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Thailand Trip - April 24, 2024

Thailand Trip - April 24, 2024

Apr 24 1:36 PM
Apr 24 1:36 PM

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Back to Faith House today with just the girls! Our team met early for breakfast, our Bible devotions and preparations for the day. We then travelled to Faith House where the girls were anxiously awaiting us with welcoming smiles and love. 

Glenn started the morning off by reviewing the introduction to our story of Princess Lost. Then Sheila led the first lesson of the day reading a couple chapters from the book and relating it to how the Holy Scriptures are our love letters from God. The Whistler in the story represents the Holy Spirit and his songs are like the Word of God. Sheila shared how the sword of the Spirit is the word of God and the girls can use Scripture to be victorious over darkness in the world! Then Traci and Heather led the activity of creating “swords” of pool noodles and writing their favorite verses on them. Traci shared how Scripture helped her be calm and faithful through the very difficult sudden loss of her husband. Fun games of “sword” noodle battle and dodgeball! (the girls learned how to play thanks to Traci!) Heather and Traci joined in the ball throwing and sweating too! 
 
After lunch, the team visited the market area for a very short while as the heat was significant! A short rest (and second showers for some) and then back to Faith House for another lesson and activities. 
Heather led the next session reading from Princess Lost- this time with some very strong emotions of hurt, fear, sadness, isolation, shame, and loneliness. We used “emoji” booklets to help the girls relate emotions to how the Princess Regina may have felt with her experience. Heather reviewed how God created us with the capacity for intimate relationships and how important that is for our healing and safety.  Brenda and Dee led the activity for the girls to draw the pictures of emoji hearts in their journals. 
Levina then had the wonderful opportunity to share with the girls her book and gifted each girl with one! She reviewed how after believing in God, a young girl can grow through having relationship with older girls/women who can disciple them. And the girls, in return, can disciple the younger girls!   
After many hugs, we left for a late dinner and told the girls, “see you in the morning!” 
 
* Behind the scenes today, Dee and Levina poured into the lives of the women who lead Faith House- Maria, Gigi, Grace, Isabelle, Virgo. They encouraged, listened and prayed with these women. 
And Glen and Brenda working hard to keep our team on track and great teamwork (shout out of thanks to them) 
 
Thank you for continued prayers. May God be glorified in our words and actions and hearts.
 
Written by Heather Magnotti
 
        
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Thailand Trip - April 22, 2024

Thailand Trip - April 22, 2024

Apr 22 3:20 PM
Apr 22 3:20 PM

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Whew… what a day. We started our day off by inviting about 30 more kids into our time together with the Faith house girls. For a total of 75 people in our camp sessions. Heather did a lesson on God‘s creation and how we are created in his image. And Brenda followed on with a lesson about how we’re created uniquely special, and loved by God called to his family and as we are children of God. Our fingerprint is uniquely made to us and so we did a fingerprint art activity to reinforce that concept. Followed up by fantastic games by Traci and Bill. The theme song for the day was PRAISE by Elevation Worship. This evening Heather presented a lesson on good hygiene and how to avoid mistakes of touching your hands to your face and cleanliness. Glenn finished our evening with a discussion on shame and guilt and how Jesus is not ashamed of us. Followed by a bonfire, which is appropriate for any team camp. God very much blessed our day with an air-conditioned large activity room so we could be inside during all of this as it was 110° outside today. 

Thank you for your prayers surrounding this team. God is on the move here. We’re praying for reached souls tomorrow as we present the gospel to them.

 
Blessings and Love
Brenda  & Team

       

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Thailand Trip - April 21, 2024

Thailand Trip - April 21, 2024

Apr 22 9:23 AM
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We started off the day with Church at Faith House. Then left for a resort for a few days. This is a very special getaway for the girls as they don’t leave Faith House much. After some time in the pool and a nice dinner, Glenn and Bill led a discussion on safe traits to look for in a boyfriend or husband, followed by a crowning ceremony as we are princesses of the most high king (Hebrews 2:7)

What a joy to be at Faith House. Our team received a warm welcome complete with flowers. Even the many new girls are saying “We love you!” And we say it right back!

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We joined them Sunday morning for a beautiful worship service led by the girls. The theme of the sermon by the new pastor was wisdom. Hmmm. Our team devotions include Eph. 1:7-8 ”In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding.“

Listening to them sing is a bit of heaven on earth. We then headed off to a little resort area where we would help the girls lead an outreach camp for the refugee children. Today was preparing and planning for that camp but of course also swimming.

There are 50 million human trafficked people in our world today. We can’t rescue all of them. But we can bring hope and healing to these 50 precious girls here at Faith House rescued from war-torn Myanmar.

Seeing them embrace their faith and have hope for the future is exciting. When you ask them who are you in unison they exclaim “I am a child of God!” Tonight Bill and Glenn led a great discussion on dangerous traits for a boyfriend or husband and safe traits. Maria chimed in to bring some application to things that had happened to some of these girls.

Tomorrow begins the outreach camp where the gospel will be clearly explained. Please pray for the salvation of those who don’t yet know Jesus

Written by Dee Johnson

        

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Thailand Trip - April 20, 2024

Thailand Trip - April 20, 2024

Apr 22 9:20 AM
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We are in Bangkok getting ready for our last flight to Faith House. This is a meeting to finalize the details of our week ahead. We are ready!

We made it to Mea Sot, Thailand today. So enjoyed meeting all of the new girls at Faith house and introducing the team to Faith house here in Thailand. Tomorrow we look forward to church in the morning and then preparing for our camp with the village children in the afternoon. Thank you for your prayers, they matter and we appreciate it so much.

    

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Hungary 2024 - Day 7

Hungary 2024 - Day 7

Mar 24 11:05 AM
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On Saturday, we met for breakfast and shared our experiences this week.  We then shopped and rested in preparation for our flight home tomorrow.  On Saturday evening, Gabi and Mara Madarasz hosted us in their home for a yummy authentic Hungarian meal.  We sang and worshipped God together with Jonathan leading us on his guitar, and we prayed and thanked God together with Gabi leading us in group prayer.  
 
Usually, this would be a long goodbye until next year, but Gabi and Mara and their family will be visiting the Bible Chapel in just a few weeks!  Everyone can meet Gabi and Mara and hear about their ministry at 9:00am on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the South Hills campus in one of the Sunday school rooms in the basement on the lowest level.  (The Sunday school room is down one escalator, turn left through the double doors, and then it is on the righthand side of the hall.)  Come meet Gabi and Mara on April 7, and also pray about serving alongside them when we return to Budapest, Hungary, next year!
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