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Joy in the Going!

Joy in the Going!

This is Meagan, one of our GNI board members. She was Jesus’ spark of contagious joy and laughter, mixed with a sensitive discerning heart.

 

“When people ask me how my trip to Thailand was, I have been finding it hard to express the full extent of all the trip entailed. Meeting J* and A* who run Families of Blessing and their kids was incredibly impactful. They all have such hearts to know and follow Jesus. I connected with them emotionally in a way that I didn’t expect which has challenged me to evaluate our ministry with them in a new way.
Spending time in worship with Uncountable Grace was a memory I won’t soon forget – their hands were raised in worship and eyes closed, in complete oblivion of everything around them, only focused on Jesus. Knowing these kids and families have such difficult circumstances and yet are so full of praise really challenged me coming back to Canada. Am I teaching my kids and helping them see who Jesus IS – not just theology but also a personal relationship. Am I so focused on Jesus that He impacts and affects every aspect of my life?”

Backpack Campaign 2024

This is now summer break in Thailand and Myanmar but soon children will be heading back to school. This is an expensive time of year as school fees need to be paid in advance and new uniforms and other supplies will need to be purchased for all of our young students. For the older ones, we help cover tuition in Bible School and university. Please consider an extra gift of $50 per child to help provide this educational assistance by clicking on the BACKPACKS FOR EDUCATION link below. Along with the Gospel of Jesus, education goes a long way to helping change lives among the poor and oppressed.

Backpacks for Education

What Moves You in 2023?

What MOVES you? 2023 Challenge

Here’s a little encouragement from my amazing wife Judy.

Inspired and motivated!

How exciting to enter another new year and set new goals and aspire to grow deeper in faith and knowing Jesus. In my younger years, I Judy, had asked God for the gift of discipline. Without discipline its interesting how destructive patterns can sneak up on us in our every day life. Today I love discipline, and I am inspired by others who love a disciplined life.

 

*Steve (name changed for protection), is one of those guys who inspires us. He not only has a humble, kind, caring heart for his family and neighbours, but he is a very hard worker. He simply loves working because it’s how you do life. Full of joy, always thankful, he is a shining light in his village as helps others, and continues to share the Good News of Jesus.

 

*Steve’s life is such an excellent example to all the children they are raising in their Uncountable Grace home. It was mid November, 2022 and after drawing up a plan and counting the costs, He shared with us that it was time for him to build a new dormitory for the 16 boys in his home. It had now become important to him and the other leaders to keep the boys and girls separate as they are growing into young adults. Being the perfect time to build with dry season just beginning, they took that step of faith.

 

At the same time that *Steve started his building foundation in faith (with his own savings), a family friend asked if we had any projects that needed funding. Inspired by this timely interception of God, we sent our friend the details that *Steve sent us.  He encouraged *Steve to go bigger on his project and he would cover 75%, encouraging other builders to come along side this build.  This shows how God works and is blessing our ministry.

 

‘MOVE CAMPAIGN’ 40 days- 40 hours- 40 participants

What is your New Year goal and aspirations for 2023? I’m sure yours is much like mine; To know Jesus even more than the year before, because the more we know Him, the more we naturally will trust Him, and the more we trust Him, the more He transforms our minds. Romans 12.

 

This year I would like to challenge you to our 40 day MOVE CAMPAIGN.

Because I need to keep moving and sustain a cardio type of exercise each day in order to lower my pain levels, I thought it would be encouraging to have 40 people join me for 40 days of this new year of 2023. It was after the suggestion of my doctor recently, that I need to make a new goal for this year as the training toward a goal helps stimulate neuron growth and health.

 

My goal is for 40 days I will swim one hour, and log my distance.  Lord willing, I will be traveling to Thailand with Rob on February 10th. Before leaving I want to swim at least 40 km. And I am looking to find 40 participants that would either do some kind of MOVE goal with me each day for 40 days. OR sponsor me a loonie, toonie or the ‘price’ of a Starbuck’s coffee a kilometre. This would help cover the costs of our GNI trip to Thailand in order for us to do more ministry development among our partners.

 

If you are reading this and would consider joining me, please email us at info@gniministries.ca and let us know your plans. I would be so encouraged to have a team around me as I do this vital therapy for 40 days.

 

 

May the joy of the Lord fill your life more and more as you start off 2023!’

I Am Not a Zero!

This young girl and her brother live in a Moken Sea Gypsy village in south-western Thailand.  Her people have been repressed for generations.  They don’t have rights that normal Thai citizens have, such as voting or serving in any position of political power.  When they are issued ID cards, they get a string of zeros.  However, in God’s sight, she is learning that she is precious and deeply loved.  “For God so loved the world” (including her) “that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him (including these children) should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16 NKJV). There are no zeroes in God’s sight.

Galatians 3:26-28 (NLT) “For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

Our partner, Pia, travels to this village situated on an island in Ranong Province.  Before the Indian Ocean Tsunami (Dec 26, 2004), there were no known believers in Jesus in this tribe. Since then, Christian workers have helped the Moken people learn about God’s love.   Pia follows up on their work and brings true heart love to them.  It is beautiful to watch this Thai woman reach out across cultures to teach these beautiful people the truth about how God sees them.  They will never be “zeros” in God’s eyes.