Debbie Vik

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

April 2009

Dear Partners in Prayer:
Easter is my favorite celebration of the year. Jesus paying the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of the world and displaying His victory over death gives me purpose, joy and strength in serving Him in Thailand! I want to also thank you for making it possible for me to serve God in this way.
These past few months my major focus has been on our language students. This past month 3 of them completed their 18th month evaluation! Our evaluators hadn’t worked with them for 6 months so they were quite impressed with the progress of each student. Michael and Louisa took their 6th grade government exam last November and passed with flying colors! They look toward completing their full time formal language studies in September! Wade and Bonnie had their 5th child on Thanksgiving Day – baby Emma is beautiful and very easy to take care of. They as well as Elsie will extend their studies a few months so they can take the government exam the end of November 2009.
We welcomed our newest missionary, Stef May the beginning of March! She lives with Louisa who has been a good mentor for Stef as she begins full time language study.
The beginning of March I was able to attend a week long workshop for language coaches. I learned a lot on the topic of evaluating language students as well as got a lot of ideas to try to improve our language program. It’s funny that many years ago I vowed never to be a language coach. When approached to take this position I was not enthusiastic but willingly took it on. But now it is a first priority! God has an interesting way of changing me! I really appreciate your prayers as I continue to work with our students during this very critical time in their lives and ministry in Thailand.
Short Term teams have taken a back burner lately. One reason is because of working with the language students but another because the economy has caused many groups to hold back on the longer destinations such as Thailand. During Christmas holidays I worked with a couple of Thai churches in Bangkok as they did a short term mission trip to a Hmong village. A few of our language students were also able to join this trip as well. We shared the Gospel with the whole village in various types of ways – singing and teaching songs, drama, giving testimonies and explaining the meaning of Christmas. All of the children were given new sweatshirts (it’s actually cold in the mountains during this time) and used clothes and toys were given to families in need.
In February I did have a VERY short term team of 21 Alliance Women from the states – just 24 hours! There was a lot packed in during that short time and I was quite impressed at how well they kept up with it all! They met with our missionaries in Bangkok and got an overview of the work in Thailand, went for dinner at the tallest building in Thailand, toured the floating market, visited and prayed for our newest church plant and flew off to another country…oh yes, they did have some sleep in between all this!
I have a new “toy” now – the Wii. I’ve been wanting something to do during evenings when I am home. I enjoy getting exercise but don’t enjoy doing it alone. So after playing some games with other families who had it, I finally decided to take the plunge and buy it. I have especially enjoyed the Wii fitness program. I’m sure other highrise buildings that can see through my windows have some good entertainment as I do various actions with my “Wii instructor” in the evenings! If you haven’t heard of the Wii – ask some of the “younger” folks!
The next three months are looking pretty good – no major groups or meetings to attend! My goals are to spend my time working on our language program and helping our students. I will also be traveling to various villages to begin preparations for a medical team coming out next year. Please pray for wisdom to accomplish these tasks well for the benefit of the ministry and ultimately for God’s glory. Thank you so much for enabling me to serve in Thailand through supporting the Great Commission Fund of the CMA. Thank you also for your prayers and letters/e-mails of support. I really appreciate your love and care for me. Have a wonderful Easter celebration.

In His service,
Debbie Vik
Missionary in Thailand

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