Kumrod Family Oct 2023

"Fear not, for I am with you. Be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10

Thank you for your prayers for this Thailand MB Church Association (TMBCA) camp in Rayong, Thailand. We thank God for about 70 people who joined together for worship, fellowship, prayer and workshops about the purpose of the church.

Several other churches were welcomed into the TMBCA family of churches including the Burmese MB family of churches. Please pray for continued unity and serving & learning together as the MB family of God in Thailand. Psalm 133

We thank God for this emerging, growing church, RimKhan Fellowship Church. They meet on Sunday evenings for fellowship, worship, Bible study, prayer and a meal together. The leadership team rotates through sharing the responsibility of leading the Bible study and leading worship so everyone gets experience and grows in using their gifts. TMBCA Intern Khun Nuey and his wife, Khun Aire are giving leadership to reaching out to the neighbors and friends each week and inviting them to church.

After visiting this family, sharing the gospel and inviting them to church, this family believed in Jesus. This husband, wife and daughter were baptized at the TMBCA family camp. Praise the Lord!

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20

We thank you for praying for our boys as we are trusting God for their education. For this season, we thank God for providing Chiang Mai Grace Academy (CGA) as a place for Elijah (11), Ezekiel (9) and Ezra (6) to attend. We are continuing to discern if Grace International School would be the best place for them eventually. GIS was founded to provide a high-quality education from a Biblical Worldview to the children of International Christian workers located in Southeast Asia. Even with the Multiply member discount, the tuition and fees for one year is about $6,300 per child. We would need to trust God for $18,900 for three of our boys to attend for one year.

We thank God for 183 people who gathered together at Nakhonayok, Thailand for "Streams of Life" Family Camp. Ozz really enjoyed playing bass guitar with the worship team and he preached on Sunday morning on Acts 1:8. I spent time with the children's program which was led by Thai teachers from various MB churches. They did a great job!

• Pray for more leaders and more churches planted in our TMBCA family.
• Pray for wisdom for Pastor Ozz, Pastor Naat, Pastor Bank, Pastor Joon, and May as they serve on the TMBCA board and give leadership and encouragement to church planting and emerging leaders in Thailand.
• Pray for RimKham Fellowship Church and that more leaders can be equipped to lead cell groups.
• Pray for Teacher Naam, the Christian teacher at Huaykeaw School, as she wants to bring the boarding students to worship with RimKhan Fellowship Church on Sundays when school starts in Nov.
• Pray for God's guidance & creativity to build relationships with families around the HuayKeaw School area. Pray for Ning and family who we met when buying ice cream with our boys.
• Praise God for Chiang Mai Grace Academy! Pray for wisdom, open doors and provision regarding our boys' education for the future.
• On Nov 1, our family is moving to another house in our neighborhood so that we can have a one- year rental contract to renew Sara's spousal visa in Feb. We are thankful we will be in the same neighborhood with the same park that we love.
  
• November 4 - Ozz will walk to receive his Bachelor's of Theology degree at Bangkok Bible Seminary. He finished the course work in 2015, but we are finally making it to a graduation ceremony. Please pray for safety and good health as our family plans to drive to Bangkok.
• November 8-10 - Ozz, Elijah and Ezekiel will attend the Thai Anabaptist Gathering to be held at Det Udom, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. I will be at home with our younger two. Trusting Jesus that Ozz will make great connections with other Anabaptist leaders in Thailand and for safety in traveling (15 hour drive to Ubon) and strength for all of us.
  
  

• Praise God for all the churches and individuals who are part of our team that has allowed us to reach 68% of our Phase Three budget goal with Multiply (which includes education at GIS for three boys). If you'd like to partner with us financially, you can click here to support us through Multiply. https://multiply.net/global-worker/wanchai-ozz-and-sara-fast-kumrod. Our project number at Multiply is C0830. Ozz & I are praying for more people to contact to invite to join our team. If you'd like to schedule a zoom call, we'd love to share some stories and connect with you and learn how to pray for you too as we all serve God together in our unique contexts.
  

Together for the Harvest,

Ozz, Sara, Elijah, Ezekiel, Ezra and Elisha

Email: saraf@multiply.net
Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sara.kumrod