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Protect a Child

Category: GNI International Partners

Developing for Discipleship

November 2-3, the leaders of CBF and surrounding areas met at House of Blessing for a seminar with the Thai Lahu Foundation.  The topic was “Developing for Discipleship.”  They discussed developing their ministry based on the standard of God’s Word.

Psalm 127:1, “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.  Unless the Lord watches over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.”

Matthew 6:33, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness…”

This is what I love about CBF: God and His Word comes first and influences all they do in the home and ministry.  Pray for them as they keep this focus and listen to God to learn His will.

Community Blessing Foundation Children’s Outreach

The Community Blessing Foundation (CBF) is the new foundation under the Thai government, under which the House of Blessing is included.  CBF also works in training leaders in surrounding areas, works to help families as well as fights against human-trafficking.  So many exciting things are happening with Community Blessing Foundation’s children’s outreach!

First of all, the children at House of Blessing are mentored and trained to lead the outreach.  Several of the older teens are leading the teaching and Bible study.  Many of the tweens are leading worship with the teens and are busy praying with the other children and interacting with them.

Please pray for the outreach teams as they go to a few villages where Satan works hard to keep them out.  In one village, Satan has closed doors so the team has had to find a third location within the village to meet and share the gospel with the kids in the village.  Praise God that He is bigger than Satan and gives grace to this team who is faithful in spreading His Word!

Secondly, many leaders in surrounding areas are being trained and mentored by Josh in starting their own children’s outreach ministries.  One young lady who was an intern at HOB last year, is now beginning her own outreach.  She is raising poor kids to follow Jesus and they have begun to memorize Scripture in both English and their native tongue.  Some kids heard God’s voice as He said, “Believe in me and trust in me.”

Join us in praying that God will continue to open doors for outreach and pray for leaders to be faithful in sharing His truth.  Pray for leaders and children alike to hear God through Scripture and hear the Holy Spirit.  Let’s claim the promise in Isaiah 55:11, “so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”

Agriculture Endeavors at House of Blessing

In October, the children and staff at House of Blessing planted a variety of vegetables and have already begun to harvest them.  They use pig and chicken manure for fertilizer so that these vegetables are organic.  The benefits are many as the children learn to grow the vegetables, eat healthy, have energy for exercise and their various activities.  This is helping the House of Blessing to become self-sustaining.

They are also raising their own chickens and pigs, with more pigs to come in December.  Julie personally wants to pass on a big thank you to the church who has prayed and followed God’s direction in leading them to donate to the pig project.  Julie says they truly feel loved by the church.  The staff at HOB have worked hard to buy food for the pigs, plant bamboo trees and prepare before they purchase the pigs in December.

Please pray for the staff as one of them takes on the role of overseeing all the agriculture endeavours.  Praise God for healthy food and children who are excited to learn and help.

Spiritual Gifts

 I Corinthians 12: 1, 4-6, “Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.  There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.  There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.   There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.”

Josh and Julie have prayed with the children at House of Blessing and taught them about spiritual gifts.  Then they have given them opportunities to practice using their gifts.  It is a joy to them to have a worship team that they no longer need to be part of because the children are capable leaders of worship and prayer time.  This frees Josh and Julie to help another team or lead in other areas during their daily worship time.  It frees the children to become courageous in using their God-given gifts.

Thank God for the body of Christ to serve Him and build each other up to grow in Christ!