End of the School Year and Camp

Students at Nong Phok

 Blessings to each of you from the Attaways.  We thank you for following and being part of what the Lord is doing in Thailand.  We appreciate you and your prayers for the Thai people and for us as we serve him here.

Hannah Grace shining his Light

Where in the world would you like to go?

The Thai students are finishing up their current school year.   Since March to May are the hottest months of the year this is the time for summer break for the students.  Our family recently had the last gathering until after camp at Nong Phok, the church in the community about 1 hour and 20 minutes from where we live, where we go weekly to teach English and love the kids there.  We served them pizza, pepperoni or seafood flavors.   The favorite was seafood, with ketchup on it.  It was a blessing watching them enjoy it.  

Loving students

 Most times there are between 30 to 45 students who show up to learn and be in community.  God has blessed this time together.  One of the Thai men who owns the coffee shop connected to the church has been coming up to read Bible stories to the children in Thai.  We also pray with them.  Please join us in prayer for this ministry and for more workers to come serve in this community.

 A Spirit house on the property behind the church

Preparing to read the Bible to the Children

Ice Cream is universal for smiles

Reading the Thai Bible to students

We have been trying to model affirmation for the students and to show them how building up each other in community is important.  We had the students who come to our home each week take turns sitting in the "special" seat, where others took time giving them affirmations.  There were many smiles and tears during this time.  God is good.

Smiles and warm hearts

Pee Nong having affirmations

Students at our home

The camp in Bangkok is about to start. We are planning on taking a group of 23 to Bangkok for March and April for a four week camp. Students arrive in Bangkok March 11 and will stay at the Muang Thai Church.  The team has been preparing for the camp and the theme this year is "You are what you believe".  Each week has a different focus- You are able, You are special, You have choices and You are a Child of God.  We have asked Believers to come lead devotions each morning for the students.  We have asked them to weave in their testimonies and stories to share with the students.  Please join us in prayer that these times will be fruitful in sharing the hope and love of Jesus for these Buddhist students.  

We would like to share the nicknames of each student attending camp and would ask you to put them on your daily prayer list.  God hears prayers and we covet your prayers more than anything else.  It doesn't matter if you can pronounce the names :).  God knows them because they are already his.

1. Pairwa 2. Giffy 3. Oat 4. Am 5. Ball 6. Pepsi 7. Noonim 8. Muay 9. Bow 10. Moo-ton 11.Yeens 12.Praew 13.Aimmy 14. Natty 15. Jaja 16.Aiy 17. Numcha 18. Tangkwa 19.Peenong 20.Boom 21.Bowjung 22. Noei 23. Focus

The Thai teammates who we would ask you to lift up along with us and the Barbees are named Kat, Patdy and Pam.

Prayer Requests

-Prayers for camp, the students, and staff

-We ask for prayers for our family members and current health issues

-For the new ministry in Nong Phok and growing of the kingdom there

-For the GreenLight project we will again host this year-college aged students who are discerning a call to missions will spend 1 month with us in Thailand in June/July

For our family as we are in discernment for God's call on our lives.