10.21.06
Posted in Journal Entry at 12:00 am by dannyjones
This month we were blessed to host the largest and most hardworking building crew yet. Fifteen members of our sponsoring church along with Pastor Tim Myers and wife Sheila flew around the world to help put the finishing touches on the new church building. Each and every person who came was such a blessing to our family and to the work. There was quite a bit of work accomplished: a pulpit, podium and communion table along with baseboards inside the building; the fence around the church property was painted; a thatch roof pavilion was erected, and the grounds were cleaned. Several ladies stayed with Rachel each day to help cook and wash for the group and were a tremendous blessing to her. The group also put on a surprise baby shower for Rachel. Though the days were miserably hot and humid, everyone worked very hard and kept smiles on their faces. Several helped pass out brochures and church fliers throughout the surrounding villages, while Bro. Doug Wiersema and Dr. Tim Myers preached and taught a three day seminar on the church. We also took some time to tour the Grand Palace in Bangkok and the Mekong River in Nong Khai across from Laos. I could go on about each person who came and how much they blessed our hearts, how hard they worked and how wonderful it was to fellowship with them. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all of you who came!
Permalink
10.19.06
Posted in Journal Entry at 12:00 am by dannyjones
On October the 18th, we held a dedication service for the new church building in Udon Thani, Thailand. The auditorium can seat twice the people as our old meeting facility, yet we ran out of room to sit during the very first service with over 250 people in attendance. There were many who sat around the windows and looked through the front during the service. To many of the people that came, it was their first time hearing about the love of Jesus Christ. We had a great start to the service with a baptism in the pond behind the building, and had dinner on the grounds afterwards. Praise God for allowing us to have these new facilities after months of hard labor and construction work! Thank you to all that gave towards the building fund to help the work as we grow here in Southeast Asia. A special thanks goes out to my mother, grandmother and Doris Helton who worked so hard helping with the food and a hundred other things to make this special day possible.
Permalink
10.02.06
Posted in Journal Entry at 12:00 am by dannyjones
Despite being eight months pregnant, Rachel has been a real trooper in the work here in Thailand. She works non-stop to keep things running smoothly, teaching an English class, teaching Sunday school, working with the young men leading music in the church, keeping house, watching Tara, and most of all putting up with me. This past month she put together a video about her life as a missionary’s wife here in Thailand. If you would like to receive one of these DVD video’s in the mail, contact us or our sponsoring church via phone or email. Pray for Rachel and the baby as she nears her due date. God’s been so good to us. We just want to thank Him and give Him praise for the great things He has done!
Permalink
