Glory to God... Thoughts from the fight

My whole training period and into the fight I really have been praying and trying to be focused on God being glorified through it all, not solely having my focus be the activity at hand.

"but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

As I performed the Sealing of the Ring, I was praying Isaiah, that I was "waiting on the Lord" and that I would "fight and not grow faint". God was totally with me before, during and after the fight. I was talking to a fighter, (before my fight) who was there watching the fights and when he found out it was my first fight he said, "I have one piece of advice. As soon as you hit the ring you will get nervous as hell. Just breath deep, relax, move and get through the first two rounds and your nerves will calm." I told him, "I know it sounds crazy, but I am not nervous at all." and he replied, "you will as soon as you hit the ring". The crazy thing is, I never felt nervous; now that doesn't mean I wasn't having the effects of nerves (as my kicks looked horrible) but I never got the feeling of nervousness that makes you freeze up or forget your training. I totally know that I should have, and that was the Holy Spirit being with me.

"So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing." 1 Cor 9:26

While I do the running portion of my training, I always want to give up early, and this is what I say to myself to keep going, "this is round 3, and there are still two more to go"... or "while I'm doing this the other guy isn't" and that's what drives me on to finish. So, in the third round when I was doing everything I could to keep knee striking the Lord brought back to my mind this thought from my training, "this is the 7th kilometer and I still have 2 more kilometers to go, and I ain't freagin' givin' up right now!" and I kept on knee striking. So when the ref gave him the 8-count I was seriously praying the whole time "Lord, please let the ref call the fight, because I cannot do one more knee strike" and when the ref waved his hands, I knew God had answered my prayer. It was SO hard, I'm not going to say it was the hardest thing I have ever done, but... it was SO hard. So I totally know that God gave me the favor of the win. It was not on my strength.

"We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ." 1 Col 1:28

After the fight that is what I told EVERYONE, that God/Jesus had given me the strength and gave me the blessing of the win. I was honest with people that talked to me and told them that I felt I couldn't do another knee strike and that God had answered my prayer and gave me the favor of the win. After the fight everybody at the stadium wanted to talk to me because no one thought I would win, and according to Lisa the whole stadium got into our fight. One lady after the fight came up to me and said "You were meditating in there weren't you" (she was refering to the sealing of the ring and Wai Kru) I said, "Nope, I was praying to God that I would fight and not grow faint" and she said, "but you were also meditating right?" I said "MEDITATING on JESUS baby!" and she got a sort of perplexed look and that was the end of it. But I totally felt God's presence during it all.

Its like that quote from Chariots of Fire "I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure."...

thats the way I felt during my training and during the fight. While I fought I felt His pleasure.

"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." John 4:23

After I won, I didn't have it left in me to cry, but I felt like I had to cry, because I was so overwhelmed. Its not that I didn't think I could win, but I didn't come into the fight with the expectation that I would surely win. So when I did win, knowing I felt like I was completely exhausted, all I could do was praise God for His goodness and thank Him for the gift of the win, and the gift of feeling His loving pleasure for what I was doing. Its why I want to train and fight again. I want to continually feel His pleasure as I fulfill this one small part of my purpose. Its the same way I feel when I snowboard... It literally is (one of) my form(s) of worship.

"Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!" 1 Cor 9:24

Finally, on the way home I was really clearly hearing the Holy Spirit, and I questioned, "Why did it take so long for You to answer my prayer (of giving me the win)?" and I heard the answer "because I answered your prayer only after you had fought with ALL your strength. I know your heart and if you had given up early you would not have won." Wow... Thank you Lord.

Please... Go

There are many who God is calling right now to GO. Please... Go.

These people are so trapped, and searching. Do not let ANYTHING get in the way. Not the timing... there will never be the "right" time; not the money... there will never be "enough" money; not your fear... God is greater than anything you fear; not your comfort... if you live your life for comfort now, woe to you when you meet the Master; Not for relationships that you love... If you hold tight to them your hand cannot be open to new relationships, because God wants to give you more; not because you feel inadequate... truly there is nothing great or mighty about us, the only thing we can boast in is Christ in us. We are weak, but He is strong. He works through those who are not great and wise, but those who are weak and humble.

I am overwhelmed with grief for those that our trapped in darkness, pain, oppression, sin. The weight of which cannot be bore alone. People everywhere are dying each day, dying to the weight of the loneliness. Looking for the answer... Searching for freedom and love. We have the Message... We have the Answer... There is Truth!

Please... obey... Please... GO! God is greater than anything holding you back.

All Satan wants you to do is... WAIT. He doesn't need to convince you of anything else except to... WAIT. Until its more convenient, until the timing is better, until... until... Don't be deceived! You have the Message of Love, the Message of Reconciliation, the Message that sets people FREE!

Not with anger, bitterness or pride, but with grief in my heart I tell you that we know many people who have received the call, who feel that they have been told to GO, and they have not said "no" but merely have kept putting it off, never putting rubber to road by setting the date and making the sacrifice to hold to that commitment. Don't let this be you too. I plead with you on behalf of the people here who are internally screaming for help...

We did not receive what we needed until we set a date AND bought the plane tickets... only then, AFTER we took the BIG step of faith, did EVERYTHING fall into place. Take the step of faith. You know who you are, you know those who I am talking to. Don't keep asking for more confirmation. When God gives you the call to Go, if you aren't sure, then everything else should be on hold until you seek him in fasting prayer to know for sure, and when you know... GO!

We are praying for YOU! Honestly, I am praying with anguish for you to be set free from everything holding you back.

Set the date, buy the ticket... Go.

Communicate with me if you aren't sure what to do, if you are scared. I am here for you. I love you.

One Month... Culture Shock

Its been one month since we have arrived in Thailand. I would love to express a romantic picture of the first month and everything being incredible and perfect. I mean how could it be that bad right? Living in Ao Nang South Thailand, arguably one of the most picturesque paradises in the world. Enjoying the wonderful Thai people with my family. How could it get any better?


Maybe that is part of the hard part. I don't understand my feelings. I have felt extreme highs and lows since being here; Frustration, Anger, Depression, Doubt, Isolation, Abandonment, Lack of Control... These are just a few of the things that I have experienced over the past few weeks. More than anything else my mind and heart have felt like a battle field. Reading about the symptoms of culture shock and language shock have helped me at least to recognize that it isn't just me. Praying and trying to hold on to the strength of the Lord.

Coming to understand that I am not strong enough and I am still in need of a Savior.

Angel's Jail Outreach Testimony

Angel's Testimony from Jail Outreach from Jeremy Wight on Vimeo.

Your going to want to hear this...

Lyon Village Overnight Outreach

Lyon Village -

Pretty incredible how God can work in such a short amount of time. When we came to Lyon Village, we were not sure how we would be received. Coming into an 80% Muslim and 20% Buddist Village we were not sure how the spiritual forces would react to 4 Christian missionaries walking into town...

We were so pleasantly surprised to be immediately greeted so warmly. The leader of the village basically gave us free reign to minister. We reconnected to one of the ladies who is also one of the leaders and she immediately took to Zina calling her family. We did not have a translator so I had been praying that God would work miraculously so that we would be able to communicate. Zina speaks some Thai, but the South dialect is very different than the North. God miraculously intervened as Zina called us aside freaking out because she could understand and communicate well above her natural abilities. This woman that we spoke with invited us into her home and said that I was now her son. Something that you must understand about Thai culture is that everything they speak (this is part of there language and culture) comes from the heart. So when she says that she really genuinely means it!

We came in not having a lot of set plans other than to pray, get a bearing on the needs of the community and test the spiritual waters of the area. We were blessed to make a friend named "Dee" who spoke decent English and gave us some great information on the people and there needs. The general consensus that we heard from many people is that they want to learn English. This is an incredible opportunity for the right person to minister here as they have a house, a community center and the people who need the love of Christ, they just need someone to minister here. Dee's son likes Muay Thai and noticed Docs shirt was from a Muay Thai camp and so we asked if he wanted to train a bit, (his son was 5). We began training/playing around with him and kids just started pouring in! Within 10 minutes we had probably 15 kids that we were teaching Muay Thai too.

After we got done teaching Muay Thai we spent some more time in conversation and meeting the people. I saw my friend from my profile picture, Khun Chow and he immediately recognized me. He brought me into his home and introduced me to his wife. He speaks no english and his wife speaks very little, but through the grace of God we were able to have a conversation! Its kind of a long story, but praise God that by myself and my 20 phrase Thai vocabulary and there broken English we were able to connect.

One of the people we met last time and reconnected with this time, Khun King Kong (yes thats his name :)) we spent some time with as well. This its an interesting character that Zina described as kind of snake like. He has a tattoo of a Tiger on his forehead and we asked him about it and he told us he had received that spirit. Zina explained that some of the Buddhists will go through a ceremony to receive these demonic spirits into there bodies so that they gain the power of that demon. You could see that as we spoke of love and expressed those sorts of things he went into a coma type of state where he was just completely out of it. Clearly you can see some spiritual principalities at work in this individual. Glad we were able to see him again, I could see a lot of ministry potential in him.

After finishing with Khun Chow I returned to our house only to find Zina teaching some of the kids dance lessons. I started assisting in teaching a little Cha-Cha and the kids came flooding back. We got to begin developing relationships and truly expressing love in Christs name to these children and some of the adults. I feel that the day was very successful for not knowing at all what we were walking into. The Harvest is RIPE here in this village for the person that God places here to reach.

Tiger Temple Adventure

Tiger Temple Adventure from Jeremy Wight on Vimeo.

Thailand Mission Day 1!

It is hard to describe the great desire and yearning for more of Gods manifest presence. I long to enter the Holy of Holy's and at the same time I know it is Gods will that I would enter in. So the only realistic explanation is there is something in myself that is not yet given up to Christ. That there is some part of my self that must be given up so that I may gain everything. I long for this and know that at the same time that I must be aware of what it is that I need to enter that place, I know that on my own strength there is no way to enter that place. I must go through the pains of wrestling with God for His grace to remove this part of me that is keeping me from seeing His face. Pray that God would revive His work in my heart so that I may have a greater longing, desire and courage to submit my ALL to Him!

Please pray for Alena and Lynn who I met on the plane rides and was able to minister too.

Cleaning House

As I was reading this passage God really spoke to me. I pray that God speaks to you as well:

2 Chronicles 14
King Asa
1 Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa became the next king. For ten years into Asa's reign the country was at peace. 2-6 Asa was a good king. He did things right in God's eyes.He cleaned house: got rid of the pagan altars and shrines, smashed the sacred stone pillars, and chopped down the sex-and-religion groves (Asherim). He told Judah to center their lives in God, the God of their fathers, to do what the law said, and to follow the commandments. Because he got rid of all the pagan shrines and altars in the cities of Judah, his kingdom was at peace. Because the land was quiet and there was no war, he was able to build up a good defense system in Judah. God kept the peace.

Asa "Cleaned House"... As I prepare to go on my mission to Thailand I was reminded that I need to make sure I have "Cleaned House"; to make sure that I have not built up any altars or shrines to something other than God in my life. The first thing I thought of when I was reading that is that it cost Asa something to do this. He had to take laborers and resources to rid the country of these shrines.

The next thing I saw is that because he removed these things and centered the country on God there was peace. Just as we receive peace when we remove the shrines and focus our life on God.

Finally, he was able to build up a good defense system. Due to having removed these shrines and having the peace that God gave, he was able to prepare for future battles so that he would not be as vulnerable.

Wow! So later on in our lives when the temptations come our defenses are built up so that we will have a greater position in the battle.

I prayed to God to search my heart to see if there were any shrines that I needed to remove before I go to Thailand, so that I may be fully prepared... When I pray these things and am in tune to God, I am expecting to hear: "No son, your doing great, keep up the good work..." or at least to hear nothing... Well I didn't hear either of those, God said "Toys". "Toys?" I thought. I have been working on purging myself of things over the past few months so I thought surely this can't be, and tried to change the topic to something else; However the Spirit continued to persist, "Toys". So now I am trying to work out what that looks like, but I can tell you that is not what I wanted to hear.

If you really ask in faith and are willing to listen the Spirit will talk, just remember (as I forgot) when you pray to God and expect Him to want to deal with something YOU WANT Him to deal with, my experience is that He typically wants to deal with something else, and You won't want to deal with it, but that is the thing we need to submit before we can be filled more fully with His Spirit. Pray that I may submit the "Toys" in my life so that I may be more fully filled with His Spirit. Amen.

How are you doing with "Cleaning House"?

HELP WANTED: Prayer Warriors Needed

Prayer for what?

In February 2010 my family and I will be taking a large step of faith as I travel to Thailand to do Gods work. I will be leaving Jan 31 and returning home March 2. During that period of time I will be in Thailand serving along side my brother in Christ Daniel Docto "Doc" and other missionaries. I am not going on a pre-defined mission trip where there is a specific task to be accomplished, as my purpose is different than most going on a short-term mission.
God called me directly in a vision to go to Thailand to share the Truth of Jesus Christ with the people. I do not know if this is going to be a one time journey, or if this is the start of a new chapter that God is writing through my life. I have knocked on many doors and God has been faithful to open some and close others. Doc has a ministry called Muay Thai Missions; He ministers to a completely unreached Muslim community where there are 0% professing Christians. Doc has been blessed by God to be able to do some amazing things in this area and I am VERY humbled and excited to be able to serve along side of this faithful brother and his wife Zina.

Now for how you fit in...

I believe in the power of prayer. Specifically the prayers of righteous followers of Jesus Christ. I am seeking a team of prayer warriors who will commit to pray for my protection from the adversary, prayer for my family as I am away, and most importantly prayer for the people I will meet. I believe that this prayer support is essential to the success of this trip.
I would like to raise up two teams of 7 people (14 total) who will each commit to pray for these things three days a week. I will create a schedule so that I have these needs covered in prayer by multiple people every day of the week. I know that to ask this is a fairly substantial commitment, so my commitment in return is to work as hard as possible to share the gospel at EVERY opportunity I have, and I will update my prayer team via email and video as often as possible during my trip so that you are able to pray specifically for people and needs, and as part of my team so that you can share in the successes that God brings about through our efforts.

Will you help me?

If you would be willing to partner with me in this amazing opportunity to spread the Good News please comment on this post, and send me an email\tweet\message via FB and I will get in contact with you. Thank you so much friends for your support. I CAN'T wait to see what God is going to do!