Greetings from the Scott Family!
It is hard to believe that our family has been in ministry for almost a year and a half here in Thailand. It has been an amazing time for our family and we are so thankful that God has used us in so many ways. This is just a brief overview of the past year and a half.
- March 2008 – Moved to Thailand, searched for housing and started Language School.
- May 2008 : began the process of starting a children’s ministry at our Thai church. The ministry grew quickly , consisting of nursery for newborns to 2 year olds, Sunday School classes for children 3-5 and 6-11, having 15 – 25 children weekly and 12 volunteers. This ministry headed by Cheryl, but helped by Troy and occasionally Nathaniel and Naomi. (In April 2009 Cheryl handed over this ministry to a Thai National)
- June 2008 began teaching English as a Second language to children ages 5-9 as a ministry outreach to the local families. This ministry was started by Nathaniel, with Naomi, Troy and Cheryl’s help. (This ministry continued through the school year and ended when summer break began in June 2009)
- August 2008 – First outreach to the Karen Hill Tribe people on Doi Intinon, and the Hope House Children's home. Our family was able to play games, sing songs, teach some English and buy some coffee from Karen Village.
- October 2008 – Hosted a couple from the states along with overseeing our first building project to the Hope House Children’s home (ceiling, lights and fan in girls dorm room) which was funded by the couple. (The Martins)
- February 2009 – Hosted our first team from the States and oversaw several large building projects for the team. The first 2 large projects were to 2 dorm rooms for Bible Students, as well as building a coffee shop for a ministry to College Students at the University of Chiangmai, as well as several other smaller projects. The third major project was to build a dorm for the boys at the Hope House Children’s Home complete with bathrooms!
- April 2009 – Began coffee shop ministry at TLC (ministry to University Students).
- July 2009 – Led worship at AGMF Conference, and began preparation for future teams.
- August 2009 – Spoke at Thai church for Thai Mother’s Day, Troy continues to work towards taking his 6th grade equivalency test in Bangkok.
Items of Prayer:
- Continued service here in Thailand, the ability to do whatever He calls us to and to do it well.
- New teams that are planning on coming out this year and next – finding the right need for each team and the funding necessary for each member
- Coffee Shop Ministry – opportunities to build relationships with the students and to share Christ with them.
Personal
- Continued health and safely.
- Our Children – spiritual growth and opportunities for them to show the Love of Christ to others.
- C. Balance – For us as parents to have time to do our ministries (and to do them well), along with making time for our kids AND to have time for fun!
Thank you for all that you do for us, prayer and financial support. We wouldn’t be here without you. We love you!
The Scott Family
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