. This blind person said she will pray daily until Jesus heals her and restores her sight. Pray for a miracle!

We are now on the bus to Trad, located at the southeast corner of Thailand, close to the Cambodian border. Because of the speed limit restrictions on this bus, it will take over 5 hours to get to Trad instead of about 3-1/2 hours. We will be visiting the prisons and an HIV hospital, as well as visting the church here for the next two days. Melissa is starting to look better already after sleeping for the last few hours. Here in Trad, we have internet access when we visit the medical clinic of the doctor who is hosting our group so I am sending this report when I have a chance to do so.

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