We had church :)

Today we went to the Filipino service here in Bangkok. The church services are held in a little conference/ballroom type of room at a hotel across the stree from ours. Bro Frizzell met us at our hotel and took us over there this morning.

It was a small group, probably 10 people at most. About half of them have the Holy Ghost and are rooted, the other half are new to church and to salvation in general. Bro. Frizzell spoke to them for awhile about the importance of learning what the church is all about so that when he is gone to the US on deputation, they will be strong enough to go on. After that, Steve (a member of the church) led them in worship with his guitar. We sang "Here I am to Worship" (the song I was going to sing...) and a song I wasn't familiar with, but it was beautiful. The video is below so you can hear them singing.

After that, Bro. Frizzell asked me to sing something, so we sang "Jesus Messiah". They hadn't heard it before, so it was a new one for them. Afterward, Steve led us in "Friend of God" and "Blessed be the Name of the Lord". They all sang so beautifully and had a wonderful spirit of worhsip. We thoroughly enjoyed the worship service. There were a few young ladies new to the church (one was baptized last week) and they just added a new level of worship. They were exciting to watch!

Nicholas testified before Dad got up to preach. He spoke about how large this city is compared to ours at home. There are 15 million people in the city of Bangkok and he expressed to them his burden for this city and that they HAVE to take the gospel out because this city needs God. He's right, this city is full of people who have lived generations worshipping idols and gods who do not hear them, and they need to hear of a God who does hear and will answer.

Dad spoke to them about the wonderful thought that no matter how big your city is, or how many other people have needs, God will weed through everyone else just to find you. He spoke about how amazing it is that in this city full of noise where it is never quiet, God would quiet things down long enough to hear their cry of hunger and bring them to this place. When Dad was done preaching, they all came to the front and prayed and many of them were very touched and have a sincere desire and hunger. Before leaving, Bro. Frizzell spoke to them about the need to communicate with God at all times. Regardless of the craziness of this world, they need to seek him.

At the top is a picture of the whole group. They were very excited to be a part of the picture we're sending home to America. They wanted everyone to know they are serving God in Bangkok.

Tonight we will go out with Bro. Frizzell and then come back to the hotel to pack for our trip to Cambodia tomorrow. I will hopefully post later. I hope everyone has a great day at church. We miss you!!!!!!!!!