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During our time in Myanmar I didn't have much time and internet speed to blog much.
We are back in North Carolina with the news that we are expecting our first baby in November. We are also seeking the Lord about where and who we will began a new ministry of training church planters, missionaries, and evangelist in Asia.

Please pray for us

The City of Gold

October News
"Where int the World is Jay?"

Greetings from Bangkok.
My friend Adam and I are about to board a plane to return to Narnia. My coworkers tell me that it is okay to return, now that things have stabilized a bit. Of course things will be completely different as the junta is still looking for those who dare to protest their rule.
My primary goal of this trip is to get the updated version of the new Bible translation that my lawyer friend's team has completed. The major difference in this version and the Judson Verson is that Judson translated "Heaven" as "sky." My lawyer friend has shown me that this and other key terms do not communicate a place of no more sin and no more suffering to Buddhist hearts and minds. Buddhists are familiar with the term "The Golden City" for the place where they long to go and this Bible version uses this term and others more appropriate to express the hope that we have in our Savior.

My second goal of this trip is to assess the needs of the people in the western part of the country so we will know how to help these harassed and helpless people more. The price of food has dramatically risen due to the rise in fuel prices. The majority of people spend 60-70% of their income on food. So you can see how desperate they have become.
Pray Matthew 9:35-38

In the past few weeks you have gotten a little taste of where I have been living for the past five years. The peoples of Narnia are some of THE most wonderful on this planet and it is heartbreaking to hear their cries for freedom. Our desire is for them to become citizens of the Golden City where our Abbot Monk, Jesus, sits on his golden throne. Hebrews 11:13-16

Our Abbot Monk, Jesus, will never be beaten or killed again and all dictators and the forces of hell will bow at His feet on the Day that all dictators and forces of hell will be judged.

The internet has been cut off, so if you need to call me then call, +951501439 and Duane will know how to contact me.
Longing for the City of Gold,
jay

In New Delhi with Thom and Linda Wolf

I was motioning for Linda to come join us, but Jesus wanted to be in the pic too.
We all had such a great time together. Thom and Linda have been my counselors as long as I have known them.

A day with Dr. Thom

Today my friend and mentor Thom Wolf and I visited the minister of education of India! Dr. B.L. Mungekar is a very open minded Buddhist.

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

Hello from Guwahati, Assam, India. I am here with my friend, Ed Aw. Ed is originally from the San Jose area and we attended Western Sem together many moons ago. I am here with Ed helping to train and coach church planters among the Council of Baptist Churches of North East India. This is the largest Baptist denomination in South Asia (possibly in all of Asia). The leadership have completely accepted the house church movement model and have already seen 320 new house churches start among the Assam Baptist Convention. It is awesome to see older traditional church leaders catch this vision and to hear new more indigenous style worship spring up from what the Lord is doing. One of the five convention leader attendees are the Garo tribe. The Garos convert to Christianity one hundred and fifty years ago. They wrote the well known Baptist hymn, "i have decided to follow Jesus." Ed and my coach, George Patterson came here in May and believes that this may be the largest denomination in Church History to adpot the house church movement model and we are all eager to see what the Lord does next.

North Korean Refugees

There is one other country in the world that ranks above the country that I have been living in for the past five years in terms of cruelty and isolation. That would be North Korea. Last night I had dinner with a group of fourteen refugees from Kim Jong il's regime. It was amazing to hear about their escape and how they got all the way to Thailand. Most of them are headed to the States for a chance at a somewhat "normal" life. Wish I could show you a picture but that might put them in a little danger.

Back in Bangkok

School for Burmese migrant workers' children on the Thai side of the border. My friend's church in South Carolina are helping to buy a table for these kids.



My friends Susan and Celeste work with prostitutes to give them practical skills so they can earn a respectable living.



Dang and his Japanese wife Yuki and her Thai boss, Ao.