...to know the love of Christ, which surpasses all understanding...

Greetings from Thailand. The last few days have been a beautiful reflection of Christ's love here at Beginnings. 

Friday night, we were able to take the girls out to dinner at a fancy buffet restaurant. And in saying we, that includes all of you who have supported us financially and are supporting us in prayer. This was an experience the girls have never had before, and would not get to experience otherwise. Janette wrote a fabulous blog about it, I would recommend reading it, because her words sum up exactly what that moment was for all of us. Beginnings in Bangkok Here are some of my photos from the evening!

All of the girls of Beginnings, along with the summer intern team, Bonita, and Roy.

It is wonderful to see the Lord's provision for these girls, and how He turns the most dire, hopeless situations into something beautiful. He has broken chains of addiction and cycles of abusive relationships to get these girls to this point and He continues to work in and through each of their lives. 

I would like to invite you all to celebrate with me as one of our girls has, today, decided to follow Jesus Christ. As scripture promises in 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." Today, this dear sweet girl, who has endured more in her 17 years of life than what most of us will ever even go through in a lifetime, has surrendered her heart to the only one who can heal those wounds. The Lord promises that she will be made new. Its beautiful to be able to witness the beginning of this transformation. As she offered the prayer for our dinner tonight, speaking with affectionate words to her Savior, my heart was overwhelmed with joy and excitement for this daughter of the King, who will forever be captured by His love.  

That's all for now! I love you all dearly, thanks for your continued prayers. As I write this, I am somewhat sad that the end of my time in Bangkok is drawing close.  However, I am confident the Lord still has a lot of work to do here. I'll keep you all posted!