Worship in the Marketplace (which is probably where we need to do more of it!)

On Friday night, the same day we went to the public schools, Pattaya Praise had 3 separate locations for worship in the market place. We visited two of them. This first one pictured here was at a major mall...it was HUGE. They set up the stage and sound system outside in this large courtyard. There were lots of Christians gathered for it, and there were a TON of shoppers who gathered and stayed listening for a long time. It was amazing. The Porters also told me that during other times of the year, worship groups have set up and played at this mall. It has been so successful because the Mall Management has seen the crowd it gathers, and they have asked these worship groups to come back as often as they can, and they are letting them use the venue for FREE! God's favor is all over these times of public worship and it really is transforming the atmosphere over Pattaya.






Here's a video of the worship at the Mall...




Here is a picture of a worship team that also played during this evening. This group set up at the Tamar Center, which as a reminder, is located on "Soi 6" street, which is one of the most well known streets in Pattaya for sex-trafficking because the girls are more aggressive in their solicitation and there are a lot of "pretty boys" (again, these are young men aspiring to look like girls...and they do).

I have been in red light districts before, but it is never easy to walk down the street and see these girls who do not know how much the Father loves them and doesn't like what's happening to them. It's also challenging, as a man, to keep your physical and spiritual eyes looking in the right direction. It was still stretching for me, but it also felt good to taste the freedom that has come in my heart over the years...I felt different than I've felt in the past walking down streets like this. That was encouraging. I did spend some time praying over myself and some of the other guys that were walking down the street. In any case, despite the intensity of the warfare on that street, how awesome is it to have worship and the gospel being sung and spoken out over these girls. If you haven't checked it out yet, visit YWAM's site for the Tamar Center - http://www.ywamthai.org/pattaya/tamar.html