November 2009

Long after the news media quits reporting, people in Philippines are still hurting after the devastation caused by Typhoon Ketsana. Our ministry team was on hand to meet their needs and share the love of Christ. That and more this issue of Mission:Asia, your window to the Great Commission front lines.

TYPHOON ROARS ACROSS PHILIPPINES
Typhoon Ondoy (internationally named Ketsana) roared across the Philippines Saturday, September 26, 2009, devastating the nation with flash floods and landfalls in several provinces.
Though the nation was unprepared for a disaster of this magnitude, Fairview Victory Church joined several public and private organizations in giving food and funds to Typhoon victims, and organized clean up missions in disaster zones half a mile from the ministry base. In the past week many Victory Church members have been volunteering their time to assist in areas affected by the storm.
Pastor Richard Conte noted, “We’ve given 4,116 bags of relief goods! That's 4000 families who've been able eat! We're distributing not only food &
used clothing, but new clothes, towels, bed sheets, flip flops & straw mats to sleep on, and some building materials too!”
As the country recouperated, Victory Philippines decided to host a worship conference. Hundreds were blessed as a team from Canada taught; Dr. Al and a small team were also there for follow up from the disaster and to help the ministry move forward.
In January, Sawang and I hope to go to this amazing country to get some filming done for Continuum TV and to help minister there where needed. The nation is in the beginning stages of revival, and it’s all hands on deck to usher in a new generation of believers into the Kingdom of God!



NEW CONTINUUM MAGAZINE
In other news, we have completed the latest ministry magazine, called Continuum. It will come quarterly, and we’d love to send you one if you want it! If you want to be on our subscriber’s list let us know, email sawang@continuummedia.com and you’ll get the quarterly magazine, for free!
VBCI STUDENTS NEED PRAYER
We are still believing for 2 students from Nepal to get their proper visas to study with us at VBCI Thailand. Please join in prayer for their breakthrough.

PARTNERSHIP
We are looking for people to partner monthly with us in bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the farthest parts of Asia. If you wonder about giving to missions, remember, £10, £20, £30 whatever you can give, goes a long way on the mission field.

GIVING INFO
Contact the UK Missions Director Vera Lightfoot at missionvciuk@live.co.uk and she will give you our bank details so you can set up a direct debit at your bank. You can also contact us at gottawearshades@hotmail.com and we’ll forward our bank details.

WATCH CONTINUUM
The new season of Continuum TV is online, you can go to our website and download the podcasts or simply watch them
online. Log onto www.continuummedia.com and keep up to date with all that God is doing across the nations of Thailand, Philippines, Burma, Pakistan, Nepal, China and more nations in Asia!
Helpful Websites
http://sawangandleeanne.blogspot.com www.continuummedia.com www.victoryasia.com

SEPTEMBER 2009 MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN!!

MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN!!
Just as we were on the last leg of our “7 Weeks in Asia” summer mission trip, God opened a new door for us in Canada.



Sawang & I were pretty disappointed when we realized going to Canada in June wasn’t going to happen, but God is on His throne and our lives belong to Him.
We left the situation with God, and lo and behold, He made a way where there seemed to be no way for us to get there.
Sawang found a seat sale online and we booked our tickets straight away. We are paying for two tickets, the same price we would have paid for 1 ticket in June.
WE ARE COMING TO CANADA!!!!
We will be in Ontario from October 15th to November 8th and we would love to come and see you!!
If anyone would like us to come speak at a bible study, youth group, cell group, church meeting, prayer meeting, or anything else, we would be delighted to share about all God is doing across the nations of Asia. If you know of any churches who would like to have us come speak let us know at gottawearshades@hotmail.com .
In other news, VBCI Thailand is in full swing now, most of our students have arrived, but we are still waiting on 2 from Burma and 2 from Nepal. Please pray for them, as many people have trouble getting visas out of their countries to come study the bible in Thailand.
Please continue to pray for our ministry team as we serve God for another year to advance the Kingdom of God in Asia.
Looking forward to seeing everyone, will keep in touch with details.
Sawang & Lee-Anne Treetippitak

PARTNERSHIP:
What might seem like a small donation to you really could make the difference! We are looking for people to partner monthly with us $10, $20, $30, or whatever God wants you to give.
It is a biblical principal to send out missionaries financially and God will reward you for your obedience!
To give a one-time donation or to set up monthly partnership, send a void cheque to A & D World Missions Canada, Box 26010, Lethbridge, AB, T1H 6H4, email adworld@telusplanet.net signifying you are giving to Sawang & Lee- Anne Treetippitak. They will set up a monthly debit with you, or you can give post-dated cheques.
For more information on what Sawang & I are doing in the ministry here in Asia, log onto
http://www.continuummedia.com

AUGUST 2009 ISSUE

7 Weeks in Asia!
A grouop of young westerners have gathered in Southeast Asia for this exciting annual mission trip!
The team has already traveled across the nation of Thailand, and are currently in Vietnam! Next they’ll head to Cambodia for children’s ministry before they head back to our home base in Sriracha, Thailand. Sawang and I will be going into the Northern Thai jungles with the team to minister to hill tribe villages across the region.
FOLLOW THE TEAM FOR AS-IT- HAPPENS NEWS:
log onto http:// www.continuummedia.com/7weeks
to follow the team; find out how you can be part of this exciting missions experience next summer!
Read the articles and get first hand accounts of life on the mission field, and see photos of the trip so far.
We encourage you, especially our partners, to watch the videos; see your money at work in Asia!

Get Involved in Missions!
Thank you sincerely to all our partners; we could not do any of the ministry or traveling we do without you! To God be the glory, yet His will is that His Body work together to expand His Kingdom on earth.
What may seem like a small donation to you really could make the difference! We’re looking for people to partner with us $10, $20, or whatever God wants you to give. It is a biblical pattern to send missionaries out financially, and God will reward you!
PRAY FOR PAKISTAN: Mobs have attacked our Victory family; please stand in prayer against this senseless hatred. For more information go to: http:// www.continuummedia.com/news
CANADA: Send a void cheque to: A & D World Missions Canada, Box 26010, Lethbridge, AB, T1H 6H4 adworld@telusplanet.net signifying it is for Lee-Anne & Sawang Treetippitak. They’ll set up a monthly debit with you, or you can give post-dated cheques. One-time donations are accepted.
UK: Contact the UK Missions Director Vera Lightfoot at missionvciuk@live.co.uk , she will give our bank details to you to set up direct debit at your bank.

What’s Ahead For Summer 2009!

Sawang & I were hoping to come to Canada this summer to visit family and connect with new partners; unfortunately we just could not get the money together in time. Some thought maybe that was a sign from God that we should come off the mission field, but we know better. Sawang and I are right where we need to be and are not letting circumstances dictate our future. Thank God for His Holy Spirit, and His Word, which have been faithful to guide and comfort us in time of need.
Though some plans did not work out, we are excited for all God is doing in the nations of Asia! In Burma, our contact John and his team have just finished building their Pig Farm (see main photo, above). This will help Cyclone Nargis victims, once on the brink of death, now move forward in their new life in Christ. The Pig Farm will generate income for Bamar village families, and will provide funds for John & his team to begin restoration in a new village. Praise God for men and women who are sold out to the plan of God; many lives have been restored because of those who went to Burma, and those who gave sacrificially to help this project.
At the end of this month we will also be starting our annual “7 Weeks in Asia” mission trip! We are leading youths from the jungles of Northern Thailand to the worst slums in Cambodia; from the underground churches in Vietnam to our home base in Sriracha! Log onto www.continuummedia.com for weekly reports and video on this ministry.



We want to thank our partners who are helping us advance God’s kingdom in Asia! BUT WE ASK YOU TO PARTNER with us in reaching the world with the gospel. Please prayerfully consider financial partnership; we need your help! We are looking for people to partner with us $10, $20, $30, or whatever God wants you to give.

CANADA:
Please send a void cheque to A & D World Missions Canada, Box 26010, Lethbridge, AB TIH 6H4 adworld@telusplanet.net signifying you are giving to Sawang & Lee-Ane Treetippitak. They will set up a monthly debit with you, or you can give post-dated cheques.

UNITED KINGDOM:
Contact the UK Missions Director Vera Lightfoot at missionvciuk@live.co.uk and she will give you our bank details so you can set up a direct debit at your bank.

You can also contact us at gottawearshades@hotmail.com and we’ll forward our details.
We thank God for you, and all you are doing for His Kingdom!


Together in Christ, Sawang & Lee-Anne

APRIL 2009 - SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP ISSUE

BE PART OF THE BLESSING!

RESTRUCTURING OF UK VICTORY
Victory Churches of the UK has been a great blessing to the ministry in Asia and plays a vital role in mobilizing us personally into God's Great Commission call on our lives. Due to a restructuring of Victory Churches organization, they will no longer be supporting us financially. The leaders of Victory Churches will continue to provide sending oversight but request that we raise our personal support from individuals.
As we face this sudden drop in financial support, we are urgently appealing each of our friends & family to pray and commit to a monthly amount. Our faithfulness and commitment has been well proven by 6 years of serving this ministry and we simply need to know how you can help us to continue and expand our effectiveness. There are many things you could give into, but sowing finances into the Kingdom will reap benefits for eternity. Any fruit we bear on the field is fruit to your account as well.

WHERE DO I START?
WE NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP TODAY!
What might seem like a small donation to you really does make the difference!
Pray about a financial amount God wants you to give monthly.
Next, if you are in Canada, send a void cheque to A & D World Missions Canada (details below) signifying you are giving to Sawang & Lee- Anne Treetippitak. They will set up a monthly debit with you. You can also partner by post-dated cheque.
In the UK contact missions director Vera Lightfoot (see below) and she will give you our bank details so you can set up a direct debit at your bank.
Together, we will reach Asia for Christ! May He bless you richly for your sacrifice in giving!
Sawang & Lee-Anne Treetippitak

PRAY: Pelase continue to pray for us as
we stand in faith to come to Canada for two months this summer. If you know of a church or home group who would like us to share at, email gottawearshades@hotmail.com

GIVE: If you would like to partner with us monthly and you are in: CANADA: A & D World Missions
Canada, Box 26010, Lethbridge,AB Canada T1H 6H4 adworld@telusplanet.net UNITED KINGDOM: Contact UK Missions DirectorVera Lightfoot missionvciuk@live.co.uk or contact us at our email gottawearshades@hotmail.com
& we’ll forward our bank details.

WATCH Continuum: Your
Window to the Great Commission
You can watch Continuum TV on the Miracle
Channel, or at www.continuummedia.com you can watch every episode free online.

9 september 2008

As drops of rain begin to pelt my face, I breathe a sigh of relief. The welcome shower cuts through the burning heat as we walk between two villages in eastern Thailand, searching for the sick, the lame, and the broken.

My husband Sawang and I have left the ministry base in Sriracha, Thailand, to trek through these dusty back roads with a local pastor for one purpose: to see the Kingdom of God push back the oppression holding the villagers in bondage.

As the drops of rain turn into a monsoon in seconds, my thoughts turn towards the video camera in my hand and I run for cover. But cover in these parts is hard to come by, and we run clear to the next village to find shelter under the tin roof of a local shop.

I can hardly imagine living in a place like this full-time: the houses are nothing but a few wooden slabs with sqat toilets and a bucket of water over the head for a shower. As we head back to the church, I thank God for Pastor Nui, once a successful shop owner, now the witness for Christ in this poverty-stricken region. Nui has given up her business, and her former ambitions, to obey the will of God and be His servant in Non Dang Village. Nui told me the primary reason for her surrendered life is because Jesus healed her of AIDS. Several years ago Nui's husband died of the disease, and as she lay dying in a hospital bed a missionary came and prayed for her. She was healed and has the report to prove it.

Nui met Victory apostolic leader Boonden Witchaipa soon after her healing, and has been with Victory ever since. Boonden's boot-camp training program helped Nui grow in the Word and in her relationship with God, preparing her for the life of sacrifice that has followed. After a short stint in a nicer church, Boonden asked Nui to pastor in Non Dang, far from the comforts of home.

For the past four months, Nui and a helper have been preaching the gospel from hut to hut in this village and in neighboring La Lun. Since Thailand's national religion is Buddhism, her task hasn't been easy. Nui said the only way people are giving their lives to Jesus is when He heals them. I've heard this said about places all over Asia. As Sawang and I ministered from hut to hut with her , we came across several people who reported God had indeed restored them to health. One man who could barely walk has fully recovered; another who was severely brain damaged by drugs talked to us while he cooked dinner. A girl known to the whole village for shouting at everyone and stripping naked, was delivered and is a changed person.

Yet the process of growing in revelation is slow. Just as it was in Jesus' day, a healing doesn't automatically make a disciple. But it does make people more open to the gospel.

On our first Sunday in Non Dang Victory Church, seven people showed up. All of them were new believers, who had limited knowledge of the gospel. I took the opportunity to share who Jesus is and what He came to do: grant forgiveness, give freedom, and produce faithfulness in us. After the preaching we prayed for several who wanted to surrender completely to the Lordship of Jesus, and for others who still don't have a clue who Jesus is and just wanted healing.

After the service pastor Nui shared her desire to see 30 people born-again and plugged into the church by year's end. Not very big by some standards, but her task in this region is great. She must pioneer the way for the gospel in a place steeped in poverty and deep-rooted superstition, where people struggle so much to survive this life, that they don't have time to care about the next one.

But Nui is committed: this is what challenges me the most. Nui is not moved by numbers or success, but by the Spirit of God. And Nui is here for the long-term. Her desire is to see Non Dang Victory church as the head church in this region, planting new churches all over Eastern Thailand.

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!