Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Another great day!

Today started off just like yesterday. Early devotional time and rice porridge for breakfast. We then took off to a hospital about 45 min away. We split up into different groups and all had our thing to do. We popped popcorn, cut up fruit and had milk for snacks. We had a group that played bingo in the waiting room for prizes, and a couple other games to just have fun and entertain them. We had face painting for the kids but the adults jumped in and got painted up too. Three ladies along with Tracy went with some nurses and made house calls. Kristen got to play doctor in Thailand! How cool is that! You will have to ask her, Jamie, and Lori all about it. We got to have lunch at a great outdoor restaraunt that overlooked the water. It was beautiful! For round two we went back to the hospital to another building to try and play some more games. Not as many people showed up so we got to visit a couple of rooms and give away some prizes we had planned to give out during the games. Mark got a chance to share the Gospel for the first time with 2 ladies who were pretty sick. He had Ong as his translator. Ong is the most amazing man. He spills Jesus everywhere he goes. He just walks up to people and starts sharing. I wish I had that kind of faith and commitment back home. As a matter of fact, I bet we could all say that. It kind of makes you stop and look at your life a little. Why can he do that and I can't? The sad part is I can't is a horrible excuse! The fact is we just don't. We are all to focused on us instead of the lost souls all around us. If you hang around Ong long enough you will see him walk up to any person he sees and start sharing. He probably shared with at least 4 people just this afternoon. I can't tell you the last 4 people I shared with. That is just sad and makes me want to make it a standard way of living. I challenge us all to live that life of spilling Jesus everywhere we go.
All in all it was another great day for us to help open doors for the Richards. Stay tuned for more to come. Tomorrow is a work day. The ladies will be cleaning a beach while the men are working on roads. Love y'all and thanks again for the continued prayers.

5 comments:

  1. How amazing to hear what God is doing with just ordinary men and woman from Arkansas. Praying God continues to bless each moment with an opportunity to share Jesus in some way! Praying earnestly! Love ya'll!

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  2. How awesome! It is incredible to see what you are each getting to experience and that Jesus' name and fame are being proclaimed, not necessarily through your words, but through your actions. I agree with Carla, it is amazing to see that God is using ordinary men and women to glorify His Name! Continuing to pray for each of you! 9 more days for Team 2!

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  3. What an awesome blog. I know you all are being blessed as you are blessing other. Hey Kristen, don't give up your practice here, your patients need you. Just keep spilling Jesus all over the people.

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  4. Man I miss you guys!! But I'm so happy for what you are each experiencing. Its great to see that Jesus is being shared and worshipped WAY over there in Thailand and thar you get to be a part of it!! Continuing to pray for you guys!! Praying that today as your having a "work day" that you have the strength to do it and that you continue to blessed beyond measure!! -Melissa

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