After the team climbed up the Tom Sua mountain, they could see the surrounding area where they would be working during the week & they prayed for the people in the area. Their work included many activities such as doing a program for the local Compassion group. Their leader preached on Sunday and some of the members did a mime. Their programs in 5 schools were varied with puppets, singing, mimes & games. Wherever they went they were a huge success and were signing their names like movie stars on either tracts or plain white paper. At each school they got hugs and some kisses from the students. In the last school, some of the music students performed using Thai musical instruments such as ongalungs, & drums. In addition, Bibles and Christian material was left for the school library & various teachers.
On their last day of ministry, the group passed out tracts. Divided up into 4 groups, the groups went from house to house presenting the gospel in the village of Dead Elephant. Most of the volunteers had never witnessed before and became proficient as the day went on. One group met Mac. Two years before, a girl had given him some Christian literature. He had questions, but didn’t know where to go to get answers. They gave him a Bible and explained about it so he could begin reading about God. Another group met a girl named Oh, who wasn’t interested in God. As they talked to her, her defenses went down and she said to the translator, “these people are just like me, they have problems and yet they seem to have joy.” We left her some Christian literature and plan on going back to visit.
Many of the volunteers spoke about how the trip had changed their lives. They did not just see Krabi, Thailand as a tourist destination, but as a place filled with lost Thais.
