Austins in Thailand

Recently I was sharing a meal with some Thai friends. We were in the country, surrounded by beautiful mountains. I was admiring the view when I noticed that wild fires were starting to spread on several of the mountains. I was alarmed. I asked my Thai friends what was happening, if we should alert someone to put out the fires. They just shrugged it off informing me that people set fire to the forest this time of year in order to help the mushrooms grow.

Then I remembered one of our Thai pastor’s dream for Thailand, “. . . Churches springing up like mushrooms.�

I put the two together.

In order to have mushrooms, the old and dead must be burned. It’s violent. It’s dangerous. Does this apply to church work as well?

I believe it does.

Please pray that God will set fire to Thailand. All the old, useless things must to go: old ways of doing things, past sins, old mistakes. God needs to come prepare the ground by cleansing it and purifying it and lighting fires in our lives and hearts.

Yes, it will be dangerous. But we are at war and war is costly.

Pray also for our protection. We want churches springing up like mushrooms, not homes and lives ravaged by wildfire.

Thailand is fertile. Mushrooms are everywhere. This is what we want for the church. Churches everywhere.