Our first few months at Walailak University has mainly been to build relationships and establish a presence on campus. One of the ways that we have been able to do this is through meeting the felt need of teaching English to both students and faculty.

We have had a few opportuniites to share the gospel, but we have been wondering if  we were really making any headway and wondering if we should be re-evaulating our approach. But amazingly enough God gave us a wonderful confirmation to continue teaching English through a student.

Milk’ is a 4th year female university student we met through our English camp in January 2019 with the help of our short-term team. She recently contacted us to see if we were providing any more classes soon. She wanted to see if she could get some personal help with her English. We ended up arranging to have dinner together so that we can discuss more about what we could do to help her English.

Milk brought her mentor Mr. M as well. Over dinner we shared more about how we are Christian missionaries here in Thailand. Milk shared that she and her younger brother back home actually went to a Catholic school when she was younger, and so she was familiar with some aspects of Christianity. We said we would be happy to answer any questions about God if she was ever interested in hearing more. 

We enjoyed our time together greatly and Milk’s mentor Mr. M invited us to stay at his homestay up in the mountains next evening. Knowing in Thai culture that this type of invitation doesn't always come easily unless there has been a relationship built or trust established, we quickly and happily accepted.