We gave them what we had!!

I know some are again wondering what is going on with Team Thailand but to be honest we have just been soaking up time with the Thai people. Yesterday we went to a new island that the Richards have never been and the ladies went to a school to teach English and play some games while the men went to plant trees but let me tell you that I sure am glad God always has something better than our plan. We saw God move in conversations, in team members, in all of it. I don't know why that seems to amaze us when God is so much bigger than we can even imagine. It was a great time for all of the team but for most of us the amazing God sighting was meeting one of the "leaders" of the island ...At or Adam. He came up to us immediately and whispered "I am a believer too". He was so excited he couldn't even hardly wait to tell us anything else but that. Can you imagine being the only person in your entire town that believed and that you couldn't even have a Bible because of how bad it could be for you if anyone found out???? For him God is enough....he has nothing else, no friends, no church, no Bible, no worship music but yet he is excited .....because God has given him exactly what he needs in every moment. He said he was so encouraged by us but for all of us we were in awe of him and his excitement. How much do we take that for granted???!!!
Today was AMAZING!! We went to another new hospital to throw a party for the aids patients and it was moving. We played games, visited with families and made home and hospital visits. There is so much to share in those stories that it would take me all night to share but as we sat with each other tonight and shared how we saw God ,it was summed up in a story Yo shared of when Peter and John were walking and were approached by the begger. It was obvious this begger needed food, money and probably even had health issues . But he said "Silver and gold i do not have but I what I have I give you in the name of Jesus Christ". These people were sick,dying and poor in monetary and it was hard to see and hard for some of us to wrap our minds around, but we gave them Jesus and His name was proclaimed thru song, thru prayer , thru laying on of hands and thru sharing..... HIS NAME WAS PROCLAIMED! There is hope of Yo (the Richards intern) going back and starting to meet with 4 others that he spoke with. It is amazing how God works every detail out and how we have seen the prayers of our people answered. His name is above all names and worthy of all praise and tonight we praise Him and Him alone !!!!!