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When engulfed by the terror of the tempestuous seas,
Unknown waves before you roll,
At the end of doubt and peril is eternity
Though fear and conflict seize your soul.
When surrounded by the blackness of the darkest night
O how lonely death can be!
At the end of this long tunnel is a shining light
For death is swallowed up in victory!
But just think of stepping on shore and finding it heaven,
Of touching a hand and finding it God's
Of breathing new air, and finding it celestial,
Of waking up in glory -- and finding it Home.
Don Wyrtzen
The Battle
My mind is a raging fire, I'm convicted in my heart
I long to be a Christian Lord, but know not where to start
I hear my Savior knocking, He's standing at the door
And all the earthly worldly things aren't important anymore!
I make the great decision, I fall down on my knees
And ask my Lord to save me, enter my heart I plead
And I know that at that moment, my sin is cast away
I'm now a newborn child, a tender Christian babe!
The news spreads fast, and soon I learn, the enemy has heard
His plan is to attack, before I know the Word
For with the Word I have in me the Holy Spirit's power
He knows he must attack at once, he cannot wait an hour!
He gathers together all his demons and sets his battle plans
He must destroy this new child's faith, it must blow as drifting sands
The planning takes just minutes, they empty all the files
And then his army moves, armed with many trials!
The attack is fast and furious, and for a while I stumble
But in the end, I am quite sure, it is Satan who will bumble
I'm hit with many problems, they're coming by the score
And as my faith begins to slip, I fall down to the floor!
Satan now is laughing, he jumps around in glee
And then the smile fades from his face, as I struggle to one knee
He stares unto the battlefield, his face is filled with terror
With all the files they had on me, could he have made an error?
I'm beaten, battered, on one knee, as my lips begin to move
Satan is screaming at the top of his lungs, "What's he trying to prove?"
He sends out queries to the demons, "What is that he's saying?"
The answer comes like a shot in the night, "Oh Lucifer, he's praying!"
My strength ebbs back, and as I struggle, I gain the other knee
And when the demons see this, they turn from me and flee
Satan screams, "Stand and fight, he's only just a man!"
The answer comes loud and clear, "A man in the Savior's hand!"
The battle now is over, my faith as strong as steel
And in my heart, I know full well, the Lord Jesus is for real
For as I lay on the ground that day, something gently lifted me
Without that gentle lifting, I'd never have gained my knees!
The moral of this poem, is really very clear
Just call on the name of Jesus, when you're facing fear
For when you call on Jesus, Satan hasn't got a chance
The power that he thinks he has is fictional romance!
Jay L. Zumbrum
Hi! All! Greetings from Sawang, Thailand!
It's our fourth day here and the Lord has been so gracious to us. He has been providing for all our needs and even demonstrated His healing powers in times of needs. Thanks to all our prayer support back home.
Last night, we saw 80 plus students joining us for the first time in the church for our English prog, which by the grace of God, appealed so much to the students. We saw friendship formed and relationships built up! More importantly, we saw the beginning of a bridge constructed to the hearts of the students from Christ Church Sawang. Praise God!
There'll be an evangelistic prayer meeting tonight from 6pm to 9pm Singapore time. Please pray and call upon all our youths to pray that the Thai Students will be open to the Gospel. Pray that they will be saved and redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ!
Pray for the health of the team too as some of us are falling ill due to the lack of sleep and fatigue. But everyone is still energized by the joy of the Lord and count it a blessing to suffer for the sake of the Gospel. Do cover us in your prayers!
We miss you all, especially for tomorrow, and we long to see you soon, so that we may share the wonderful work of our God in Thailand.
In Christ,
Sawang Mission Team.
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