31st January

I'm a bit lonely today! It's midnight as I write this, and I am thinking of Sawang. He is away on a ministry trip to Cambodia. They are having their second annual Victory conference in Cambodia this week, which is amazing, considering 3 years ago there was no Victory churches in Cambodia. Sawang is filming for our missions TV show that airs in Canada, or you can download the free podcasts on the continuum site, below. Anyhow, he's gone, as is my brother-in-law, so Sawang's sister and me have been hanging out here and missing our husbands!

We are also gearing up for several more trips coming right up, and we are also beginning to prepare for our "7 Weeks in Asia" short-term missions trip in the summer. Anyone that wants to go on this trip can apply, watch our website at www.continuummedia.com for more details and to download the form!

Countdown to UK: 3 months; Countdown to Canada: 4 months

I've uploaded a photo Sawang created for someone, I think it's great and wanted to share it with you!

24 January 2008

Sawang and I are starting a whole new season in ministry. It's funny, because we really have 2 new "seasons" in a year; one in January, one in September. God always speaks to us about direction, about the ministry, and about what we need to do to prepare for the next move of God.

In this next few months there are several ministry trips coming up; we want to use wisdom in which ones we go on. We are also standing in faith for tickets to go back to UK to connect with our supporters and churches, and we also need to get to Canada so my family can meet Sawang for the first time!

In light of those two immediate needs, we know we cannot go on all the trips, although we need to go on a couple because we are needed; also that is why we work in this ministry! We are called to minister God's Word to the nations of Asia!

Faith is a good thing to have; it gets for us the things God promises in His Word! What an exciting way to live life!

check out www.continuummedia.com to view the ministry's website, you can also download episodes of Continuum TV, a missions program about what God is doing in the nations of Asia!

you can also contact us at gottawearshades@hotmail.com if you want to partner with Sawang and I for the ministry, or just to drop us a line and tell us how you are!

HAPPY 2008!!

As 2007 has come and gone, Sawang and I have seen many changes in our lives. The biggest, of course, is our wedding in September, followed by house and roommates and ministry and lots of new beginnings. But in 2008 we believe we will see the biggest breakthroughs yet. The bible says we will prosper as our souls prosper. How do our souls prosper? When we receive what we need from the Word of God and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Sawang has been a great friend, and an even greater example of the love of God in my life. I praise God every day that I have him.

Please stay with us as we update our blog weekly, and don't forget to leave a comment or two!

October 2007

	BEWARE: Trusting God is hazardous to your comfort zone
	but the fruit you’ll bear is worth it!
	This month Uncle Dave and Auntie Terry, El Shaddai 2’s parents, went up to Thailand’s Northern Hill Tribes and brought home 6 new orphans! Ever since last year’s VBCI jungle trip, they had stayed in contact with some people from one village, and realized how many unwanted and orphaned kids there were in that area. Now that the Lighthouse is almost complete and the El Shaddai II family has moved in, they felt from the Lord that now was time to act. For the full El 2 story, log onto www.continuummedia.com and go to the news page. Sawang & I are going to start having a bible study with El 2, that the Word would bear fruit in them for eternity.		We have seen God shifting both Sawang and I into more of a leadership type role as we have begun mentoring people not only in ministry but also in spiritual things. Sawang is teaching media classes and I now have a team of students working with us in Continuum. This is a great opportunity to raise people up in their giftings and to input spiritually into them on a regular basis. Also new in October is our ministry’s new Continuum Leadership Resource (CLR) package, allowing partners to download teaching videos and articles. Since I’ve helped put the thing together I have had lots of opportunity to hear the teachings and IT IS GOOD! Till next month, we are together in Christ, Lee-Anne & Sawang		GET INVOLVED!
					Pray for El Shaddai 2 & their new siblings! Pray for finances for the El Shaddai family. To partner with the ministry, go to www.continuummedia.com for our new CLR package. We’re looking for monthly sponsors to keep us working on the mission field. To get involved, email gottawearshades@hotmail.com or contact missions director Alex Coetzee at vcimissionsuk@yahoo.com

October 2007

After a jam-packed and very eventful summer in asia, we have entered into our next season of ministry without slowing down, as VBCI has begun once again and we have seen some new missionaries join us in Thailand!

This summer has been such an incredible time of ministry and in Sawang’s and my life personally, we just have not had time to keep up with our newsletters! But as we begin a new season here in Thailand, we want to connect with you again and show you a bit about what we’ve been up to this summer.

In the midst of planning for our wedding, Sawang and I have been so privileged to be part of such amazing growth in One Way and in our other areas of ministry. Because of this we planned our wedding in less than three weeks! We had our ceremony at a beautiful park just down the street from where we work, and which is right by the beach! A picturesque location, no one had ever had a wedding there before! Our reception was at a nice hotel nearby and our honeymoon was in the south of Thailand on a remote island where one of our Victory Churches is located. It was nice to unplug for a week just being newlyweds and celebrating our marriage.
Now we are back in Sriracha and have welcomed a whole new student body at VBCI and several new missionaries to our staff here in Thailand! If we thought we were busy before, we have doubled that now!
We will write again next month to keep you updated on the ministry and what amazing things God is doing in the lives of people all over Asia! And if you have not received our Mission:Asia DVD update we sent out in July, please email and we will send you a copy asap!
Together in Christ, Sawang & Lee-Anne Treetipitak

June 2007

This month in Asia:
Lighthouse project forges ahead, here’s the update; Continuum’s ministry on the Web, One Way’s GROWTH, and what’s ahead. You are sowing into destiny!Hi again everyone! We have been so blessed over this past month as many of you have kept in touch and continue to encourage me & Sawang on this mission field! Your prayers, financial support, and your continued involvement have been out-of-this-world fantastic! For those of you not yet involved, contact us on the above email, we’d love to hear from you!
LIGHTHOUSE The momentum we saw beginning to build last month has continued. The photos I’ve posted above are of workers, finally back to work on the Lighthouse. In May we saw the transformer go up and power in, and now the cement has been poured for the parking lot. The rooms are being cleaned and painted, and are ready for renters. The El Shaddai II Kids finally have a home, and officially moved in last Thursday! PRAISE GOD FOR BREAKTHROUGH!! The kids are settling in nicely and are thankful for all your prayers and support. Please pray for new renters coming in and the Lighthouse having a full capacity of renters, in Jesus’ name, as the money goes toward the support of the El 2 kids!
ONE WAY Youth Church is continuing to see growth, as around 15 new guys have been coming not only to One Way but also to Sunday Night church and Thursday night worship! On the 23rd we are planning a PUNK ROCK concert to reach out to the youth in the community, especially the many skaters and musicians that live here. Some of our Timothys will be involved in that with us; Pray for us as we evangelize and begin to disciple these guys, and prepare spiritually and practically for 100 souls by Christmas!
“Make the vision plain, that he may run who reads it.”
One of the biggest stresses for any missionary or Ministry, is when people do not understand the vision, and thus cannot get involved. For my Bachelor of Ministry project I decided to make a new Website for our ministry here in Thailand. It is called Continuum Online, and it is almost ready to launch! Be ready in the next few weeks for www.continuummedia.com and see the new site complete with Continuum TV ready for download, as well as Podcasts, Audio teachings, Downloadable magazine articles, and more!
HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
PLEASE PRAY for the Lighthouse’s continuing progress, as well as our One Way youth outreach
PLEASE PRAY for Sawang and me as we prepare for marriage
Become a partner with the ministry and receive the quarterly Continuum Magazine as a free gift, as well as having access to our growing Continuum Leadership Resources podcasts and articles (coming soon on www.continuummedia.com )
If you would like to become a monthly supporter to me & Ssawang, or if you’d like to give a love offering, email us on gottawearshades@hotmail.com or contact Missions Director Alex Coetzee on vcimissionsuk@yahoo.com
Together in Christ, Lee-Anne & Sawang

April - May 2007

WE CAME, WE SAW, WE MADE AN IMPRESSION...
The month of April was so jam-packed with events that this report is coming to you late! From parades, to graduation; from One Way celebrations to Lighthouse progress, it has been the most exciting month to date!
Finally, momentum is beginning to build. Out of a difficult situation has come, at long last, some movement forward. With the recent hardships with the Lighthouse, the contractors abandoned the project, leaving us missionaries to come up with some much needed solutions. But God, being ever faithful, has given us favor all around and we are getting more work done than we have in months. Everyone of us in the ministry has been helping paint, move dirt to get ready for paving the parking lot, and we are finishing off the rooms and getting them ready to rent. El Shaddai II is still waiting on the go-ahead to move in, but the transformer is up, power is in, and all the rooms are being metered correctly. Out of devastating disappointment is emerging new hope that God can salvage this project that was once given us as a simple vision. Please pray for the Lighthouse’s continuing progress!
In One Way news, we had our One Year celebration with dramas, multimedia, and a PARTAY! Please pray for us as we believe God for over 100 souls by Christmas! Nothing is impossible for God, and we are getting ourselves ready for harvest!
Victory Bible College Thailand had it’s graduation this month, and I am finally finished Bible School, receiving my Bachelor of Theology diploma. I have made a four-year commitment to the ministry, as has Sawang, and we will faithfully serve here and wait on God for the next instructions.
Probably the most interesting part of the month, just because of it’s sheer hilarity, was the ministry being invited to join the Sriracha Parade. We hooked our portable stage onto the jeep, the band rocked for Jesus, representatives from English School, One Way, Lighthouse, and others handed out flyers and candy. Some of us girls dressed up as Thai Princesses and waved to the slightly confused yet delighted crowd! I even won a prize as best dressed in the parade! Thank you Jesus! Well, that’s about it for this month, but keep in touch! We miss you!
Together in Christ, Sawang & Lee-Anne