04.27.07
NEW CHURCH IN KHON KAEN!
After correspondence with a couple in the city of Khon Kaen desiring to be a part of a Baptist church in their area, our missions team drove down (150 KM south of Udon) to find a suitable church building for rent. We tentatively have planned to meet every Tuesday night in Khon Kaen beginning May 8. Khon Kaen is a large city and a hub of commerce in the Isan region of Northeastern Thailand. The city is also home to the areas largest university, making it an attractive prospect to reaching out to college students. After driving around town fruitlessly looking for a building to rent, Bro. Tim had a groundbreaking idea… “let’s stop and pray!” We pulled over and asked for the Lord’s guidance in the matter, and then took off again, seeing a sign about 10 feet from where we stopped. I call the number and asked how much the rent was. It was out of our price range, so I asked the lady on the phone if she knew of any buildings for around 5000-6000 baht per month. She said that we would never find a place for that price. She was wrong. One block away, we saw another sign… one that we had passed by at least twice before. I called the number and talked to the owner who happened to live next door. Within 15 minutes, we were signing a lease on the building (for 5500 baht per month). Praise the Lord!
