Our first two weeks in Thailand

Our first two weeks in Thailand have been great. We spent the first couple pf days in Bangkok in an orientation into Thai culture. We learned about Buddhism and also how to find food. We went on a temple tour to get an even better idea of the influence of Buddhism in Thailand. While on the bus on our way back to YWAM Bangkok, from the Temple tour, the bus was beeping. We did not think anything of it, then the bus stopped and the driver ran past us and out the door and down into the Jungle. We were really confused, and then about two minutes later he returned with bottles full of river water that he then dumped on the overheating engine of the bus. That was when we realized that we were not in America anymore. We had to stop several more times for water for the bus but these times not were quite as funny. We did make it back alive and with a great story so we are grateful for that. We then got on another bus this time for 12 hours and traveled to Chiang Rai thailand. Chiang Rai is 40 minutes from the border of Burma. We are just down the street from Mae Fa Luang university and are spending most of our time working with a local university student ministry. We went camping in the Jungle and also put on a Christmas party for the university students. A young lady here gave her life to Christ at the Christmas party which completely made the whole trip. Yesterday we worked at Home of the Open Heart. This is an orphanage for children affected by AIDS. These kids were amazing and they loved to play. We played soccer and tag with them for 2 hours. We are having a great time here in Thailand and are making an impact for Christ. Please continue to pray for us that we will be bold, and for the health of our family and team.

P.S Lily is a hit. She has a ministry of her own here.

Much Love,
The Barber's

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Tuition is payed.

Tuition is completely payed. All together God provided a total that exceeds $14,500 after all of our expenses. Thank you everyone that has been with us and supported us financially and in prayer.

18 days and counting to Thailand

Hey everyone sorry it has been so long since we have written time really gets away from you when you are learning so much so fast. Ok so in this time God has really been laying a foundation in both of our lives for leadership. We are not certain what aspect of leadership he is pointing us towards but we ae becoming more aware of what is next. He is stirring our hearts for discipleship and developing young adults into the people God has created them to be. As for Thailand yes we are about to leave. We leave on Monday December the 6 and will be gone for 60 days. In that time we will travel between northern Thailand and southern and will be doing different things throughout. We will be working in orphanages and also with universitry students. We will also be working with Burmese refugees. Please pray for us and our team as we travel. Pray for team unity and also for health and safety. Also please pray for open doors with the Thai as they are predominantly Buddhist. If you are interested in supporting us we do still need to raise about $800 and you can donate online at: http://sendthebarberstoywam.chipin.com/missions-to-thailand. Thank you so much for your prayers and support.

Hello Friends!
Just an sending you all an update! We have been in Montana for a few weeks. It has been awesome. We are learning so much about the character and grace of God. We have been growing so much.
We are also getting ready for our outreach. We will be leaving for Thailand in early December and doing several different ministeries there. No plans have been set in stone yet, but we will most likely be working with students, refugees, and in orphanages.
We were informed a couple days ago that of the $4000 we still owe, we need to have $2000 by the 18th of this month. We know that is less than two weeks, but we have no doubt that God is bigger than money, and can make it happen. both the staff and our family really feel that God has called us to Thailand, and are so excited to serve his people there. We ask that you would keep us in your prayers, and consider supporting us financially. It has been a huge step of faith for us to drop everything, and follow God's call for our family to do missions, but we fully believe that he wants to use our family in this ministy, and has big plans that we are excited to be apart of.
If you are interested in supporting our family, there are a few ways you can do so, I will list them below. We really would like you to pray about this and ask how God would have you partner with us in our ministry. If it is throuh prayer, we are very thankful, and would love to get in touch with you and tell you how you can be praying for our family.
Ways to give:
1. You can send money directly into our missions account online, ad completely free, by visiting: http://sendthebarberstoywam.chipin.com/missions-to-thailand

2. Send check payable to "YWAM" at:
Robert and Jenny Barber (DTS)
501 Blacktail Rd.
Lakeside, MT 59922

3. Send check through our church in Redding with the account #503 in the memo at:
The Stirring
1348 Market St. #201
Redding, Ca 96001

4. Give checks with a note attactched to Rick Lowrey or Sue Davis at Sierra Pines Church.

We thank you all for your prayers and support!
Robert, Jenny, and Lily Barber

We are going to Thailand

So we are going to Thailand. We feel that God has called us to go with a team of 14 adults and 3 kids to spend two months in Thailand. We will be doing many things such as: orphanage ministry, street evangelism, university student outreach, and Refugee Camp ministry. We do still need to raise $4,000 but we have no d...oubt that God will provide. Thank you everyone for your support

How can they hear?

But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?
Romans 10:14

I just read this on a fellow DTSers page. It gave me goose bumps.