her last week in Perth...

My cousin Jie Aom (her name is Aom, but I call her Jie Aom cos she is older than me - 'Jie' means big sis) will be leaving Perth on Thursday. I will be really sad to see her go back to Thailand because in the past year, my family and I have gotten to know her so much better. It was awesome to have her come over because we have been able to show her our life here in Perth, and we have also had the priveledge of bringing her to our church and sharing the Gospel with her.

I still remember when she came along to the National Youth Camp last December, and pretty much every time there was free-time there would be someone different sitting with Jie Aom talking about Christ and trying to answer all of her questions, and other brothers and sisters seeing this and then promptly going to a corner to pray for her - this is something that I will always hold dear to my heart (The love that so many of you have showed my cousin has been an encouragement to me and I am sure it has been an encouragement to her too). I loved how for the Amazing Race, out of all the people in her group, she was the one who had to teach her new team her theme verse!

I think Jie Aom is at the stage where she knows all that she needs to know - and is just waiting on God to give her the faith to believe and the courage to return to Thailand as a Christian (if she makes the decision to receive Christ). She has told me (and many others) that she only wants to believe in God when she feels that she can - and did not want to make the decision to do so for anyone else except for her self.

My burden for her salvation is so strong because I know deep down in my heart that she is the best chance that we have to reach out to my unsaved rellies in Thailand, and I am convinved that the reason why she came to Perth (whether she knows it or not) was to take that big step closer to salvation. I really believe that if she becomes a Christian, she will be used by God to evangelise to so many people in Thailand. If you have had the blessing to meet her, I think you will also see that she is really likeable but also smart and observant - which I reckon will make her an awesome witnesss for God.

I really thank God for working in her heart, because even in the last few days I think He has shown her many things that have helped her step closer and closer to Him. But at the same time, I am starting to wonder why God is taking so long with her too! I have to keep telling myself to wait on His timing and that He makes all things beautiful in His time. I just really keep hoping, praying and trusting God that He will bring her to come to know Jesus as her personal Lord and Saviour soon.

Psalms 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Please keep praying for Jie Aom's salvation and the salvation of my relatives in Thailand. Pray also for Thailand as a whole - that God will send a great spiritual revival.