I am sitting here listening to Steve Strong, Field Director of the Siam Mission, our mission arm in Thailand, as he reviews the advances made in the last year and shares his dreams for 2010.  This is the only week of the year, called Field Forum, where all the missionaries in Thailand, representing 7 different sending nations, come together to brainstorm and be refreshed.  Everyone is a bit stunned since they just lost the services of Michael and Elsie McCombs as a result of budget cuts.  This couple has just finished language study but will be taken off the payroll as of September because of the lack of giving to the Great Commission Fund by churches in the States.
Your faithfulness to your Great Commission Fund Promise is critical!  Please continue to prayerfully give to the GCF.
These dedicated servants are so engaged here.  The DeKonings have seen dozens of couples renew their relationships through the Marriage Encounter movement.  Larry Persons is leading a ground swell movement to train village pastors who have no education.  Jim and Kathy Sappia continue to lead a church planting movement in the northeast where almost 100 years of mission work has produced very few churches.  Nancy Persons continues to serve in an AIDS hostel.  Ed and Sue Danneker are starting their third church in Bangkok.  Deb Holonich is helping converts recently released from the northeast prison make a living through mushroom farming while they start churches in their villages. 
And the list goes on.
We can do something of significance here.  I already promised that PAC would fund this week of Field Forum starting in 2010.  Because of budget cuts the Siam Mission was not going to be able to meet together next year for this incredible week that means so much for the work of God here.  But we can do more.  We can start prayer groups to faithfully lift up this work before the Lord.  We can send teams to help them in areas where they want to expand but lack manpower.  We can help finance key parts of their plans. 
Tomorrow I lead this team in a time of communion and healing.  I am awed by their commitment and blessed by their vision.  I want to bless them in return.
You need to get out here and see this.  Pray about it.
See you next weekend.