Are you Curious

Are you curious?

Friends, relatives and supporters ask us what we will do on this mission trip and how we might make a difference as a result of our work in Bangkok.  Insights to follow.

First, a little context.  Our mission team is known to have “white skin, round eyes, big nose, and long face,” and are assumed to be Christian. Most Thai people have never talked to a westerner or had a relationship with one. We are key partners for The Lutheran Hour Ministries in Thailand because as a group we are culturally and strategically positioned for attaining access to the public school children.

Our program, Fun (Sanook) with English, will be given in 3 different schools, during a time the children are on break.  Could you visualize American school children coming back to school on break?  Didn’t think so.

In the United States, we are living in a time where we see open hostility toward Christians. Discrimination against Christians seems to be the last acceptable form of politically correct discrimination.  In contrast to that, missionaries have been working in Thailand for over 250 years. Less than 2% of the Thai population is Christian. With the genuine curiosity and openness of the Thai population to people with “white skin, round eyes, big nose, and long face,” there has never been a better time to be doing the relationship building our team will be doing.  Our work in the schools has sometimes results  in standing invitations from school officials for LHM personnel to teach about Christianity as part of the school curriculum.

It is refreshing to see such spiritual openness and we are all excited to be sowing seeds in this very fertile soil and opening doors for our friends here at Lutheran Hour ministries. Please pray that hearts and minds remain open to the message of salvation, and the Holy Spirit can work through us as opportunities are presented.

Reed Felton

10-7-2015

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