To-day our missions focus is on one of our mission partners - AFES or Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students. They work on university campuses to spread the good news of Jesus. At UWA the work has for many years been very ably led by Tim and Rosemary Thorburn. Now exams are finishing and the year is winding down.
But for a group of UWA students it is just winding up! In the midst of exams they have been preparing to go to Thailand to work on a University Campus there for four weeks. One of the team of six, is a member of St Matthew's, Amy Robinson, Jacqui and Bruce's daughter. Listen to what they have to say " At our preparation meetings we have been studying Philippians and we have been both challenged and encouraged by the words 'Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others' Please pray that this attitude would be ours."
But what will they do? They can't speak Thai, and they are new to Thai culture. And they will only be there for four weeks. Listen to what Kerri-Ann Choma, the OMF missionary they will be working with has to say "I have an AFES background, having worked with students in Sydney for years before joining OMF and coming to Thailand. I'm getting to the end of my first four year term in Thailand and am so happy to have the help of a bunch of keen Aussies to help in all our Christmas programmes. They can mix around and get to know the small group of Christian students, see how things are done around here, teach some English, and generally seek to build friendships through sport and participating in our Regional Camp which will run over a long week-end while they are here. Thai students are full of questions about Australia and with their limited English they can learn a lot from the six young people who are coming" Please do pray for us.
I would add as a postcript that in Central Thailand there are many universities of 20,000 or 30,000 students which have NO Christian witness AT ALL. The work at Naresuan University where these UWA students are going has only been going for five years. We need to pray for more workers for this harvest field. And now let us pray for this team as they leave on Tuesday and return just before Christmas.
But for a group of UWA students it is just winding up! In the midst of exams they have been preparing to go to Thailand to work on a University Campus there for four weeks. One of the team of six, is a member of St Matthew's, Amy Robinson, Jacqui and Bruce's daughter. Listen to what they have to say " At our preparation meetings we have been studying Philippians and we have been both challenged and encouraged by the words 'Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others' Please pray that this attitude would be ours."
But what will they do? They can't speak Thai, and they are new to Thai culture. And they will only be there for four weeks. Listen to what Kerri-Ann Choma, the OMF missionary they will be working with has to say "I have an AFES background, having worked with students in Sydney for years before joining OMF and coming to Thailand. I'm getting to the end of my first four year term in Thailand and am so happy to have the help of a bunch of keen Aussies to help in all our Christmas programmes. They can mix around and get to know the small group of Christian students, see how things are done around here, teach some English, and generally seek to build friendships through sport and participating in our Regional Camp which will run over a long week-end while they are here. Thai students are full of questions about Australia and with their limited English they can learn a lot from the six young people who are coming" Please do pray for us.
I would add as a postcript that in Central Thailand there are many universities of 20,000 or 30,000 students which have NO Christian witness AT ALL. The work at Naresuan University where these UWA students are going has only been going for five years. We need to pray for more workers for this harvest field. And now let us pray for this team as they leave on Tuesday and return just before Christmas.
Blodwyn Timms
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