Asian Family Ministries Consultation Chiang Mai Thailand 2010

Thank you so much for praying for this important trip!
We were so aware of your prayers during the three weeks that we were away.Thank you for being such an important part of our team!!....

The Lord ordered our steps in amazing ways and everything worked out far beyond our expectations. We came home tired physically but energized in our spirits with our hearts full of gratefulness for that which the Lord is doing in our region in the area of Family Ministries.
Knowing also that he wants to do so much more and that he wants to use us is so good!

Here are some pictures of those days.........Firstly the Asian Consultation.

The Participants

Mel & I

When we first heard about this idea for the gathering of "Key Asian Family Ministry Workers " together in Chiang Mai, Thailand this July we were skeptical and unsure if we would get much interest. The doubt in our hearts was due to it now being the rainy season, on-going political turmoil in Bangkok, and we even wondered if people could make it financially. The Lord wonderfully surprised us as Key players from Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, India, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Australia & New Zealand registered for the event!


We met for the weekend with worship, hearing each others exciting reports of our ministries, praying for one another, meeting in discussion groups, and sharing over meals of delicious Thai food. We even made it for an outing to the local elephant park for a picnic lunch and an elephant show!

The Elephant Show

We were also blessed to have special guests Richard & Maria Kane from England to introduce "Marriage-Week " to Asia.


Meetings

Praying for the leader of Family Ministries India

Praying for a young family who work with Karen families at the Myanmar/Thailand Border

Through this gathering we saw the importance of being connected with each other and to feel that sense of family and to know that we are not alone in this ministry. We all agreed to have these kinds of meetings on an annual basis.

Pictured here is our organizational team.. Andreas & Angela Fresz our International leaders of YWAM Family Ministries and Yoon Ho & Chung Hee Park our Korean leaders of YWAM Family Ministries...We are all tired but happy and blessed with the results of the consultation and of course enjoying a special meal together bringing closure to this important time.