I am now back in Thailand for my third year as the art teacher at Global
English School. GES is a private Christian
school for local Thai children who come to learn English. It is a wonderful community and I
feel blessed to be a part of the ministry that takes place here.
This
year I feel called to be very intentional in prayer and to be deeply rooted in
the Bible -- to remain close to Christ.
“Remain in me, as I also remain in
you. No branch can bear fruit by itself;
it must remain in the vine.
Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the
branches. If you remain in me and
I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John
15:4-5). As much as I want to bear
fruit, I know that it will not happen in my own strength, but only as I remain
in Christ. Please pray with me
that I would be dedicated to reading the Bible and to prayer, so that I may
gain strength, wisdom and power from Him, that I might intercede on behalf of
those I interact with, and that Christ may work through me, so that every
person I encounter may be pointed toward Him. It
is my prayer that I would be so close to God that his heart becomes my heart,
and that I would move according to his Spirit, as I intercede and listen in
prayer.
Please
pray for my relationships and interactions with my students. As the art teacher I get to teach Grade
1 through Grade 12. Because of
this I have the same students every year and get to build on relationships from
the past two years. Pray those
relationships would continue to grow and bear fruit.
Please
pray for the Christian teachers and administration at GES. Pray that we would be unified, be
strong in our faith, and be clear witnesses to Christ’s love and grace. Please join us in earnestly praying that
God would use us in the lives of our students and their parents and that every
word, action, prayer, and lesson would bring glory to God and tell our students
of his love and forgiveness.
Please
pray for the students, parents, Thai staff, and neighbors, who are almost all
Buddhist. Pray that they would see
and hear and experience the love of God and come to know God as their Savior
and friend.
Finally,
please pray for the country of Thailand as it is in a state of political unrest. Please pray for wisdom for the leaders
of Thailand and safety for all.
Pray that whatever happens would be used to expand the kingdom of God.
Thank
you for your prayers and support over the past two years as I have been in
Thailand. It means so much to me
to have so many friends and family encouraging and praying for me while I am here. It is truly only God who
can change the hearts and lives of the people of Thailand. Your prayers are essential to this
ministry and I thank you in advance for them.
Love,
Bekah
Steele
Sing
to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory
among
the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! Psalm 96:2-3
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