Pattaya, Thailand
Friday, February 25, 2011
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Packing Up and Heading Out
In three days I head out to Thailand where I will meet up with 14 other IRIS missionaries. First I fly in to Bay-jing, Chi-na,
then to Bangkok, Thailand. It's been fun packing up my exterior-frame
pack with enough clothes for over two weeks, sleeping bag, toys (that my children picked out which I will give away to children in Thailand),
guitar and even my skateboard (just found out a few days ago we will be
doing some skate park ministry in Pattaya)
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Again,
our focus of this trip is to hear from God together as a team on where
we can start an IRIS Ministries base in the near future. For those of
you who don't know much about IRIS Ministries, it was founded by Rolland
and Heidi Baker, who have a HUGE HEART for the poor, broken and outcast
of this world. About a year ago Heidi and some other folks from the
IRIS tribe went to Thailand and were wrecked when the reality of how
many boys and girls are vicitimized by the sex slave trade
hit them. From there plans were made with Yonnie Cheng (who is
co-leading this trip along with Jesse and Tanya Gellatly) to take a team
of IRIS missionaries (of which I am blessed to be a part of) and begin
the process of starting an IRIS base which will focus on rescuing these
boys and girls from forced prostitution, taking them in, housing them
and giving them training and job opportunities, which will in turn give
them dignity and hope of a life that doesn't involve them selling their
bodies every night. This is the love of Jesus. This the heartbeat of
Papa God. I know that eternity will look different because IRIS is
taking this step to join other organizations involved in similar
endeavors in Thailand. Another key to the DNA of IRIS Ministries is
constantly being wrecked in God's presence and carrying His glory to the darkest places of the earth, preaching
the gospel and operating in the signs, wonders and miracles as laid-down
lovers of Jesus Christ. We are stoked! We are ready! And I absolutely
believe that we will see the wonders of God on this trip!
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We would love if you would join us in praying:
(1) for the IRIS team (and our families) from March 1st to March 15th
as we minister in Bangkok, Pattaya and Kanchanaburi; for protection (in
this very spiritually dark climate) and a sensitivity to hear the
heartbeat of Papa God; for unity within the team; (2) for all those we
will come into contact with; that God would show His unconditional love
and compassion through us to those victimized by the sex slave trade as
well as any others we connect with otherwise; and that God would prepare
their hearts for receiving the gospel; (3) for IRIS Ministries as they
will continue the process of setting up a base; direction from God as to a strategic place to do this; for future
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Thank
you so much friends, family, supporters. God has provided wonderfully
for me to be able to take this historic trip (a special thanks to those
who have financially given toward this endeavor...may God richly bless
you and return to you hundred-fold that which you've sown into his
Kingdom through our missionary family). I will make sure to blog on the
trip after I get back on March 15th as I will not have our computer with
me. Catch up with you all on the flip-side.
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Heaps of love, grace and peace,
Christian Young
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