by Mim Musser

I am happy to inform you of a significant milestone (and a wonderful answer to prayer) reached in the Capital Campaign. In April I asked you to pray for $500 K by Conference in July. We reached that goal this month! To date we have gifts, pledges and savings equal to $554,400 which is equal to the amount we paid for the property! We are so grateful to God, to those who gave, and to you our intercessors who helped to pray it in.

Conference sessions start on July 23. Do you suppose God could bring that figure up to $1 million by then? That’s not much time, but we are praying for a capital campaign in which the funds will be raised and the work accomplished with less effort and in a shorter span of time than seems logical.

Let’s ask Him to do it!

Thanks for praying!

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The Thailand REACH Team is located in the Bangkok area, and will be returning to the States in August, after completing their nine-month outreach. This update is based on an entry by team leader Bekah Shenk on the team blog.

April, the Month of Travels
The first week of April we were in Mae Sot leading a three-day English camp. More than 50 kids came, spanning first - fifth grade. This was a time to stretch our English teaching abilities. The team prepared well for the camp and this combined with a lot of hard work created a successful camp. The school has invited us back to do another camp in early June. We also visited 3 different Karen villages with Manat, a local traveling preacher. We had informal times of interacting with children at each place and imparting hope to them despite hard situations of poverty.

The third week of April was spent in Isaan. Our 15-hour bus ride passed uneventfully. We each moved in with different host families on Monday afternoon. I got to go to a small village, and was overwhelmed with the kindness and love from my host parents. They were an older couple that function in church leadership in the region. They treated me like their own daughter.

Dan Byler, Regional Director for Asia, reported that the team was given a last minute invitation to a Southeast Asia Anabaptist Retreat to provide childcare the last weekend in April. They were a great blessing as workers came and were able to drink in from the sessions and participate in the conference while their children were enjoying the activities, singing, and care from the REACH team. Many workers expressed what a blessing this was to them personally and to their children.

Upon returning to Bangkok, each Team member moved in with host families in mid May, and began teaching English at a local school. They are each involved with other local ministries as well. Pray that the Thailand Team would finish well, and that because of their ministry, many hearts would be turned toward Jesus.

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