B people
AROUND THE TEAMS
In 1980, there was a B man who asked about the‘ Living One’. Morris recently spoke to this man, all these years later, and heard about how he has continued to live out his faith, sharing it with his family and friends.
When Morris shared this story, he well knows that it is the prayer of our hearts that each of our cross-cultural workers will have the privilege of conversations centred on answering that precious and life giving question. We pray that‘ Who is the Living One?’ will be on the hearts of many our teams connect with.
We give thanks to the patient workers in this region all those years ago and are encouraged by Morris’ testimony to the work of the Global Interaction team. Please keep thanking God for our workers in South Asia, for they are continuing a legacy of ministry in this region.
B. I and S. I people
How might a conversation about death lead to planting the seeds of eternal life? The Education Foundation attracts many local people as students and tutors. As they develop valuable skills which increase employment opportunities, they also have the opportunity to explore faith with the team and local believers. In 2012 Mr A began as a student and is now a full time tutor in three languages. Mr A is from a large family, is a devout Muslim and lives with his aging mother in a village situated outside of the main town.
Initially Mr A was closed to discussion of faith outside of his own. It was an English class discussion on the subject of death that broke down barriers. Global Interaction team members Dave and Edwina have since been invited to Mr A’ s home. He has been willing to explore Isa Al Masih( Jesus Christ) as one of the prophets of his Holy Book and step-by-step is coming closer to knowing the Jesus of the Gospels. We are thankful for Mr. A and pray that his spirit will yearn more for‘ the Way, the Truth and the Life’.
Ethnic Thai
Chiang Rai is the northernmost major city in Thailand. Established as a capital city back in 1262 it is now a bustling more modern day city compared to the small village that Prem has called home. For Global Interaction’ s team members sharing Bible Study in this community with Prem and others has been a privilege.
We are praying that Prem will continue following Jesus as he moves away from his family home and community and settles into university life in the‘ big smoke’. His family has taken on extra work to raise income for their son to study International Development. As this provision is sown into his future, we are mindful of his dream of becoming a diplomat and faithful follower of Jesus, a representative for his country and a light in the world for Jesus. Amen to that!
For more stories of transformation: www. globalinteraction. org. au / news
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