You Never Know What Might Happen When People Watch You
Our family spent nine months in Thailand, serving with Power to Change. We lived on the 22nd floor of an L-shaped apartment building. We lived on one tip of the L. Our kitchen was in an enclosed area on the balcony. Little did we know that some of our neighbours on the other part of the L were watching us.
One day, we met three Bhutanese girls who lived at the tip of the other part of the L. They were impressed with how the kids and I helped in the kitchen. This conversation was the first of many we had with these girls who became like daughters to us.
Over the course of a few months, we were able to give them the Jesus DVD in English. Bhutan is a Buddhist country with very few Christians, so they had not heard much about Jesus. Even though their English was quite good, we really wanted them to see the movie in Dzongkha, their mother tongue. I checked with a friend at Power to Change and they had it. We were able to arrange for someone from Canada to bring it to us when he was in Thailand.
We were thrilled to be able to give the Jesus DVD in Dzongkha to our Bhutanese daughters. Little did we know what they would do with it. Several weeks later, we asked them what they thought of the movie. They said they really liked it and that they had showed it to Buddhist monks from their country who had stayed at their place. Wow! These Buddhist girls had become missionaries for Christ!
We had given them English Bibles, but thought it would be great if they could have the Scriptures in their heart language. I contacted a friend at Wycliffe and asked him about it. He responded, “Funny you should ask. We just completed a translation of the New Testament in Dzongkha. I’ll print off a copy on my printer and bring it to Bangkok when I'm there in a few weeks.”
It was such a joy to be able to give our Bhutanese girls a copy of the New Testament in Dzongkha. God is amazing!
You just never know what might happen when people watch you!
Note: For ideas on how you can reach out to others, check out Six Ways Anyone Can Share Christ.
- Randy Wollf