Our family began serving with YWAM Khon Kaen in 1999. We were serving in many ministries, but we really had a heart to see Thai people worshipping God through their lives. We may only have seen that a bit, but in the future we will definately see it happen. We have really seen the greatness of God to use insignficant people like us in many ways.
Since 2007, we started a DTS in Khon Kaen with a focus on Thai people. This DTS is still running.
In 2009, we started a Family Ministry School, which we hope is very beneficial to all families.
Both the schools began by the hand and will of God, and we want to give our all to the schools. No matter what the fruit of the schools is, we give it all to God. If we see good fruit, we give all glory to God. If the fruit isn't what we expected, we still give all glory to God. We have really grown in our faith and understanding of God from the support of God and the support of those around us.
Whatever we are doing, God is there helping us. God has helped us in many different ways, including through those around us. This has helped us to grow in confidence in the knowledge that God is always with us. Just as He promised in Exodus 3:12, that He will always be with us.
In 2011, we want to do a leadership school in Chiang Rai. Please pray for us, that we can further develop and improve in different areas that we need for our ministry. We also want to do the ABCS (Addictive Behaviors Counseling School), but we aren't sure sure when. It is something that we really want to learn more about.
Please pray for our families finances, that God will continue to bless us in this area, as well as that we can be a blessing to others.
A more urgent prayer request that you can be praying for: This rainy season, we want to rent a house. We are really thankful for the house that we have, it has been a big blessing for us. However, this year many people are predicting that there will be a lot of flooding this rainy season, because the water drainage in our area hasn't been finished. Hence, we would like to be able to rent a house for 5-6 months, during the rainy season. This will cost about 3500-5000 baht per month ($110 - $160) per month.
Our family would like to receive blessings, but would also like to be more of a blessing to others. We readily admit that our family isn't perfect, we still need a lot of help from God and from people around us. Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement for our family and our ministry.
May God bless you,
Man & Yung
If you wish to support our ministry through tax deductible donations, please send checks payable to "YWAM Montana" to:
"YWAM Montana, 501 Blacktail Rd., Lakeside, MT 59922, U.S.A.".
Please write "Project 3636" on the memo line and include a separate note indicating that your donation is for "Man & Yung Thawipak".