Monday, June 9, 2008

On Route to Chiangkhong Christian Education Center (CCEC) in North Thailand


After more than 6 months of planning, our 1st team is on route to Chiangkhong Christian Education Center (CCEC) in North Thailand. If they did not miss the connection flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok, they should be in Bangkok airport now. Since the missionary will be back from Malaysia to Chiang Rai on the same day with late evening flight, they will be stayed in a hotel at Chiang Rai for one night and go to CCEC together on Tue morning.

Below is a map of Chinag Rai (the destination airport) & Chiang Saem (a close city of CCEC). It take about 2 hours from Chiang Rai to CCEC through the mountains and the road with lot of big & small holes



Below is an email from Doreen in last year after she arrived CCEC
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主後二零零七年六月二日星期六

岱玲發自泰北昌孔教育中心的信息

親愛的主內弟兄姐妹:

感謝大家的代禱。我們母女三人已經抵達昌孔教育中心,雖然遠在泰北,我們感到並且深知在奧斯汀、在加拿大的卡爾加里、在香港,弟兄姐妹們正在為我們禱告。你們的代禱推動天父的手,並且隨同我們一起來到了這裡。

經過三十多個小時的行程,包括入境、取行李、搭車到教育中心,我們一路平安,卻也精疲力盡。或許有人會問:用這種方式來度暑假,值得嗎?而且這只是才剛開頭!但是和無數的神國工人相比,這三十多個小時實在算不了什麼,他們奉獻一生服事主,每天作一樣的工作,無人知道、無人關心。我確信我們的父在天上都一一察看、一一記念。

我的女兒在稍早的電子信上提到,他們星期二就開始教這裡的小學生。最初的反應不怎麼好,感謝主使我們遇見困難,好來操練信心,學習信靠祂。神使我們經歷祂的話:『當將你的事交託耶和華並倚靠他他就必成全』﹝詩375﹞。

今天我們剛結束挪亞團契的聚會。我們教兩班學生英文。班上大部分的學童住在附近的村子裡,另外一些寄宿在教育中心。感謝神賜給我們珍貴的時間,和他們交朋友、玩遊戲、學字彙。我們不知道他們將來的人生道路如何,只知道神要我們給他們看見,耶穌基督是我們每日生活的主。其實我不認為自己夠資格教英文,因為我的英文只是馬馬虎虎,卻受到神的揀選和使用,真令我感到光榮。

我這次在泰北的清萊市,感覺到有一些改變。例如在政府的大力支持下,佛教團體提供許多小學生六年免費的教育、衣著、和食宿,回教團體也在提供類似的服務。我的領會是,如果我們基督徒不採取行動,行善的事自有非基督徒來做。我教導我的孩子每次看見和尚就為他們禱告。我們可能沒機會向他們傳福音,但是我們可以禱告求神開他們的眼睛和耳朵,好叫他們尋見這位真神和創造主。

主的恩惠平安與你我同在。

岱玲

2 comments:

Katie said...

Sorry we couldnt go to Thailand this year. It's a great idea that you guys have a blog so we can all be updated. Please know that we are all praying for you! Best reguards and a warm greeting to everyone at CCEC!

In him,
Jackie

North Thailand Mission Team said...

Hi Jacket,
We will bring your warm greeting to everyone at CCEC. We miss you too, you give us a lot of joy & fun. There is always opportunity to come back to visit them. Some brothers/sisters in ACC may go to CCEC in next Feb. Stay tune.

I just got a phone call from Doreen that the girls had been sleep for 13 hours in the hotel at Chiang Rai and are ready to go to CCEC now. Will give more update when I have a chance to call them in CCEC. It is much more inexpensive to make a call from US to North Thailand.

In Him,
Adam