final days with iris thailand team

The last weekend with the team included:
Worship night at Tamar, on one of the main nightlife streets,

followed with passing out more roses to the working girls up and down the street, passing many a caucasian male along the way...

We also hosted a large community block party at the Crossing (a skateboard park/youth hang-out) for the youth as well as kids from Hand to Hand preschool. After a roasted pig, many balloon-stomping games, bubbles, face-painting, & praying for some people. One woman we had been praying for, experienced a powerful and visible freedom from a lot of fear and anxiety. She went from coughing intensely to, as we transitioned to praying for more of the Holy Spirit, joy spreading across her face and beginning to laugh heartily and freely. Her laughter was contagious and we all ended in a fit of laughter. This led us easily into starting a prayer tunnel in the middle of the street!


And:

• worshipped at a Thai church service that opens its doors to many of the women and ladyboys that Tamar meets in the bars. I got to sit in the back and pray with 3 'ladyboys', and joyfully witness the Father's love enwrap them, literally hugging themselves and smiling in the new warmth they felt.
• lunch meeting with Patricia King where we got to hear some of her heart for the children who are trafficked there from Cambodia, leading them to open a safe house.
• prayed for each other! As a team, we took turns, blessing and praying over each other. Beautiful and encouraging words. I am so grateful to have been apart of this team and look forward to hearing how God continues to guide Iris in starting a Thailand base. Many encouraged Iris to in the north where many of the girls come from--get to the root.
  

May God move the mountains and, as they say, open the Heavens!