yeah, i only have 20 minutes. so this is blog may have horrid spelling and grammar. aw, but the Bible says there is grace abounding…
So it’s Thursday and we have English class in about 2 hours. It’s a big day. No it’s a huge day…
On Tuesday we also had English class. it was raining and storming crazy bad. i had a feeling that we weren’t going to have anyone come to class. But pastor came and told us that the monk called and asked to come to class and that he was going to go pick him up (he has been coming the last 3 classes. we met him at the Cambodian border)… about 20 minutes later, in walk three monks from the Chanthaburi Temple. we taught them the alphabet. there was an itching in the room (i can’t for the life of me think of another way to describe it). then the monks asked for a story from the Bible.
WAIT FROM THE BIBLE?!?!? yes, the Bible. So Katie started explaining the Prodigal Son to them while teaching them “English”. this is where the itching got out of control. the whole time i knew they were there for another reason, and we were there for more than just English. The Holy Spirit gave me little butterflies in my stomach (second date!…see my blog about my date with Jesus in prison). Katie looked at me at one point and asked if i had a way to explain one part of the story…i stood up.
I didn’t sit down for over an hour. the whole time I told them about the Gospel. here are some words the Lord had me explain: Trinity, Sin, Satan, Love, God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Adam, Eve, free gift, forgiveness. i started from the beginning, telling them about how God sent His Son to die for the sins of the past, present, and future once and for all! I’M SORRY, WHAT!?!?!?!?!
I have a couple reasons why this is NUTS:
1) i’m not an evangelist… or at least i never thought i was, and LORD KNOWS i hide from it.
2) i proclaimed the Gospel. to 3 monks. who speak Thai. i speak English.
3) God used me to speak…
I’m sorry, maybe i’m the only one who thinks this is crazy. I guess this just goes to show how God uses us despite us. I’m not well acquainted with Scripture, but I know that God loves me. I also know that God wants to love others through me. so really, it doesn’t matter if i THINK i can do it, or if i think i am WORTHY to do it. the fact of the matter is that God chose me. He has set me apart for a time such as this.
Please pray for me and the monks as soon as you read this… as i stated in earlier, we have English class soon. The monks are coming back, and they told Pastor they have questions for me. PLEASE PRAY!!! pray that I get out of the way and that the Lord increases!!! Pray for the salvation of these monks…they are such giving, warm souls. I really, REALLY want to see them in heaven. There names are Dang, Vigit, and Jack.
