Friday, June 22, 2012

Then Sings My Soul

Then sings my soul My Savior God to thee, How great thou art How great thou art
Then sings my soul My Savior God to thee, How great thou art How great thou art

Every since I was a little girl, this was my favorite hymn. The concept of my soul, the very essence of me, the part that matters most, singing-- rejoicing, worshiping, loving, crying out--  to my Creator, my Savior... well, it touched me. Thankfully, this song is also a favorite of millions around the world, and has been translated into almost every language. Whether I am in my church in the US, visiting the underground church in Vietnam, sitting in a Thai church, or worshipping with the Karen, every one has sang this song and I always feel like it is a special gift from God to me. I am sometimes overwhelmed that God would grant me the smallest desires of my heart, just so I know how much He loves me. What a Good God we serve.

It has been a hard week. One filled with a lot of pain. Even in the midst of the most hurt, we can see God's sovereign hand at work. It is hard to let go of things and when I do not understand, but I can hear God whispering "Trust me. I have no abandoned these people and I will not leave them now." A few nights ago, the camp manager and I had a worship night, just to come before God and let out all the insecurities and emotions overwhelming us at the time. If you know me, you know my emotions can control my actions-- often not in a fruitful way. After telling God my plan on how to fix the problem, after telling God how I cannot let go--- not of this, not of them-- He spoke to me. "He alone can Rescue and He alone can save" (lyrics from Matt Redman) and "In the chaos and confusion, You Are Sovereign..." (lyrics from Hillsong). There are some days where I literally have to repeat to myself, "God is sovereign. God is sovereign. God is sovereign..." I can trust in my Savior. He will not abandon His children.

We have recently had four children removed from our school. Please keep TaPoeTu, KaPawShi, Pache, and Chigue in your prayers.

A few weeks ago, a farmer in Burma, SaePo, walked into a landmine while chasing his cow. He was carried by soldiers to over the mountains, taken on a boat, then driven to Chiang Mai to receive hospital care. Two nights ago, he died leaving behind a wife and 6 children. His only family in Thailand, his eldest son, age 20, is going to Bible School in MaeLa Refugee camp. This boy has no ID, no papers, but we knew it was important for him to come to his father's funeral so we decided to bring him, hoping with two white faces in the car, we could pass through Thai checkpoints easily. We had no problems at all until the very last checkpoint before Chiang Mai. The driver and I nervously rolled down the window and put on smiling faces, trying to play it cool. The soldier took flashed light and shined it in our faces, shined it in the back and then asked to see her driver's license. This, of course, struck fear into her heart that he would ask for all our papers, discover our secret, and we'd spend the night in jail, but he glanced at her license and let us go. We let out a sigh and a "Glory, Hallelujiah" as soon as the window was rolled up. God must have made HehDohMu, the Karen boy, invisible because the soldier talked to me and the driver, but didn't say a word about the boy-- though obviously not Thai. God is so good! Thank you to those who were in prayer!
The family is in need of help, if you are interested in helping or supporting the family, contact me and I will let you know how you can do so.

Though it has been a hard week, I have peace in my heart. I wish I could put into words how absolutely amazing Jesus is... How He reveals His power and glory and love and hope to such insignificant and undeserving people-- people like me. I fall down on my face in worship, Lord Jesus, take this life, my feeble offering, and use it as you will.

To God be the Glory Forever and Ever, Amen!

Revelation 5:11-13


Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying:
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, 
    to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
    and honor and glory and praise!”
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb 
    be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”






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