Offerings are needed
to replenish our Fund.

All donations are welcome as our commitment to assist one family is running out!

12,000 Baht
will meet this commitment up to the end of this current year.

Transfer to ICB account:
KBank a/c 003-1-09408-9
Please send payment slip marked “MDP” to office@icbangkok.org

Thank you!

You can find more about Life Raft, with whom we partner, lower down this newsletter

We will join together

 this Sunday at BCC

10th September 2023

at 10.00 am

Bangkok Christian College

Scripture Readings for this week:
Exodus 12:1-14*
Psalm 149*
Romans 13:8-14*
Matthew 18:15-20*

(*click for online Bible)
ICB Pastor, Chee Keong Yong, introduces this week’s theme:

When is Jesus present among us? What does he mean when two or three are gathered in his name, he is present among them?

This is a sentence that perhaps most of us know by heart from our younger days. It has been taught and prayed over and over again. But do we know what is meant by it? Most often, it is used to encourage groups in small numbers that Jesus is present even with just two or three. You won’t find it mentioned often in much larger church gatherings.

So it is like a morale booster for most. Does it work though? Are we truly convinced of Jesus’ presence in small numbers? How do we feel about small numbers? Do we get discouraged? Do we prefer larger crowds so that we can blend in with others?

I have ministered in both small and big churches. Does it matter? Jesus started with a handful – just twelve disciples. Just imagine, turning up at church on a Sunday with a dozen people in attendance. How would you feel?

If we count on our feelings about the presence of God / Jesus, then we are mistaken. Feelings do not give rise to faith. The saying from Jesus is a promise based on His word. Is it trustworthy enough that we do not allow small numbers to defeat us?

Join us this Sunday at church at 10.00 am. Where? At the Bangkok Christian College.
Blessings

Chee

Sunday School meets every week for young children during part of the worship time. Parents are encouraged to bring their children of any age. Please ask about this on arrival.

ICB Choir meets every Sunday – if you’d like to join, please come to rehearsal at 9 a.m.  We need more singers, and it’s fun!

For more news, please keep an eye on the
ICB Sunday School Facebook Page
HERE
https://www.facebook.com/ICB-Christian-Education-106748784983710
(copy this URL into your browser)

• The Pastoral Search Committee has reviewed 41 applications and selected candidates for the next stage of the search process.
• Those selected have received and answered a questionnaire and, during this period, the search committee is reviewing sermons.
• Shortly, the committee will begin interviewing a small group of candidates and gather references in order to recommend the best applicant to the church council.
• Meanwhile, please continue to pray for wisdom and God’s guidance for committee members and short listed candidates as we approach this critical point of the search process.
• Pastor Chee has accepted the Council’s invitation to extend his term with us until 5th November 2023.
• Watch this space for more news when it happens….

At our present location at
BCC Bangkok Christian College
35 Pramuan Rd, Silom,
Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500
A very short walk from BTS Surasak (Exit 3).
Click here for Google maps reference or follow the map near the top of this newsletter.

Directions:
People coming on foot, taxi and / or BTS should use Exit 3 (BTS station) and enter by the side gate on Sathorn Road.

Those coming by car* should normally use the gate on the adjacent Pramuan Road only. The gate on Sathorn road is inaccessible to all vehicles (except bicycles).
* Please follow guards’ instructions if a change of entrance is required.

Please enter Pramuan Road (runs between Sathorn and Silom Road) and enter the school through Gate 3. Make an immediate right turn and follow the side road to the parking lot with the basketball hoops. (Please take care as there is often building work going on inside the school grounds.)

We, at ICB, support displaced individuals and families in Bangkok with regular financial support through Life Raft International.

We also offer congregational, emotional and spiritual assistance.
Who qualifies?
Those who have been granted (or are applying for) recognition as refugees by UNHCR.
Why do we need to help these people?
Ongoing support is needed to help them bridge the gap while they seek and wait for resettlement in another country, which most often takes many years.
UNHCR recognition very rarely means they can live and work freely in their country of asylum.

Owing to several people leaving ICB and Thailand over the past months, the ICB Church Council is seeking people to fill the following positions as soon as possible and/or members on all the committees:

• Outreach – continuing contact with and support for our 8 social service partners
  Our newly appointed Outreach leader needs others to assist in further developing this important work of ICB. Email Deborah at outreach@icbangkok.org 
• Worship – overseeing Church services
• Fellowship – In organising ICB community activities, more helpers are needed.

All you need is the motivation to help us to develop our ICB community and outreach partners with Jesus as our guide.

To find out more, please contact
Pastor Chee        minister@icbangkok.org

www.icbangkok.org/outreach/

Office Phone Number (Mon-Thur) +66 (0)2-258-5821
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