Christmas 2021 Update from the Martins in Thailand

December 2021

Dear Norm

We celebrate Christmas because we know that Jesus is the reason we have hope, peace and joy and will have an eternal future together with Him. He is the ultimate answer to all of our life’s problems. Please rejoice with us over a new believer who Jesus helped in a miraculous way and whom you will meet in heaven some day. We trust this story encourages you.

Mrs. Fai Fuengrod is a 62-year-old woman from Phichit province. Dwight met her last month when he travelled to the twelve districts of Phichit province to encourage the new followers of Jesus. Mrs. Fai lives in Bueng Na Rang District in Nong Wai village, one of the twenty villages he visited over a two-day period. She wanted to tell Dwight a story of how Jesus helped her.

On June 15, 2021 an AFT (formerly called FJCCA) church planting team went to Nong Wai village, a place that had never heard about Jesus.

After they shared the Gospel Mrs. Fai and her sister decided to believe in Him that day. When a person prays to believe in Jesus we immediately start discipling them by teaching them how to pray. This is the first discipleship lesson. Prayer is foundational for all Christians and as a newborn baby in Christ we want every believer to have a personal relationship with God.

In July, after being a follower of Jesus for less than a month, Ms. Fai became seriously ill and was admitted to the local hospital’s ICU unit. While there, she went into a coma for 10 days. Before she lost consciousness she remembered the lesson on prayer and called out to Jesus saying, “Jesus help me, I don’t want to die.”

During the 10 days she was in a coma, the doctors told Fai’s sister that since Fai was a diabetic her chance of survival was low. Realizing the doctors could not help Fai she decided to ask Jesus for help. She, along with the other Christ followers from the village, went to the hospital to pray that Jesus would heal Fai. Since they were all new believers they used a prayer from the little prayer booklet given to them to pray for her. Miraculously, Fai woke up from her coma after they finished praying.

Praise the Lord, Fai is now in good health. She tells the story of Jesus to others and how He saved her both physically and spiritually. As a result others have believed in Him. Believers that you too will meet in Heaven some day..

Thank you for being a faithful prayer and ministry partner.
Blessings,

Dwight & Mary Kay

We pray that you will have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

The staff at the

eSTAR Foundation,

Chiang Mai, Thailand

To bless us with a year-end gift please mail your check to

The C&MA
8595 Explorer Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Importatnt: write "Dwight & Mary Kay Martin/mm" on the memo line
or go to https://dwimar.com/67o to give online

Future Plans

Mary Kay is planning to visit to the United States starting in early January 2022. Dwight will visit the US in early March. We will return to Thailand together in April 2022. We desire to meet with you when we are in the US next year.