The day has finally arrived!  It's 4:16 am and we'll be leaving for the airport in 1-1/2 hours, ready for our 24 hour journey.  We don't know what awaits us, but we're very excited to see what God will do in us and through us in Bangkok.  I really don't plan to do devotionals in the future, but this is an introductory post and it won't have any news. If you want to skip this devotional, feel free to stop reading now. We love you all!

Here's the word that the Lord gave me yesterday for this upcoming month (I love my Blue Letter Bible App!):

Psalm 37:7a and 34, "Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him....Rest in the Lord and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land."  Hebrew: "damam Yehovah chuwl charah."  "The first "rest", "damam" means, "Be silent, be still, wait, be dumb"  That's what the Lord is telling us to do. "Chuwl" was the word that struck me.  It doesn't really mean "wait patiently" at all!  It creates the picture of childbirth, of writhing in longing, waiting to bring forth.  

The second "rest" means "to wait eagerly for" When we do that, looking for God to act, here's His promise:  He'll lift us up and cause us to take possession of the country of Thailand in the Spirit. Our prayer is that we'd wait longingly for God and see what He will bring forth. Pray that we'd obey and be silent in His presence every day and that He'd lift us up and help us to see Him have dominion over those we get to know in Thailand.