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Our time in Thailand has once again come to an end all too soon after being here in Bangkok for the past 3 months. The Lord has sustained us by His grace, keeping us in good health and helping us to enjoy all the many people we have come to know during our stay. We thank all of you who have prayed for us and the ministry opportunities we have had to give witness to the peace, hope, joy, and love we have in Christ Jesus, as we eagerly await His return. |
If asked to tell what the best part of our trip was this time, we would quickly say it was the relationships we made with our English students, church members, condo staff workers, long-term missionaries, friends from past visits here, and refugees. We were able to spend time hearing their various stories, praying with them, sharing meals together and we hope they were blessed during our times together as much as we were. We were often encouraged in our faith after hearing the personal accounts of many families who had fled persecution in countries like Sri Lanka and Pakistan and have now been waiting in poverty for up to 10 years in Bangkok to be relocated to a new country. Most were not bitter about their present circumstances but had expressed how the Lord has used these trials to only strengthen their faith in Jesus. It was humbling to see what joy and hope these believers had even though they had so little material resources and possessions. The fear of Covid-19 among potential students kept the class sizes small for our in person English teaching sessions. Yet, we were still able to share the miracle stories of Jesus with several who had never heard them explained before. We know that seeds of the gospel have been planted and others will follow to water while our prayer is that God will bring about growth to eternal life. |
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| Early morning market shopping for fresh hard roasted eggs. |
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| Lyndell's favorite fresh fruit vendor; so delicious! |
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| Squid is very popular here at all times of the day, but not for Gary. |
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| Pre-packaged options for later lunch time. |
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| Gary chose this bakery vendor over the one for squid. |
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| Fresh Pad Thai always a delicious choice anytime of the day. |
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| One of our favorite indoor restaurants at about $12.00 for this feast. |
Our everyday river crossing ferry was often very crowded.
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| Early Sunday ferry crossings for church not so much. |
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| This cab driver was serious about preventative Covid measures. |
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| Calvary International Baptist Church (CIBC) we attended. |
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| Gary had the privilege to preach when Pastor Martin was ill. |
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| CIBC Refugee Team sharing lunch before going out for ministry. |
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| Transporting food supplies for distribution to refugee families. |
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| Moving food supplies to vehicles as the team members went out. |
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| Refugee family preparing lunch for us. |
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| A home cooked Pakistani meal always delicious. |
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| This family recently resettled in Canada after many years waiting. |
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| This beautiful family provided us with our homemade peanut butter staple for Gary's breakfast. |
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| Due to spread of Covid in some areas we could only meet outdoors. |
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| Muslim man we had visited two years ago. We returned and shared an overall summary of the Biblical story of salvation in Jesus Christ. |
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| A few weeks after prayer for this man's release from a detention center he was set free to join his family after being away for five years. |
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| Career missionary Mary who is now serving at Santisuk. The book was written by Lyndell's sister Dr. MariAnne Dibbley. |
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| Lyndell's Level 1 students at Santisuk English School. |
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| Gary's Level 1 Class at Santisuk English School. |
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| One of our student's posts on Facebook. It wasn't until our final session dinner did we first see our students full faces without the masks! |
Young man eager to return to Burma to share the love of Jesus.
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| Dinner with our former landlords in Chinatown. |
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| I said, "A little off the top." He said, "Some one else beat me to it." |
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We can't say that life has moved at a snail's pace while in Thailand.
This trip was over much too soon. |
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| Please pray that the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, that began to shine in Thailand over 500 year ago, would continue to shine brighter and brighter. |
