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The ladies of the Dawn of Life Christian
Church are both Marys and Marthas. On Sunday afternoons, the
ladies meet for Bible study and prayer for about an hour. In
the past, Esther led the ladies into deep study of the Word.
They were convicted of the fact that if they want an abundant
and victorious life, they need to establish a very close and
stable relationship with the love and Lord of their lives, Jesus.
They need to learn to sit at the Lord's feet, listening to Him,
just like Mary. Through their journey with Christ, they've met
many obstacles but they took those obstacles to become opportunities
for greater advancement in their spiritual growth.
Presently, a lady graduate of Chiangmai
Bible Institute working with the Thailand Bible Society is teaching
the ladies. The Marthas in the ladies inspire them to serve.
They:
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They take care of the physical
church building by making it fit for worship services and meeting
venue through cleaning and beautification.
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They are responsible
in providing food for Sunday lunches, refreshments for meetings
and delegate work in the kitchen to young people and older
children.
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Participate actively in the church
ministries of prayer, music, and outreach
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They are the main
force in the charitable works of the church by holding
bazaars, to help educate poor and underprivledged children.
On most occasions, the ladies are
overwhelmed by many responsibilities they have to do, sometimes
to a point of complaining. We thank God that leadership of the
church is always there to remind the ladies "that it isn't that
the doing doesn't need doing, it's that the being must come first
and then they'll find that the necessary part of doing will get
done". -Jill Briscoe, Women's Devotional Bible. The ladies however, enjoy their
role in the church. They only desire to be in the center of the
Lord's will and that their lives could be used for His glory.
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