Kathy's Next Steps

To be Thai is to be Buddhist, so when these 12 young Thai women recently made public commitments to follow after Jesus, it was a huge decision. Some believe that becoming a Christian, is equal to turn your back on your people or culture. They are misinformed. God's love does not rob people of their identity, but empowers and celebrates the uniqueness of each people group. Jesus came to set people free, by redeeming them and their cultures. He desires salvation to all the nations, to all the people of the earth.

God's love heals the broken hearted and restores hope to the hopeless. Many of these women were victims of sexual abuse as well as cult or ritual abuse for many years. Today we witnessed the power of the ONE TRUE GOD as He took the ashes of their lives and in exchange, He offered them a garland of praise! May the fragrance of God's grace, healing and forgiveness linger on them forever.

Isaiah 61

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,

for the Lord has anointed me

to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted

and to proclaim that captives will be released

and prisoners will be freed.

He has sent me to tell those who mourn

that the time of the Lord’s favor has come,

and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.

To all who mourn in Israel,

He will give a crown of beauty for ashes,

a joyous blessing instead of mourning,

festive praise instead of despair.

In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks

that the Lord has planted for his own glory.