Thursday, May 1, 2008

School of Worship Team Feb/March 2008

The School of Worship team reached out to Thai churches in our area as well as teaching out at Eden House, a home for girls rescued from at risk situations. God used these young women to teach, to build relationship, to build bridges - all bringing honor to God!

Every Monday evening, Tuesday evening and Saturday morning, the team would go out to Eden House to teach and to lead worship/devotions. The relationships built with the girls is long-lasting and the teaching brought life and new understanding of worship.

Every Saturday afternoon, the team went to Chiang Rai City Church and conducted workshops & teachings on guitar, keyboard, voice & worship. Both technical expertise and the heart of worship were woven into the teachings as these women of Christ shared from their hearts the Truth they too have learned.

Every Saturday evening, the team taught at Thai Wiang Church in downtown Chiang Rai City. This is one of the largest Thai Churches in our area and the reception was nothing short of miraculous! The sheer numbers of students blew everyone away and the hunger and yearning for worship was a joy and honor to God.

The impact this team left in Chiang Rai over the 9 weeks they were here will be felt for years to come. Chiang Rai City Church is already utilizing the teachings and making them available to even more youth in the area! To God be the Glory!

Thank you YWAM Montana School of Worship!! God bless you all!

Women's Conference March 2008

Over 300 women gathered together in Northern Thailand for the first women's conference to be held up here. Women from the North came to minister to women of the North. Jeanette Johnson, Connie Moland, Kathy Johnston, and Linda Moran all came from Minnesota along with Sandra Beach from North Dakota. These women comprise the Board of "Daughters of the King", an organization birthed to bless women and help them achieve their destiny in Christ.

After almost one year of planning, re-planning and organizing, the days finally arrived for the anticipated conference. God's Presence was thick as we worshipped together - many tongues - many tribes - many nations under the leadership of two Thai worship teams and one American worship team. The speakers were anointed and directed by the Holy Spirit with many responses from the audience for ministry time after each session. Souls were touched! There were healings, people received Christ, and many others were set free from lies of the enemy.

Because of the generosity of people in the States, we were blessed to bring women in from 14 different churches along the Burmese/Laos/Thai borders for this conference. For many of these women, it was the first conference they had ever had the opportunity to attend and word is still getting back to Chiang Rai regarding the amazing responses to hearing God's Word shared by fellow sisters in Christ. God was truly in this and His Power and might came through to the tearing down of strongholds!

Following the conference, there were three days of one-on-one ministry given to women in ministry here in Chiang Rai. This was definitely a powerful move of God.

Thank you, women of the north! Blessings upon you!