Sharing

Tracy and I have had many opportunities to share at different places and Churches.  Such a gift it is to teach from God's Word and share about what Jesus has been up to in South East Asia.  May the LORD use us to challenge the Church.

Reconnecting

It has been fantastic seeing old friends since we have come back stateside.  What a blessing it is to be reconnected to old friends.  What a blessing from Jesus.

MINA Retreat

Coming back to British Columbia has been wonderful!!!  It was such an incredible time to be at the MB MINA-Ministry in North America, used to be called furlough, retreat with other MB Missionaries throughout the week.  What a gift to connect with friends we haven't seen for about 3 1/2 years, since our training, to reconnect with them and with new friends as well.  The sessions and prayer times had been amazing!!! I'm so honored and grateful to be part of such a wonderful organization and family!

Cecil

Ramos coming to a city near you...

Friday Night English Class

Certainly going to miss our Friday night English class.  We had over 30 adults and around 10 kids...so in total we had about 40 people at our house!!!  This Friday night ministry is really taking off with some good traction!  It's a shame we need to leave at this point...but there's never a good or perfect time to return stateside.  Make no mistake...we certainly are looking forward to coming to the states.  You know the best part about last Friday was P'Nook's--who recently decided to give her life to Jesus--son decided to give his life to Christ as well.  His picture is at the bottom.

Continue to pray for Friday Night English class...it is baring amazing fruit.

Walking with the fellas

So there are many different things that I am looking forward to when I come back to Thailand next year, this group is one of them.  I am planning on being part of a discipleship group with these guys, and others who weren't able to be here,  I am not going to be the only leader/mentor of this group, I am planning on having a small team of leaders to help me encourage these guys with their walk with Jesus.  I personally know times in these past 14 years of following Jesus where I have had guys pour into me, and other times I felt alone, facing lives struggles and temptations by myself.  I want these guys to know that I love and care about them with all my soul, I have a strong burden for young men to walk faithfully with Jesus so that they become strong Fathers and Husbands some day.  Tonight was a fun night of sharing testimonies, good food, wrestling, watching Germany vs. Italy, and prayer.  Keep lifting these guys up in prayer.

Jesus Heals!

So if you haven't heard Ahm's story be prepared to be inspired.  Ahm was living in Bangkok with her 8 year old son Ott.  She found herself desperate without a place to go.  She looked on the Internet and found the Abundant Life Home, a property that Karen Sanchez started about 10 years ago that house several different houses with children with HIV and with House mom's in each house.  Even though Ahm nor her son met the qualifications they invited her to come and live at ALH.  She was exposed to a community of people who loved and worshipped Jesus.  It didn't take long till she decided to follow the LORD as well.  As months passed she became increasingly sick, and the scary thing was she was pregnant as well.  She delivered her baby girl but after a week of health complications her baby girl didn't survive the week.  At this point she was grieving the death of her baby girl and was faced with the reality that she had cancerous tumors on her liver.  She decided to have a very dangerous surgery, as it was the only option of survival.  As the surgery approached she was encouraged to write up a will and decided what would happen to her son Ott as the chances of surviving the surgery was very little.  She was in the hospital for several days doing tests and prepping her for surgery.  Her son was very scared as he told me he couldn't keep food down and he just wanted his mom back home.  Weeks leading up to the admission to the hospital people all over the world were praying for her, the day before she went into the hospital Tracy and I drove into town to talk and pray over her as well...then we waited.  After several days of being in the hospital she received word from the Doctors and staff that the cancerous tumors were totally gone!!!  She didn't need the surgery.  Thank you Jesus for your healing power!!!  Please continue to pray for her as she grows in JESUS.

Cecil