Opening Doors
In a city streaming with tourists, one could almost be oblivious to Lek as she makes her way through the bustling streets of Bangkok to work. This morning she is on her way to the Royal Bangkok Sports Club where she has organized a Valentine’s Day event for the members of this exclusive high-society club known as the jewel in the crown of the city. As project director for the True Love Foundation, this is not a normal day for her, but the Holy Spirit has been prompting her to try something new and she is excited.
The True Love Foundation has traditionally responded to the local community by providing emergency needs in times of crisis or natural disaster. Their vision is to communicate the love of Christ in tangible ways to those in need as well as to the socially disadvantaged in Thailand. By supporting and empowering local believers, Lek knows that this is one of the ways the Christian church is accepted by the majority Buddhist community, which opens doors for the Gospel to be shared as relationships develop. One of her organization’s most successful missions is the Love Boxes her team sends out at Christmas time to bless children in over 18 of the rural provinces.
Recently, however, and through hers and her husband’s equipping through Haggai, Lek has become aware of the need to share the Gospel more widely with different socio-economic groups. She thinks of the story of Zacchaeus, the wealthy tax collector, and how Jesus sought him out, had dinner with him, and wanted him and his household to be saved (Luke 19:1-9). Knowing that a different type of evangelism is required to open the hearts of this social group, Lek and her team have come up with the idea to hold events such as the one she is on her way to at the downtown Sports Club.
On arrival, she is not surprised to learn that more than 30% of the attendees are non-believers. In Thailand, Buddhists make up 93% of the population and so Lek sees this as an opportunity to share the unique love of Christ with them through her team’s hospitality. Dressed in shades of red, the ladies share smiles and stories over a delicious meal and Lek is acutely aware that relationships are being formed and seeds of the gospel are being sown.
As the day draws to a close and she commutes back home over the Chao Phraya river, she thinks of how she herself is like a bridge, opening doors and bringing Christ’s Gospel of love and hope to both sides of the social spectrum in Thailand. She prays for even more social, cultural, and religious barriers to be removed and her faith is strengthened by the verse in 1 Timothy 2:4, where she reads: “God desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
Written by Carolyn Grant
Opening Doors
In a city streaming with tourists, one could almost be oblivious to Lek as she makes her way through the bustling streets of Bangkok to work. This morning she is on her way to the Royal Bangkok Sports Club where she has organized a Valentine’s Day event for the members of this exclusive high-society club known as the jewel in the crown of the city. As project director for the True Love Foundation, this is not a normal day for her, but the Holy Spirit has been prompting her to try something new and she is excited.
The True Love Foundation has traditionally responded to the local community by providing emergency needs in times of crisis or natural disaster. Their vision is to communicate the love of Christ in tangible ways to those in need as well as to the socially disadvantaged in Thailand. By supporting and empowering local believers, Lek knows that this is one of the ways the Christian church is accepted by the majority Buddhist community, which opens doors for the Gospel to be shared as relationships develop. One of her organization’s most successful missions is the Love Boxes her team sends out at Christmas time to bless children in over 18 of the rural provinces.
Recently, however, and through hers and her husband’s equipping through Haggai, Lek has become aware of the need to share the Gospel more widely with different socio-economic groups. She thinks of the story of Zacchaeus, the wealthy tax collector, and how Jesus sought him out, had dinner with him, and wanted him and his household to be saved (Luke 19:1-9). Knowing that a different type of evangelism is required to open the hearts of this social group, Lek and her team have come up with the idea to hold events such as the one she is on her way to at the downtown Sports Club.
On arrival, she is not surprised to learn that more than 30% of the attendees are non-believers. In Thailand, Buddhists make up 93% of the population and so Lek sees this as an opportunity to share the unique love of Christ with them through her team’s hospitality. Dressed in shades of red, the ladies share smiles and stories over a delicious meal and Lek is acutely aware that relationships are being formed and seeds of the gospel are being sown.
As the day draws to a close and she commutes back home over the Chao Phraya river, she thinks of how she herself is like a bridge, opening doors and bringing Christ’s Gospel of love and hope to both sides of the social spectrum in Thailand. She prays for even more social, cultural, and religious barriers to be removed and her faith is strengthened by the verse in 1 Timothy 2:4, where she reads: “God desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
Written by Carolyn Grant
Opening Doors
In a city streaming with tourists, one could almost be oblivious to Lek as she makes her way through the bustling streets of Bangkok to work. This morning she is on her way to the Royal Bangkok Sports Club where she has organized a Valentine’s Day event for the members of this exclusive high-society club known as the jewel in the crown of the city. As project director for the True Love Foundation, this is not a normal day for her, but the Holy Spirit has been prompting her to try something new and she is excited.
The True Love Foundation has traditionally responded to the local community by providing emergency needs in times of crisis or natural disaster. Their vision is to communicate the love of Christ in tangible ways to those in need as well as to the socially disadvantaged in Thailand. By supporting and empowering local believers, Lek knows that this is one of the ways the Christian church is accepted by the majority Buddhist community, which opens doors for the Gospel to be shared as relationships develop. One of her organization’s most successful missions is the Love Boxes her team sends out at Christmas time to bless children in over 18 of the rural provinces.
Recently, however, and through hers and her husband’s equipping through Haggai, Lek has become aware of the need to share the Gospel more widely with different socio-economic groups. She thinks of the story of Zacchaeus, the wealthy tax collector, and how Jesus sought him out, had dinner with him, and wanted him and his household to be saved (Luke 19:1-9). Knowing that a different type of evangelism is required to open the hearts of this social group, Lek and her team have come up with the idea to hold events such as the one she is on her way to at the downtown Sports Club.
On arrival, she is not surprised to learn that more than 30% of the attendees are non-believers. In Thailand, Buddhists make up 93% of the population and so Lek sees this as an opportunity to share the unique love of Christ with them through her team’s hospitality. Dressed in shades of red, the ladies share smiles and stories over a delicious meal and Lek is acutely aware that relationships are being formed and seeds of the gospel are being sown.
As the day draws to a close and she commutes back home over the Chao Phraya river, she thinks of how she herself is like a bridge, opening doors and bringing Christ’s Gospel of love and hope to both sides of the social spectrum in Thailand. She prays for even more social, cultural, and religious barriers to be removed and her faith is strengthened by the verse in 1 Timothy 2:4, where she reads: “God desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
Written by Carolyn Grant
