Rolling… in my 70+ point 0
This is how I roll. In a Thai-style open-air bus, filled with 70+ Thai university students and recent grads, hanging on for a spot anywhere I can find it.
This is how I roll. In a Thai-style open-air bus, filled with 70+ Thai university students and recent grads, hanging on for a spot anywhere I can find it.
Here’s that same “bus,” once again. The bottom was a bit crowded with 70+ sets of arms and legs hanging out everywhere – so a few of the “real men” decided to go up top for the ride. Is this even legal back home in America? Doubtful.
What’s the reason for us all piling in this Thai limo anyway? Well, October brings the mid-year break for the Thai school calendar each year, and this year, as in years past, our student ministries took off for the countryside for the mid-year Leadership Training conference. Each year, we take the students who are involved in the campus ministries in big city of Bangkok, and make our way for the provinces for a week of Bible, Worship, Training, & Evangelism.
While personally, I felt that the training itself was rather weak and formulated, and taught people to share their faith like a robot instead of a loving person – (sorry, I have to be honest though) – the week as a whole and the overall atmosphere was really solid. These camps are really great opportunities to get a bunch of young Christians together, to worship God, to learn, and to go share our faith with the surrounding community. This year, I was a part of 2 such camps – one for each of the regions that I’m heavily involved with each week throughout the year – Bangkok North & Bangkok South.
The pics here are from Bangkok North’s camp in Suratthani, Thailand. We went and served the local community in tangible ways by helping out at a local orphanage for the week. Then we went out and shared the reason for our heart to help – the Gospel of Christ. Not pictured here is another camp in Chai Nat, where I joined in with Bangkok South to do the same – learn, grow, worship, serve, and share. Good times, and we are thankful for God’s using these camps to grow a lot of young people in their relationships with Him.
Arm S. takes what he’s learned in “The Road of Life” Bible study and passes it along to students – this week, Q: “Who is the Maker of your road of life?” A: Holy Creator, Loving Father, Righteous Judge.
The “prepare the way for the Gospel” Bible Study that I wrote for Thailand is making it’s way around as the people I have taught have been teaching others, and now, that “3rd generation” is now in turn teaching others! 🙂 Please Pray that many Thai’s would come to know (1) The One True Creator God, (2) His Holy Standard, (3) His Righteous Justice, (4) His Loving Sacrifice, and (5) His Command/Grace-Filled Call to Repentance and Trust through God’s Word in the study, “The Road of Life.”
Praying for a new group of Key Students from Bangkok’s biggest university. Being a Key is representative of those who are seeking to consistently know Christ more and intentionally make Him known as they share and begin to disciple others. You’ll notice only one guy in the group though. Quite the norm here. We need some young men who want to stand up and lead!
