A few of us were sitting together one night, talking about God, asking & trying to answer the hard questions. We were having really great conversations, just enjoying the time to be free to share, free to ask.  We decided to start praying into what God had for us in these next weeks in Thailand.  When we were finished we asked if anyone wanted to share,  the son of one of the ladies in our team, spoke up.  He said he was reminded of a dream he had of a lady with a green face.  He thought she was Asian maybe old, the details however were a blur.  We were grateful that he decided to step out in boldness to share, but we weren't sure what would come of "The lady with the green face".

As a group we decided to pray into it, just to see what the Holy Spirit would reveal to us.  As we were praying some of us got the word 'witch craft', I personally heard "You will meet her in Fang".  So we wrote these things down and kind of left them be.  We went to Fang, and for 5 weeks, no green lady, and after all what is the likelihood you are going to meet an old lady with a green face? We thought that maybe it was supposed to be a metaphor for the the spiritual warfare going on in Fang, but nothing prominent came up.

We then traveled from Fang to Tachileik in Myanmar. It was one of our last days of outreach and we were at a children's home for the day, sharing bible stories and teaching English.  I glanced out the window and saw an old woman just standing outside looking in.  I asked the person next to me who she was but they were as oblivious as I was.  We then went outside, where the sun was shining, and then I saw the woman again. The group who had prayed over this were standing together and one said "She has a green face! It's a lady with a green face."  We decided we had to find out her story.

It turns out that she was the pastor's mother.  She was part of a people group who were abused by the military.  The girls who were targeted would tattoo their whole faces and tattoo tribal marks on their legs to scare away the soldiers because the soldiers then thought they were involved with witch craft & filled with evil spirits.    

As I was praying over what this meant, how although we had heard an interesting story we hadn't connected with this woman.  God then revealed to me that it's purpose was to build & strengthen our faith.  A teenager who wasn't even in dts, he had the boldness to step out and to share this picture, and we decided to pray over it.  God was honoring our obedience by rewarding us with an incredible story that grew our faith in Him.  I am sure the percentage of seeing a lady with a green face after you received a picture and prayed over it is very low and highly unlikely.  What an awesome testimony of the reward in obedience! 

I am sorry I haven't had time to update! It has been a whirlwind the last weeks! We have just had our first day back in Norway and I can't believe how time flies! 

Last Tuesday was our last day with the kids at the Shan school. My heart broke as I hugged them goodbye. The last few weeks I was excited to get home, to see my family. But now as I was hugging them and kissing their precious little heads, I felt like I should be staying at least another month.  It has been such a blessing and experience of growth to work with the children. They have brought so much joy into my life the past 5 weeks.  I am so grateful that I was able to build friendships so strong that it brought me to tears on our last day. Each one of them stole a piece of my heart! I am thankful that through my experience I learned to take advantage of every opportunity I had to laugh with them, play with them, sing with them, or even just eat lunch with them! I have no regrets about how I spent my time! I really pray that one day God will bring me back there and that I will be able to see some of the kids grown and matured and following the ways of The Lord! 

Not only was it hard to say goodbye to the kids but also to the staff. We had so many prayer meetings, good laughs trying to communicate, and we built some really great friendships. It was really hard leaving them, not knowing when we would be able to see them again! But I am so thankful for them and their hearts for The Lord and for the school! 

After that we were on our way to Myanmar for four days!! Some of the greatest days of outreach for sure! At first I was really tired and just felt not "in" it. But after giving my burdens over to Jesus He completely changed my attitude! I fell in love with this nation! I have never in my

entire life met a people as a whole who are so willing to serve you and so open to invite you into their home, even in the midst of the tragedy they have been through as a country. We worked on Friday in a children's home where 70% of the young woman are HIV positive, where families are hoping for a girl so that they can sell her into prostitution, a village so in need of intercession! The next day we split off into two groups, one went to a prayer meeting and the other group went back to the village to do house visits! I chose to go to the house visits! We were literally just walking around and would talk to random people who were outside their houses. We came to a house where they invited us in, brought us fresh honey comb still on the branch, and let us share the gospel for two hours!! There were three generations living there, and the grandmother excepted Jesus!! That made 10 Salvations for this outreach!! We were praying for double digits! 


We then headed to Chiang Mai for debrief where we were able to relax for three days, go swimming, go to the local markets, etc. Four children (from the church project in Chiang Mai we visited the first weeks during our outreach and now visited again excepted Jesus into their hearts! Making that fourteen salvations in all!! That was all fun and amazing, but the highlight for me was meeting 'G' again!  Our last night in Chiang Mai, which could possibly the best night of outreach, started when we went back to Thapah Gate to visit our friend 'G'.  I could right a whole novel about that night, so perhaps i'll save it for a later post. But for now! A few things to thank God for!  Every since we had talked to him last time he said every night he had been thinking about Jesus! Hallelujah!! Ria & I, while in fang, were praying for someone to go there and encourage him, a man came and gave him a bible and invited him to church! Prayer answered & testimony given of God's faithfulness! Ria & I were both able to share out testimonies of God's restoration & healing in our lives! He was so amazed that we were so open to share our stories, and the incredible ways God worked in us and through us!  We asked if we could pray for him, and after some sidetracking he said will you pray for me, for more joy and hope? So we prayed! And he said he felt so much better! He told us he wanted to get connected in a church! More praises to The Lord!! and he agreed that God must love him because He chose 'G' out of all the people in Chiang Mai for us to meet!! I then told him that Jesus was standing at the door knocking, and all he had to do was open it! He then said.... "I believe if God really wants me, He will show me, so I am going to go home & go to bed early, & if God knocks on my door tonight, then I will open my heart to him!" AHHH! Party in Heaven!!! Hallelujah!! Ria and I went away smiling & praising Jesus, & also both of us woke up during the middle of the night several times praying for him automatically!! So he definitely should have encountered more of the Holy Spirit by now! We believe God for great things in this mans life! Thank you so much for your prayers!! Never underestimate their power! You are part of a support system that is helping set this man free spiritually, physically, & mentally!!


I just want to say Thank you! Tusen Takk! To all of my supporters, friends, families, anyone & everyone who has supported me on this journey to Thailand! Your prayers, your encouragement, your financial support, has gone above and beyond my expectations and has truly made an impact for not only me and my team, but for the Shan people!  I could not be here without you guys.  You are now part of reaping the harvest in Thailand! You are a part of helping equip us to be vessels of the good news & lead 14 people & children to Christ! How incredible is that? You are part of the Great Commission for Thailand!  

May God Bless you & Keep you
The Lord make his face to shine upon you 
and be gracious to you
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace!

Herren velsigne deg og bevare deg,
herren la sitt ansikt lyse over deg
og være deg nådig.
Herren løfte sitt åsyn på deg
og gi deg fred.

Eliana

As outreach comes close to an end, I see how God is nowhere near done with us or the people of Thailand.  The past two weeks alone have been amazing.  Last Friday, We were able to share the Jesus film at an orange farm!!! There was about 10 people, and we were able not only to share the film, but a skit called "everything", two testimonies, and I was able to share the gospel! For me it was such a Holy Spirit moment because I was feeling really sick, and hadn't been able to prepare at all! I asked one of our team members is He would do it, but then as I was sitting there I felt like no, I needed to do this, and was reminded of the verse Jeremiah 1:6-10 'Then I said, "Alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth." But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a Youth,' Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak.  "Do not be afraid of them, For I am with you to deliver you," declares the Lord. Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, "Behold I have put my words in your mouth,".  From the moment I started talking the words just flowed out of my, God was using me to share the gospel to people who had never heard the name of Jesus!  I remember at one moment I was worried I was about to run out of things to say and then I prayed a quick prayer in my head and immediately I was filled with sentence after sentence of the clear Gospel!  I felt the Holy Spirits presence with me the entire time!  At that moment in time, I knew I never had to be afraid of speaking publicly, He would speak through me. What a comfort that is, that we have a God who is always there for us in every situation. Incredible!

Another incredible thing happened this week as well, On our last house visit of this outreach, we had another Shan man come to accept Jesus as his Lord and Savior!! My prayer and expectation for outreach was to see salvation! And every salvation that happened I was there too witness! Five Shan people welcomed into the Kingdom of God!! It is such a special thing, and I feel so incredibly grateful and blessed that I had the privilege of being part of it! Let's continue to pray for these five new believers, that each day their faith would be strengthened!!

We finished our last day at the government school on Thursday, and spent Friday working practically at the Shan school, finishing up our Jungle Mural! :D and also building a fence! We have a big Sunday meeting tomorrow at the Outreach Center, and then Monday & Tuesday will be our last days at the Shan school!  I haven't even started to think about saying goodbye to the children yet, I love them all so much, and have just been so blessed by their hugs and smiles.  I'm hoping that God will lead me back here so that I will be able to see them again.  

13 more days of outreach people! It's getting close to the end! I am so ready to see what God has in store these last three days!! Please continue to pray for our team!! :)

• Safety!! Thailand has the highest rate of traffic accidents in the world, and we are mostly traveling by crowding in the bed of a truck.
• Health!! We are finally all healthy! I think? Please pray we finish outreach with strong mind and bodies! 
• Miracles! We still want to see God as healer on this outreach! We are continuing praying for Pao, the deaf girl from Chiang Mai, as well as Kamli, a deaf girl at the Shan school!
• That we will finish as strong as we started! With the Joy of the Lord radiating through us!

Thank you for being such a blessing in my life, and your continuous support on this journey! I am looking forward to seeing some of you in April! :)

-Eliana