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God Arranged a Special Meeting
4 March 2009

An 82-year-old Christian man living in Central Thailand was going to visit his family in the Northeast. Meanwhile, John, an OMF missionary who lived in that area, had heard about this man and really wanted to visit with him. John was given the man's name and phone number, but as he tried to make contact day after day, his efforts went unrewarded . The man seemed impossible to find!

Thai woman

Then finally, on the last day of the older man's visit to the area, John and a colleague were able to locate him. As the two missionaries enjoyed fellowship with him, many of the man's family members joined them. In fact, the man said that most of the villagers are related to him, though he is the only Christian.

At one point, a young man reeled into the group spouting abuse about Christians, foreigners, and foreigners who teach Christianity. Eventually, the old man responded to him, “Stop! You are drunk! These missionaries don’t drink! You have gambled away all your money; these people don’t gamble! You should listen to them!” After this, the men were able to share the Gospel with the attentive group gathered before them.

In the course of the discussions, a woman was listening in astonishment. She told everyone that she had recently had a dream in which “two foreigners would arrive in a white van and share some good news.” The colour of the van that the missionaries drove to the village? White!

Convinced that God had revealed this to her, she invited them to come to her home and share the gospel with the people there.

Pray:

  • for this whole family to seriously consider the claims of Christ and to choose to follow him, like the family elder.
  • for visions and dreams for the Isaan people, for God to then lead Christians to them, and for the Word of God to reach them so they can understand the whole gospel.
  • that God works in the hearts of the Thai people and gives them a desire to know the truth.

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