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| Preaching in Shan workcamp in Thailand |
We spent three weeks in Southeast Asia surveying many cities and villages in Thailand and Burma. God truly blessed our efforts as we were able to preach the Gospel to many people through a translator and see 26 first time visitors come to church our final Sunday there. On our trip we saw many potential places for starting churches. The majority of towns we visited had no Baptist churches at all. Our first weekend there I looked out from the mountain side noticing all the people and thinking about the fact that most of the people in the country are idol worshipers. In fact it brought tears to my eyes as I looked at them. They need someone to tell them about Christ.
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| My daughters with a Burmese girl in Myanmar |
The statistics for Thailand alone is that 95% of the people are Buddhist. Then 4% are Muslim, followed by less than 1% identifying themselves as Christians. Wow, think about that!!! 99% of the country is lost and there is almost no one looking for them! It breaks my heart every time I think about it. The stats for Burma are similar. Let's consider the fact that Thailand's land mass is similar to the states of Nebraska and Kansas combined. Those two states have 4.5 million people in them. Thailand has 69 million people. FOLKS, THE NEED IS GREAT AND THE TIME IS SHORT. Please pray for me and my family as we travel. Pray for our safety and for us to return to the Indochina area very quickly! Time is running out...
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| One family of 26 first timers in Maejo, Thailand |
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| Land of Idol Worshipers |
