From Chiang Mai to Bangkok

Well we are on the second stage of our return home. We are about to eat lunch in Chiang Mai and then hit the airport headed for Bangkok. We have a big meal planned for tonight at the Outback Steakhouse and we are staying in a very nice hotel, for those of you who have been here it is the Majestic Grande. This is one of the most luxurious legs of the trip for sure. we are all ready to see our wives and children. Mr. Robert is ready to see his grand baby. There are no pictures this time, but as soon as I have enough Internet access to do it I have a copy of the news program that aired about our team and a slide show of the entire trip. Look for these posts; they are very good. We have Adrian to thank for her work in compiling the slide show. Pray for us, see ya soon.

wade

Update

Hey guys,

We posted two videos yesterday, or at least Luke did. Mark is working us to death so I didn't have time to post. He added the videos to the previous day's post so don't overlook it. Yesterday was fantastic. I got a chance to join Mark and Bahndit for a live radio interview and later for a recorded television interview. The young people we worked with were great. Most of the kids you see in the video (if not all) are Compassion International sponsored kids. I know that a few people from our church sponsor compassion kids so you'll be encouraged to see firsthand your dollars at work to the glory of God. I am going to include a link to the Compassion International website under the Places to Hang Out heading to the left. We've been at church all day at Rong Fong and we are exhausted. Mark is picking up pizzas as we speak. Hallelujah!! I am gonna be doing the welcome and invocation for Mathiston from Phrae at 10 tonight, or this morning, depending on where you are, so I'm looking forward to addressing the congregation. continue to pray for us, cant wait to see you again.

Wade

Thai Food

Well, we survived our first in home Thai food meal. I am posting some pictures so that you can appreciate the significance of such an amazing feat. Don't get me wrong, the food is great, it just doesn't sit well on the American stomach. Yesterday was an amazing day of ministry. We prayer walked the city walls of Phrae before doing 3 minute English on the streets. In the afternoon we found a group of Thai boys playing basketball near the area where we were doing 3 minute English. They were excited to challenge the "farang" to a game and show off their skills. We made hundreds of contacts yesterday through tracts and personal testimonies.

Sorry for the brevity of the posts, I only have a few minutes each day and the internet is slow.

Phrae City

Well, we are finally here. We made about a 3 hour drive this morning to the city of Phrae where we will be working for the next week. We had an extended orientation session for the next week's work at the Patenaude's home. It was neat to be at their home. In Mississippi you hardly feel like you know someone until you've been in their home. All in all things are well. The food is no better this year than it was the last but we are surviving. We appreciate all the prayers and encouragements; keep it up!

We're Still on the Way...

Two days later we are finally in Bangkok. We got here about 12 midnight on Tuesday night, or 12 noon Tuesday afternoon Mississippi time. Everyone managed to keep up with their bags with one exception; Brent Crowley. Poor Brent. We will be here in Bangkok until the morning when we fly to Chiang Mai where we will spend the night before leaving the next morning for Phrae.

We're Off!

Well, it's time to go. We have had a wonderful day of worship. The Mike Speck family and the choir were absolutely amazing. I hope that each of you were as blessed as I was. Our first flight leaves at 6:15 a.m. Pray for safe travel all the way and a restful flight from Detroit to Japan.

Thailand 2009!

On Monday morning, the 2nd of three short-term missions will take off for Northern Thailand from Jackson International Airport. Nine members of First Baptist Church Mathiston will be taking part in gospel work for the glory of Christ in what is truly the uttermost part of the world. As the date for departure draws near reality is setting in. Two weeks away from my wife and boys seems like an eternity. The comparatively insignificant sacrifices made by those who will go seem so small in light of the sacrifices made by those who have made gospel proclamation among unreached peoples a way of life. As you pray for those taking part in this momentary mission I hope that you will be reminded to pray for those who have given their lives for the gospel. Remember those missionaries we will be working alongside and even those unknown to us.

We will use this site to update and share with family, friends, and those churches within our missions network. I'll do my best to update along the way. My goal is to update at the close of each day and as possible when travelling. Below is a travel itinerary for those keeping up with along the way:

NW2203 20JUL Jackson Memphis 625A 729A
NW 282 20JUL Memphis Detroit 830A 1125A
NW 25 20JUL Detroit Bangkok 320P 1150P

NW 26 31JUL Bangkok Detroit 535A 145P
NW2835 31JUL Detroit Jackson 310P 440P

The in country flight and our schedule while there is of course not posted but we'll keep you updated. Remember to pray for those who are going as well as the missionaries we are working alongside, and of course the Northern Thai people. Pray that God will break the hearts a an entire nation, that they would be arrested by the Spirit of God, and that the gospel would be received with joy.

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wade
John 10:16 "I have sheep that are not of this fold"

Happy Birthday John Calvin!

A Splendid and Accessible Look at the Life of Jonathan Edwards

If you are, as I am, stimulated by the stories of God's graces through the ages and the lives of the recipients of such grace you will find the following links incredibly useful. In 2003, John Piper very graciously put together a conference titled A God Entranced Vision of all Things which focused on the life of Jonathan Edwards three hundred years after his birth. I came across the lectures from the conference for the second or third time last week and have been devouring them since. Jim Packer, Mark Dever, Sam Storms, Noel Piper, Iaian Murray, Donald Whitney, and John Piper each give a remarkably insightful message on the life and ministry of the man who was at the center of the First Great Awakening, scholar among scholars, author of numerous works of monumental importance, missionary to Native American Indians, and for a brief moment in time the president of Princeton. Most of the lectures are available in video format and all are available in audio. I hope you enjoy as much as I have these studies.

A God Entranced Vision of all Things