{"id":5746,"date":"2023-08-25T11:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=5746"},"modified":"2023-08-30T12:20:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:20:14","slug":"butler-newsletter-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/butler-newsletter-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Butler Newsletter: August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Bringing the Kingdom of God to the Kingdom of Thailand<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pray then like this: &#8216;Our Father in heaven hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven&#8221; (Matthew 6:9-10).<\/p>\n<p>When I first went to China, the verse that Holy Spirit pressed on me to pray over the nation was Jesus&#8217; declaration in John 14:6, &#8220;I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.&#8221; I wrote it on the wall in my first apartment. I even wrote the Chinese characters of way (\u9053\u8def d\u00e0ol\u00f9), truth (\u771f\u7406zh\u0113nl\u01d0), and life (\u751f\u547d sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng) for decoration in my apartment. Through my experiences in China, my mind often came back to this verse reminding me that many Chinese followed &#8220;a way,&#8221; believed in &#8220;a &#8216;truth,'&#8221; and thought they knew what &#8220;a life&#8221; was, but they didn&#8217;t follow The Way, didn&#8217;t believe in The Truth, and had no clue who The Life was. I prayed that each person I met would be able to see my life demonstrate Jesus in these three ways of His character and that they would come to know Him through these ways. With my coming to Thailand, it seems Jesus&#8217; teaching of prayer in Matthew 6:9-10 is the verse He wants me to pray over this country.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t even cross my radar until coming that Thailand is in fact a kingdom. So now, looking back, I see that God was preparing me. As I&#8217;ve mentioned before, while I was home, I was helping teach the children at my church. What topic did God have me teaching the kids before I left? The Kingdom of God. I was speaking with someone here where she was sharing her desire for Thailand and the vision God has given her. She said that she wanted to take part in bringing the Kingdom of God to the kingdom of Thailand. I sat next to her and in my head chided myself. &#8220;Duh, Raeha. Okay, God, I&#8217;m listening now even if I was slow on the uptake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So I ask you to join me in praying Matthew 6:9-10 over Thailand. I pray that God&#8217;s Kingdom will come to Thailand. I pray that His will be done here &#8211; not Thailand&#8217;s King or government officials, not mine, or any other believer of Jesus &#8211; only His will be done in Thailand as it is in heaven. May I, alongside my fellow laborers in Christ, just be an instrument to usher in God&#8217;s Kingdom and will into Thailand.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5747\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Reunited-once-again-Jose-Eloisa-with-whom-I-labored-alongside-in-China-are-now-also-working-in-Thailand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5747\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5747\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Reunited-once-again-Jose-Eloisa-with-whom-I-labored-alongside-in-China-are-now-also-working-in-Thailand-270x270.jpg\" alt=\"Reunited once again! Jose and Eloisa, with whom I labored alongside in China, are now also working in Thailand. \" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reunited once again! Jose and Eloisa, with whom I labored alongside in China, are now also working in Thailand.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5748\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Team-Phetchabun-Those-pictured-will-become-my-immediate-family-as-I-minister-alongside-them-in-Thailand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5748\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5748\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Team-Phetchabun-Those-pictured-will-become-my-immediate-family-as-I-minister-alongside-them-in-Thailand-270x270.jpg\" alt=\"Team Phetchabun! Those pictured will become my immediate family as I minister alongside them in Thailand.\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Team-Phetchabun-Those-pictured-will-become-my-immediate-family-as-I-minister-alongside-them-in-Thailand-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Team-Phetchabun-Those-pictured-will-become-my-immediate-family-as-I-minister-alongside-them-in-Thailand-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Team-Phetchabun-Those-pictured-will-become-my-immediate-family-as-I-minister-alongside-them-in-Thailand-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Phetchabun! Those pictured will become my immediate family as I minister alongside them in Thailand.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5749\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Celebrating-mine-Frongs-bottom-right-July-5th-birthdays-with-the-Filipino-church.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5749\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5749\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Celebrating-mine-Frongs-bottom-right-July-5th-birthdays-with-the-Filipino-church-270x270.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrating mine and Frong\u2019s (bottom right) July 5 birthdays with the Filipino church.\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Celebrating-mine-Frongs-bottom-right-July-5th-birthdays-with-the-Filipino-church-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Celebrating-mine-Frongs-bottom-right-July-5th-birthdays-with-the-Filipino-church-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Celebrating-mine-Frongs-bottom-right-July-5th-birthdays-with-the-Filipino-church-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrating mine and Frong\u2019s (bottom right) July 5 birthdays with the Filipino church.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Praises<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 I made it safely to Thailand!<br \/>\n\u2022 Everyone I&#8217;ve met here is enthusiastic about serving God and helping me adjust.<br \/>\n\u2022 Sister Jiep and Brother Albert\u2014I&#8217;m so appreciative of their concern and care for me from my arrival to now as I prepare to move to Phetchabun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer Requests<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Pray for easy adjustment to a new country, new culture, new food, and new methods of doing things.<br \/>\n\u2022 Building relationships\u2014Pray that I can form solid bonds with others.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Raeha Butler<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing the Kingdom of God to the Kingdom of Thailand &#8220;Pray then like this: &#8216;Our Father in heaven hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":5747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4],"tags":[487,317,236,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-5746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missionary-newsletters","8":"category-world-missions","9":"tag-487","10":"tag-august","11":"tag-raeha-butler","12":"tag-thailand","13":"entry"},"title_es":"Bolet\u00edn de Raeha Butler: julio de 2017","content_es":"Por Raeha Butler <strong>Coming Back<\/strong> Ten\u00eda muchas ansiedades antes de mi regreso a China. <em>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto ser\u00e1 diferente cuando regrese? \u00bfPodr\u00e9 hacer la transici\u00f3n de nuevo? Dado que algunos de mis mejores amigos se mudaron, \u00bftendr\u00e9 que empezar de nuevo desde cero? \u00bfRecuerdo mi chino?<\/em> Estas fueron s\u00f3lo algunas de las preguntas que se repiten en mi cabeza. Una pregunta importante que segu\u00eda apareciendo era: <em>\u00bfEs este realmente el lugar que deber\u00eda estar ahora?<\/em> No va a mentirle, las primeras semanas fueron un poco dif\u00edciles. Me enferm\u00e9 despu\u00e9s de mi primera semana. Yo estaba en el limbo ya que no pod\u00eda entrar en el apartamento de la escuela hasta que la maestra regres\u00f3 a Lanzhou de sus vacaciones de invierno, as\u00ed que mientras tanto me estaba hospedando en el apartamento de la familia West (GRACIAS A ELLOS!). Tuve que acostumbrarme a la enorme cantidad de gente otra vez. Me qued\u00e9 mirando dondequiera que fui de nuevo. Uso del transporte p\u00fablico de nuevo. Ruido de la ciudad de nuevo. Volvi\u00f3 a contaminar el aire. Fue alentador, sin embargo, ser recibidos por amigos - tanto locales como extranjeros - y bienvenidos de vuelta. Me siento en los dos meses desde que he vuelto he tenido m\u00e1s interacci\u00f3n social que lo que hice en mis primeros dos meses de mi primer per\u00edodo. Eso ha ayudado a poner muchas de mis preocupaciones a gusto. Hay algo en la comunidad que trae consuelo. Definitivamente siento paz desde que regres\u00e9. Me da la sensaci\u00f3n de que este es el lugar correcto para m\u00ed ahora mismo. Muchas de las preguntas sin respuesta de lo que ser\u00e1 mi futuro en China todav\u00eda est\u00e1n sin respuesta. Pero por el momento, en esta temporada, en este momento, en este lugar, s\u00e9 que es donde Dios necesita que yo sea. Mi enfoque es mejorar mis habilidades de hablar en chino y ya estoy viendo una mejora en eso. Estoy pasando m\u00e1s tiempo con mi amiga china que todav\u00eda est\u00e1 aqu\u00ed y con la esperanza de seguir discipul\u00e1ndola para crecer m\u00e1s en su relaci\u00f3n con Jes\u00fas. <strong>Verano<\/strong> 7 de mayo - Este fue el primer domingo de una beca internacional. El grupo con el que me encuentro y otro grupo est\u00e1n iniciando una iglesia internacional para Lanzhou. Por favor mant\u00e9ngalo en sus oraciones mientras esperamos crecer nuestra comuni\u00f3n con otros extranjeros, pero tambi\u00e9n usar la iglesia como un catalizador para m\u00e1s ministerio al pueblo chino de nuestra ciudad. 26 de mayo - 4 de junio Asist\u00ed a un retiro de solteros en Tailandia. Gracias por sus oraciones por el viaje seguro, el buen compa\u00f1erismo, y el est\u00edmulo de este viaje. <strong>Elogios Informes<\/strong> <em>Habilidades chinas<\/em> - Mi recuerdo de los chinos comenz\u00f3 a regresar a m\u00ed en Detroit, ya que estaba rodeado por los pasajeros que compartir\u00edan mi avi\u00f3n con Beijing. Desde que regres\u00e9, he tenido muchos elogios de los lugare\u00f1os sobre mi chino, diciendo que me pueden entender. Ahora si puedo conseguir mis habilidades a un nivel que me siento c\u00f3modo. <em>Transici\u00f3n de nuevo a la vida de China<\/em> - Siento como mi transici\u00f3n de nuevo a China fue bastante suavemente. Todav\u00eda tengo d\u00edas dif\u00edciles a veces (que se espera que viven en una cultura extranjera), pero en su mayor parte no ha habido problemas importantes. Hay paz sabiendo que aqu\u00ed es donde estoy destinado a estar ahora mismo. <em>M\u00e1s tiempo libre<\/em> - Debido a mi formato de clase m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil, he tenido mucho m\u00e1s tiempo libre para hacer actividades fuera de estudiar. Estoy consiguiendo encontrarme con los amigos chinos y extranjeros m\u00e1s a menudo que es una bendici\u00f3n ENORME. <strong>Peticiones de oraci\u00f3n<\/strong> <em>Amistades m\u00e1s profundas<\/em> - Un ajuste desde que regresamos es pasar mucho tiempo solo. El a\u00f1o pasado tuve una compa\u00f1era de cuarto con la que pas\u00e9 la mayor\u00eda de mi tiempo con (estudiando, comprando, comiendo, etc.), pero ella se mud\u00f3 a otra ciudad as\u00ed que tengo que hacer todas estas cosas solas otra vez. Ha sido un ajuste dif\u00edcil. Ore para que pueda encontrar un amigo con quien estar de forma m\u00e1s regular en lugar de una o dos veces por semana. <em>Estudio chino<\/em> - Aunque mi chino ciertamente ha mejorado, todav\u00eda no es f\u00e1cil. Ore para que pueda afinar mis habilidades para hablar con m\u00e1s facilidad y claridad. Tambi\u00e9n que mi escucha se acostumbre m\u00e1s al lenguaje de la gente com\u00fan. Muchos murmuran o no usan una pronunciaci\u00f3n apropiada que hace dif\u00edcil entender su significado. <strong>Retiro<\/strong> As\u00ed, tan alentado por el retiro IPHC Asia Misionero celebrado en Hanoi, Vietnam a finales de marzo. Siempre es bueno estar con esta familia, y esta vez no decepcion\u00f3. Fue agradable para conseguir un empuje extra de todo el mundo como estoy reci\u00e9n comenzando en mi segundo per\u00edodo en China. Alabado sea Dios por nuestro tiempo juntos. Creo que fue curativo para muchos. Realmente creo que fuimos reconocidos por los vietnamitas que encontramos por nuestro amor el uno al otro.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Reunited-once-again-Jose-Eloisa-with-whom-I-labored-alongside-in-China-are-now-also-working-in-Thailand-e1692979483453.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1uG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}