As I write this blog, 5 members of our team are getting ready to
land in America after a 10-day trip to Bangkok, Thailand. For five days last
week, everyone got up around 6AM in order to leave about 7:00 for the trip to
the tile factory on the outskirts of Bangkok. We returned back to the Guest
House around 9PM each night tired and sometimes exhausted. Then each spent
another hour preparing to teach the next day’s lesson to 57 employees of the
tile factory.
Though a grueling schedule, everyone was delighted to have the
opportunity to serve God by teaching English and the Christian worldview. Each
day we were greeted by smiling faces and eager learners. The curriculum was
well written by the Thailand missionaries. After the first couple of lessons,
teaching went smoothly. The Thai students enjoyed learning English by
practicing their conversation skills, participating in games and activities. They
learned the “Hokey Pokey” and “Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes”.
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| The Hokey Pokey |
But the highlight of each day was teaching 30 minutes of
Christian worldview. In most cases, this was the first time the students
received a complete overview of how sin entered into the world and broke man’s
relationship with God. They heard about the importance of the cross and of
Christ return to make a new world and restore man’s relationship with God. After
each presentation, the students were asked to go to the white board and draw
out the story. Then they had to explain the meaning of the story. They seemed
to catch on pretty quickly. Thai interrupters were in each room to help with
explaining the story in more detail and to correct any misunderstanding. What
joy to watch the Thai student tell back the story that they had just learned!
The time for the volunteers ended with a trip to Antioch Baptist
Church on Sunday. Monday was a day off. Some visited the tallest building in Bangkok for some photos of the big
city. And of course, there was lots of shopping and eating authentic Thai food.
The volunteers left Bangkok around 5:00PM to go to the airport for a 9:00PM
flight to America. The trip to the airport was quite an ordeal! If you have
a chance, ask Jennifer, Jacquilyn, Katie, Steve or Christi how they survived what
was supposed to be an hour travel time, which grew into two and half hours!
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| Student Explains Cross and Crown Story |
Praise God for the dedicated team that worked together so well
and had joyful spirits regardless of the unpredictable schedule. The Thai’s really grew fond of the group and the
Bangkok missionaries praised their efforts. The missionaries will begin
follow up on the students who want to know more about Christ in the very near
future.
Richard and Linda stayed on in Bangkok to work more with the
missionaries. This Saturday they will head to Bangkla to work with another
missionary couple, the Mackins. Please pray
for the evangelism outreach and the English Camp that they will be
participating in next week.
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