The Candy Shop...a MUST see short film!

http://www.whitestonemotionpictures.com/Films/the-candy-shop/



I know it may be annoying that we can't just have the video on our site, but I'm telling you that it is worth your time to click on one more page and watch this film! It is so well made and it is a very "disturbing" yet truthful view of child sexual exploitation.
You MUST watch it!

A few Thailand pictures

As we have said many times, our trip to Thailand was amazing! God did soooooo much in us and through us; its hard to even share it all. We are going to continue to update you with bits here and there because, honestly, there is too much and it's too intense to share it all in one chunk. For now, here are a few photos of some of our time there.
Be blessed!

[caption id="attachment_398" align="aligncenter" width="509" caption="Some street graffiti in Bangkok. A prophetic picture of what we did and what God is doing!"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_401" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="A picture from one major Red Light District in Bangkok"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_402" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="An intense and thought provoking photo taken on the streets of the Red Light District in Bangkok"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_404" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="A group of young men who work in the sex industry in Bangkok. This street of "boy bars" is where we spent most of our ministry time. God moved our hearts in an amazing way for these men! Please keep them in your prayers. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_412" align="aligncenter" width="612" caption="Chatting with some workers at a massage parlor- a place that we were told may have trafficked children"][/caption]

What's next??

Our apologies for our lack of postings lately. God really did quite a work in Thailand and we have been trying to process it all and figure out what it means for Unearthed. Its been a wonderful season! Please understand that our lack of posting/emailing in no way means we haven't been doing anything, haven't been praying, or haven't been thinking about all of you and thanking God for your partnership!! It is because of YOU that Thailand was so special!

Here a brief overview/update. In the coming days we will post small bits/stories about our trip so you know more about all we went through.

Our Thailand trip was crazy and intense. God showed us so much! Specifically, God put it on our hearts to contend for two groups of people: the men and the trafficked children. We were so surprised by this...as we went to Thailand with the intention of reaching out to the women and all the connections we made were with ministries for women.
Though we felt unprepared and "little"...God used our Unearthed experience and gave us so much favor in our prayer-walks! We befriended some very special boys and prayed over some very dark areas. As y'all can imagine, we were rocked. And the Lord is still rocking us. Much to process but we are also discerning how to move forth with Unearthed and in Korea.

We feel that God is leading us to go deeper... specifically that of "unseen" areas He wants us to see...to contend for these unseen areas and people. As we do, we need to learn more! So, just like Unearthed started a year and half ago, with research and learning, this is where we find ourselves again now. Once again, we are forerunning! Except what's different now is that we're going to focus on the hidden areas. This is challenging but we know it is exactly where God is placing us right now. We have begun our research and some "scouting" of areas. We are in need of direction and strategy as we move forth.

Also, God has heard our prayers for the Church to rise up! Slowly but surely the churches in Seoul are being awakened and are engaging with God's heart for justice and righteousness...His heart for the men and women involved in this industry. PRAISE THE LORD! It moves us to tears to see the sleeping Church wake up. This is what we've been praying for! Surely, He has heard our cries.



Thank you again and again for your partnership! This is going to be a special time where we need grace to continue, favor to search out and find the right things and strategy to know what to do with the information.

Prayer Warriors...we love you! Thank you

Freedom.

As I was praying last night, God reminded me the power of freedom.

Let us pray for the men and women who hold others captive. Even today and throughout the night in dreams, may God reveal to these people how He has freed them. O, that they would know the precious freedom we have in Jesus.

May they liberate those whom they are holding captive.

Thank you.

We are back from Thailand! Thank you to those who faithfully prayed for us. We love you and honor you.

Words fall short, but simply put: Thailand was amazing.

God provided incredible connections...both in our appointments that were made and totally divine connections while there. We met some passionate men and women who are serving on the frontlines. We also met some very precious men and women whom the Father dearly loves. We praise God.

In the coming days, we look forward to sharing with you stories that unearth God's great love for these people, unearth their beauty, unearth the injustice, unearth their destiny.

Going strong in Thailand!

Hello from the warm and beautiful Thailand :)
The team has all made it here safely and things are going well so far. Here is a brief overview of what has happened so far....its already been a crazy 2 days! The devil is resisting us and our work a lot! But the Lord is stronger and he is working mightily!

Saturday we had a great team dinner and planning and prayer time.

Sunday,  God divinely lead us to a church that we weren't initially
planning to go to. It was a spirit filled place and we made amazing
connections. A woman who is in charge of connecting all the Christian
ministries in Thailand. A converted Muslim missionary from Pakistan.
An apostolic church planting pastor from Singapore. The pastor met
with us for hours after service and shared with us his visions for the
church in Thailand and he listened as we shared with him about Korea.
We agree with him that it is Thailand's finest hour and the harvest is
ripe and ready. He was so supportive and willing to help us out in any
way and he prayed for us as we finished the meeting.

We also met with the Thai staff of a local ministry that does bar
outreach and has a home and jobs for the girls. We had a Q and A
session about the industry in Thailand and will be meeting with her
again tonight to do outreach.

We have had a lot of opposition thus far, so we need your prayers! Please!
-Strategy
-Awareness!! We FOR REAL need alertness all the time, even when we are
"just" sitting down to eat.
-Boldness and faith to go into the secret and hidden places
-pray Isaiah 61:1 for us

Thanks!! We will update you more with pictures and stories as we are able to.

For the glory of God!

Bangkok here we come! :)

We've been talking about it for a while...and now its upon us. The first (of many)

UNEARTHED MISSIONS TRIP!!!
Thailand 2011

Thank you so much for praying with us thus far. We have felt so much strength, excitement and grace and we are so expectant for the trip. Here are a few other specific prayer requests.

• Team Unity- Not only do we want to minister together, we want to grow in our relationships with each other and bless each other during our time. This is going to be crucial for what we are going to do when we come back to Seoul.


• Thai Ministries- Please pray into these ministries. They are doing amazing things!!!


• Protection- Physical protection, spiritual and emotional as well! This is a war we are entering, and we don't go in without our armor.


• Prophetic/Words of Knowledge- We want to minister to people by touching secret places in their hearts. Pray that the Lord will reveal things to us as we pray for the people we encounter in the bars, clubs and on the streets.


• Logistics- please pray that everything goes smoothly with logistical things like buses, trains, planes, hotels, money, etc.


• Divine appointments- we want the Lord to show us his heart for who to minister to, and to make connections with other ministries


• Open and teachable hearts- pray that we are sensitive to the spirit and open and ready to learn all that He wants to show us this week.

Thank you also to everyone for your financial support!! We have raised just under 3/4 of our goal for this trip! We are so blessed that you give so freely and generously to support this ministry and the other ministries in Thailand. We really want to go on this trip not only to BE blessed, but to BE A BLESSING!! Thank you for helping us do that.
We are still looking to raise about 700 dollars. Its not too late to support this trip!!  If you would like to support us, please email (unearthedseoul@gmail.com) and we will give you details. Each little bit is a HUGE blessing and you will be rewarded double!


Grace and peace be with you today, and always. Thank you for your all of your support. We are so excited to share stories with you upon our return!
May 2011 be a year of MORE!!!!

With great love,
Unearthed Missions Team
Elizabeth, Cassandra and Mark