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2012-01-04T12:22:00.000-08:00

Throughout my whole life, I don't believe I've ever witnessed a miraculous healing - until I went to Thailand. In December 2011, I found myself with an amazing group from Worship Centre (24 Life Young Adults) on a mission to witness to the beautiful people of Cambodia and Thailand. I wasn't sure what to expect. I was the youngest of the group and was far less experienced in ministry than my new friends. How could God work through me?

While up in the mountains of Northern Thailand near the Burma border, we visited a tribal village that we were hoping to witness to. It was late afternoon and the children of Jaba village were already stuck to us like glue, laughing while we played a whole bunch of games with them. Slowly, this attracted a lot of the mothers and intrigued village folk. At sunset we began to sing some songs with the people and soon, the team leader Kevin Barden was speaking of the love and atonement of Jesus Christ. With words of knowledge, the group called up members of the tribe, praying for all sorts of healing and restoration.

Person after person began lining up, these people who had no previous knowledge of Christ or Christianity for that matter. And one after another, I saw every one who had taken a step of faith, be healed. Then one of the boys from he team, asked me to pray for a lady's ankle, while he prayed for her leg. Both were in pain. I started to doubt whether I could heal an injury all by myself, then remembered that it's Christ who heals, not me- I'm simply His vessel. Communication with the lady took a while, after all, we were having to conquer three language barriers. English to Thai, Thai to Lahu and back again. She remarked that her knee had felt better but said it wasn't completely healed. We prayed again but I worried that nothing of consequence had happened with her ankle. After praying for the lady's knee again I asked her about the ankle. My translator told me, "Oh yes, that was healed before," as if she was like "Yes yes, we've done that, let's move on." But I was just stunned that God worked through my simple prayer and changed this woman's life. The best part was after she was healed, she told us, "I feel like something warm has dropped into my heart." Not only does God meet our physical need, but He took this woman and transformed her from the inside out.

2011-09-27T16:15:00.000-07:00

The flood waters have begun to recede. Although it was a tough time, the Heartland staff made the most of it.

2011-09-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

Heartland Church in Kampong Cham is presently facing the 3rd and largest flood of the 2011 rainy season. Ps Channa reports the water is getting higher every day. They have now bought 3000 bricks to pile up so the pig can stay on top and keep away from water. If the floods stay up too long then our bananas, mango tree and other small plants will be harmed too.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR PIGS TO REMAIN SAFE AND DISEASE FREE.

2011-09-04T17:16:00.000-07:00

If you have ever considered getting involved with international missions but didn’t know where to start, then here is an opportunity for you. Ps Eliah and Jit secured a new building in Chiang Rai Thailand to house their family, the Shalom Girl’s Home and their Church. It costs 10,000 baht a month and we are looking for 52 sponsors to pay one weeks rent a year. That is only $80 each. Please make your cheque payable to Heartland International : P.O. Box 629 Rochedale South or direct deposit into the Heartland International Westpac Account BSB 034076 Acc 263099

2011-09-02T23:24:00.000-07:00

August was a big month of building in Northern Thailand. The Church in Chiang Rai. A chicken pen at the Shalom Girls home and the toilet block and first of 10 A framed huts for the Northern Base near the Thai / Burma border

Worship Centre Church : Chiang Rai Thailand

New Chicken Pen at Shalom Girls Home

Completed toilet block

The first of 10 huts

Timber and concrete posts for the A framed huts

2011-08-30T15:44:00.000-07:00

Please continue to up hold Ps Channa and Simmy in your prayers as they make in roads into their community. The Heartland Community Church in Kampong Cham Cambodia is experiencing an explosion in their youth and children's ministries.

2011-08-19T13:35:00.000-07:00

Stage 1 is completed and stage 2 has begun.

2011-08-14T18:56:00.000-07:00

Worship Centre Thailand celebrate the opening of their new Tent Church and Thai Mothers day. Sunday 14th August 2011

2011-08-10T23:56:00.000-07:00

A big week in Chiang Rai Thailand. Ps Eliah and Jit's home, the Church office,Shalom Girl's Home and the Worship Centre Church (Tent) are all now on one property.

2011-08-09T13:27:00.000-07:00

Stage one on our Camp Grounds and Northern Base near the Thai / Burma border is almost completed. 10 A framed huts along the creek and a 8 x 15 mt meeting tent to go.

2011-08-09T13:15:00.001-07:00

It has been a busy week in Chiang Rai Thailand. The floor is down and everyone is excited for the Church Tent to go up soon.

Thanks to the Destiny Rescue Children's Home for all the help this week.

2011-08-05T12:43:00.000-07:00

Ps Eliah and the Church team in Chiang Rai prepare the ground for their new Church building. A large tent will be errected on this site.

2011-07-23T13:55:00.001-07:00

This is stage one on our Camp Grounds and Northern Base near the Thai / Burma border.
When completed, we will have a toilt block with 10 showers and 10 toilets, 10 A framed huts along the creek and a 8 x 15 mt meeting tent.

2011-07-14T20:53:00.000-07:00

Ballina 6 years old, Rapha 2 years and Visotakun just over 2 months.

2011-06-18T14:23:00.000-07:00

Launched in May 2009 Shalom Girl’s Home is one project that is particularly close to the hearts of Ps Eliah and Jit. Shalom is not an orphanage or a rescue home for girls caught up in the sex industry but a loving family for seven young ladies deemed, At Risk Youth or Children. With limited budget, the Janees supply accommodation, food, toiletries, pocket money, transport, education and uniforms for their girls. On a monthly basis they endeavor to meet all these needs, teach English and are prayerful about their plans to introduce computer classes as finances permit.

Narwat (fourteen) and Daranee (seven) are the latest girls to come and live with the Janees. Their story is typical of all the Shalom girls. Half sisters, their mother recently re-married and went to live with her new husband leaving the girls in the care of their 25 year old drug addicted brother. With nothing more than a bamboo screen to separate them from unwanted visitors, the sisters lived in constant fear due to the continual flow of his male friends through their house. It was not a difficult decision for the Junees when asked if the girls could live with them.

2011-06-01T15:40:00.001-07:00

If you have ever considered getting involved with international missions but didn’t know where to start, then here is an opportunity for you. Ps Eliah and Jit have just secured a new building in Chiang Rai Thailand to house their family, the Shalom Girl’s Home and their Church. It costs 10,000 baht a month and we are looking for 52 sponsors to pay one weeks rent a year. That is only $80 each. Please make your cheque payable to Heartland International : P.O. Box 629 Rochedale South or direct deposit into the Heartland International Westpac Account BSB 034076 Acc 263099

2011-04-20T21:40:00.000-07:00

We welcome the arrival of Ps Channa and Simmy's 3rd child, born at 4.55pm on Tuesday the 19th of April 2011. A perfect baby boy.

2011-03-03T13:55:00.000-08:00

We are looking forward to having Ps Eliah in Australia with us from the 29th of April to the 19th of May.

2011-02-17T13:37:00.001-08:00

Until recently only a lucky few had a sleeping matt in this medium security prison in Kampong Cham Cambodia, their night were spent on bare concrete. But that all changed on the 15th of February when Heartland Church were able to distribute 850 matts thanks to the generous support of a young couple from Brisbane.

Ps Channa reports, "We have distributed 850 mats and detergents.

Please thank you to the donors for me and for the prisoners.
It's a wonderful job they have done for the prison here.
The prisoners are very excited about this."

2011-02-10T14:55:00.000-08:00

UPDATE : 18TH FEBRUARY.
MEANSITH HAS RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP THAT GREATLY REDUCES HIS COST OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
Year 1 $130.00 U.S
YEAR 2 AND 3 $80.00 U.S.
YEAR 4 $60.00 U.S.

Meansith or Jumping Jack as we like to call him because of his enthusiastic song leading style will soon be starting a four year English Litriture course. He comes from a very poor family and is now living at the Heartland Church base in Kampong Cham. Without a sponsor this will be impossible for him, so we are looking for someone to invest in his life and sponsor his education at around $250.00u.s. for the next four years.

Bank account details are available on the support page of our website. www.heartlandinternational.org.au

2011-01-28T20:13:00.000-08:00

Those of you that have visited the Heartland work in Cambodia and have met Pastors Chenna and Simmy Touch would be aware of their unceasing work and endless love for the Lord and the people and nation of Cambodia.

Well, here is an opportunity to say thankyou for everything they have done and to minister to them in a really practical way.

Ps Channa has found a block of land on which to build his family home. It is only $6,500u.s. but on their wages it may as well be a million.

I for one am going to do all I can to help their dream become a reality and am inviting all their friends to get behind this great couple.

Donations marked (Touch Family) can be made through Heartland International. Details are available on the support page at www.heartlandinternational.org.au

Thank you : Andrew Cook Heartland International Chairman

2011-01-27T14:14:00.000-08:00

Heartland International Chairman, Andrew Cook with Author and Missionary, Ben McGonagle.

Ben's book is availabe on their website, www.benandcherie.com

2011-01-26T13:44:00.000-08:00

Self sufficiency for our Pastors and work in Thailand is possible through the launch of the Kingdom Coffee Project.

Most village Pastors already own land and can be self sufficent with as little as 1,000 coffee bushes. At 10 baht each, an investment of $333 Australian will see the job done.

2010-09-21T23:05:00.000-07:00

Praying for a perfect baby, a perfect pregnancy and a perfect birth. Channa and Simmy's third child due in March 2011.