We started our afternoon with a truck ride to the A-MEN Center. It's a place where Thai college students come after class to fellowship and practice English. We were told that we were going to help the students practice their English. As you will soon find out, there was little English practiced.
The students wanted to go evangelize around the university and invited us to join.
Evangelism usually isn't the way I choose to approach people with the Gospel, but these students are making an impact on their campus! These students are actually DOING something. We walked around for the next our approaching students on campus and talking to them. Although most of the students were Buddhist, they were willing to listen to us. It was so encouraging to watch and listen to students who have only been believers for a few months share their faith with other students.
After an hour of evangelizing, we returned to the center and began worshipping together. It was such a blessing to listen to the students sing praises.
The next meeting we had at the A-MEN Center was a little different. The teacher who usually directs the students wasn't there. So what do we do with 15 Thai students who speak little to no English? We DANCE! We plugged in the Ipod and gave them a little taste of America. We lead the students in the Cupid Shuffle. As if that wasn't enough, I introduced them to the lawn mower, the q-tip, the sprinkler, and pushing the shopping cart. They thought I was crazy, but they LOVED it.
We are living ministry. Wherever we are, whatever we're assigned to do, I must embrace it with all I have. Do you have the mindset that ministry is just your allotted time teaching VBS or going on a week long mission trip? I want to challenge you to think differently. Ministry is all day everyday. We are living ministry. Be encouraged!
