Strongholds Made of Sand

"Behold he comes…prepare ye the way of the Lord!" Thailand is a beautiful country with some of the kindest people I have ever met. They believe not in the King who is coming soon, instead, they use their lives to build and receive merit based on morally “good” things done, money given to temples, and prayers to a golden buddha. Bangkok has a population of roughly 8 million people and university students alone make up 1 million of the population. The heart-breaking truth of the Thai culture is still less than 1% of Bangkok is following Christ.

  

As our team witnessed to Thai university students over the past month, we saw how Buddhism holds to their hearts. This tight hold is not easily broken. So, seeing several Christians meeting on campus was so encouraging! Meeting Christian students was an amazing opportunity. And while we did not personally witnessed any salvations while there, I can rest assured knowing we tilled the soil, removed some stones, and helped prepare the way of the Lord. 

 

Adjusting to the culture was easier (after other deployments) but the language was difficult and, to be honest, walking around the towering temples was terrifying. As I was walking around a certain temple, I saw a woman kneeling before a 15-foot-tall, golden Buddha. At that moment, I began to pray and I remembered how at the 2^nd coming of Christ, these temples and statues will melt and crumble like sand before the King of Glory.

-Morgan
NT365 Student
Southeast Asia