{FECA Vision Choir} Trip report 14

Friday July 31
We started a half hour later than normal and ate a luxurious breakfast of scrambled eggs, Mei's special homemade sausage patties made from ground pork, and hash brown potatoes. Then we did our group devotions from Psalm 139. Ching returned last night from Bangkok so she met us at about 10:30 and we left shortly after that for the Chiangmai Hospital. We ate a quick lunch at the hospital food court and headed to the children's ward. We divided into two groups since they did not want such a large group going in at once. The first group visited three wards. Each ward had four to five children ranging from babies to early teens. Most of these were cancer patients. We sang softly, and asked if we could pray for the sick kids (as most had their mother with them, some had fathers). We did some crafts with the older children who could handle a scissor, making snowflakes. The second group waited downstairs and prayed a while and talked to some passerby. After over an hour, we switched groups. The second group visited wards which had heart patients and stomach problems (most are recovering from surgery). One Buddhist mother whose husband is Christian carefully read the tract we left with her when we left.

We then left for Light for Kids orphanage which we visited 3 years ago. They have about 50% more kids than three years ago, totaling 48 children. Some have graduated and some left but we found many we met before, just a lot more grown. They have built a new girls' dorm over the chapel/dining room so the kids are a lot less crowded. They still live day to day trusting God to provide their needs as they have no long term committed supporters. The girls performed a traditional Thai dance for us in their new donated Thai silk dresses. We then played with the kids until dinner time. Dinner was excellent, cooked by their staff, and we were pleased to see plenty of chicken for the kids to eat. After dinner, they led in an exciting, energetic Spirit-led worship. We then taught them three VBS songs, and did a short program for them, with Jason and Eric giving strong testimonies to encourage the children to trust in Jesus. We also did the heart skit before Sue gave a short message. Nine of the children were ready to accept the Lord and only needed someone to ask them so we had the joy of seeing these kids pray the sinners' prayer. All the kids lined up by the road to wave goodbye as we drove off to return home.



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