We were so grateful
for the Buddhist monk who showed us all around the inside of his temple. We
learned that these beds are for spirits who need a place to rest and refresh
themselves as they wander through the world.
Our team had a great
time learning from the monk about Buddhism. People were bringing in food for
the spirits and gods there, and we had an opportunity to pray for the monk in
Jesus’ name. But that could not have prepared us for what happened next.
As we were leaving
the temple, we met a man standing outside named Khambang. He is from Laos and a
true, biblical person of peace. We shared the gospel with him and gave him a
Creation to Christ gospel tract and Jesus film. He invited us back next week to
a huge Laotian community event, and he invited us to share Bible stories and
Jesus films with people during the all day event next Saturday!
- James Harvey (our
supervisor)
Here are some links
to resources that the church I'm working with has put out. They are training
and mobilizing church planting movements in Nashville, and across the US, maybe
one day the globe. Check it out.
Resources:
www.ilovewoodbine.com
www.citychurchwoodbine.org/resources
www.citychurchdiscipleship.com
Pray for:
- Salvation on Saturday the 23rd as
we bring the gospel to the whole Buddhist Laotian community.
- Salvation for Khambang and his
family particularly, as he is a "gatekeeper" to his community.
- The prince of Laos, as he will be
attending. Pray for his salvation and the gospel movement in his country
- Pray Big.
In Christ,
Matt Bentley