Worst Time or Best Time

As you may have read or seen in the news by now, Thailand is struggling with severe flooding (the worst they have seen in half a century). Some have mentioned whether now is really the best time for us to venture into Thailand. One close brother in Christ, whose family we had the opportunity to catch dinner with the week before our departure, mentioned that perhaps the tragedy will open doors for the hope of the gospel to enter in. Another sister in Christ just emailed us today with the following message:

I thought you were going to Thailand at the worst time... I told my mom that and she said "No, they are going at the best time."  People are desperate, helpless, many have lost homes... and their hearts will be open to the Lord.  We pray for much seed to be planted and harvested through your lives!!

God's timing is perfect. We pray that any inconvenience for us would only turn to a convenience for the gospel to be spread. As Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinth 9:23, "I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings." Please continue to pray for the lives that have been devastated by the flooding in Thailand. It was surreal to see the flooding first-hand from the plane as we flew into Bangkok en route to Singapore. The following is a video link showing the flooding in Thailand as of Oct 28, 2011:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2011/oct/28/bangkok-floods-evacuation-video