Discipleship in Roi Et

Blessings to you all.  We pray you are walking closely with Jesus and that he is working in your life everyday.

Students discipling students

Following our time with students at the March camp and recognizing their desire to know more about Jesus, we prayed for the Lord to lead us in what that could look like.  After prayer and conversation with others who have discipled well, we felt led to consider a way for the Thai students to get into the Word of God.  We spent the first 2 weeks of the last term introducing and modeling the Discovery Bible Study with our teammates and students.  Our Thai teammate Kat was excited about the tool to help disciple students and bring them into God's word.

Into the Gospel of Mark

 During this past school term God has produced 2 new Bible studies with students in the village areas.  These  increasing older students are now helping disciple the younger students on Sunday mornings.  We have around 20 Thai students who are eager to come and get into God's word and to share with the younger students.  Each older students is taking a group of 2-5 younger Thai students and doing small group time with them.  The last time we were there close to 100 Thai students were present and in the word. We have been studying the Gospel of Mark.

Discipleship

Students are also now leading worship each week at Banon.   God is so good and we are blessed to be witnessing how God is moving through this process.  Please continue to pray for Roi Et, for the team leaders, for the students and for God to use the study and time in his word to produce fruit.

Student let worship

We were also blessed  this past month to be able to host a group of 6 college students and 2 leaders from the US for a Greenlight project from TMS.  These are students from various parts of the US who wanted to come to discern a call to missions.  They spent 3 weeks with us in Bangkok and Roi Et learning about the culture, seeing the needs and getting to know the Thai people.  They spent time in a variety of settings meeting and spending time with our Thai friends.

Learning from the Mejudhons

Thai and American Student Selfies

God is amazing how he worked through the group and opened their minds and hearts to him.  We could see the Lord growing the team in their expansion of the comfort zones as well as their willingness to love and serve him.  We were able to pour out love for each of them and they all felt the love of God through us.  Now the team is in India where they will continue their learning and cultural awareness and return home in 1 week.  Please continue to pray for the Greenlight students and leaders as the Lord is growing them.

At Banon

Time to teach at a Thai School

 

Jennie- Greenlight leader and a Thai student

  It has been our joy and honor to walk alongside the     students from America and the students from Thailand, seeing their willingness and desire to learn  about and learn from one another.

A full room

The US students were able to be involved with the small groups to share and pray with the students at the English Learning Center.

The Greenlight Team prepared games, songs and other activities for the children in the daycare. The daycare provides a safe loving place for the children of working mothers so they can continue to work and hopefully one day be able to provide a better living environment for their family.

Working with a Day care near the slum

Time with our Neighor and Thai Grandmom

Time with the kids from the slum

Out to dinner and pictures with the staff

Students from a village school in Nong Pok

Fun with Elephants in Surin

Loving the elephants

We went with the group to India for a few days before returning to the US for our time at home so it was a blessing getting to see the new culture for us, and meeting some incredible Indian people.


We are now home in the US until September.  We are spending time with our family and also will be speaking about our time in Thailand and what the Lord is doing there.  Greenville will be our home base during our stay.  We would love to see you and share more of our life with you as well as getting to hear about your lives.

Thank you all for your love and support.

The Attaways