Soldier Surrenders

Every Sunday after church and lunch, our church holds a prayer meeting and one of the things we pray for is the lost husbands of a number of the ladies who attend our church. This past week, D (pictured on the left), the husband of our church secretary Tim, made a decision to follow Christ. D is a soldier in the Thai army and doesn't live with his wife and so we don't have an opportunity to talk to him or see him often. When he is off duty, he will come to church sometimes. He was never interested in the Bible. However Tim starting talking to him more and more answering his questions. Tawm and her women's Bible study would also spend time praying for her and helping her answer his questions too. Tim and D usually communicate by phone but sometimes Tim wouldn't answer the phone when he called because she was reading her Bible. When D returned he saw her wife reading her Bible and decided to do what any normal guy would do, make a competition. He said he wanted to compete with Tim to see who could read through the New Testament first. D read the Bible everyday and Tim couldn't keep up with him and as he read, he kept telling Tim that he was realizing how big of a sinner he was and how much he needed God. We praise God that Tim had the opportunity to play a part in his salvation. Pray for D as he is on duty most weekends and cannot attend church, pray that his faith will be strengthened.