Nathan

We were very fortunate to have had Nathan Eversole spend 3 weeks at Tom Gop school in Khao Phanom. Nathan was kept busy teaching kindergarten through 9th grade levels. After teaching one class, he noticed a child starting to go through his backpack. One of the girls in the class fussed at her friend for doing that. Nathan, however, didn't scold the child but figured out that the student was curious about the Christian tracts he carried inside the bag. Nathan gave the student a tract. This led to others coming and wanting a Christian tract too. A few minutes later, the student re-appeared to ask him the meaning of the pictures in the tract. Nathan sat down and patiently went through the Gospel story using the pictures from the tract. This turned out to be a great opportunity to share about Jesus using a natural situation initiated by the student.
One day, the entire school went across the street to a Buddhist Wat. The school was to present candles to the monks. During the ceremony, Nathan was seated at the front. While the students and teachers bowed to the Buddha image, Nathan sat respectfully still. The head monk wanted to know why Nathan didn't bow as did the others from his school. The head teacher from Tom Gop school whispered to the monk, "He is a Christian, Chrit, Chrit". The monk didn't quite hear. She whispered louder, "He believes in Christ". Finally the students picked up the word "Christ" echoing Jesus name throughout the Buddhist Wat. This was probably the last place you'd ever think to hear the name Jesus. After the event, everyone knew for sure that Nathan was a Christian.
Both teachers and students really appreciated Nathan teaching skills and friendship. Several have told us that they will miss him very much.