Card 2014-2015

Prayer Letter 2014-2015

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

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