Young Thai Woman Completes Long Journey Toward Faith
Ornhatai was raised in a non-Christian home in Thailand. At four years of age, she learned about God from a Christian neighbor, although she didn't understand very much of what the neighbor taught her. Then Ornhatai moved away, and it wasn't until she was in high school that she encountered God's Word again—this time at a department store, where members from a local Christian church had come to speak to people about God.
After this, she attended the church a few times and witnessed the members studying the Bible and singing songs of praise. Her experience in the church was emotional—even moving her to tears on occasion, although she couldn't explain why.
After moving to a different province, she became more curious and joined a Bible study. She soon met the pastor of Prachakom Chaengwattana Church in Nonthaburi and started attending worship at church again. This time she felt eager and wanted to know more about God and started reading Christian books. In one of these books she found the address of the LHM—Thailand ministry center in Bangkok. She contacted the office and enrolled in the Bible Correspondence Course (BCC). Through this study, the now 26-year-old student has come to know more about God and was baptized in November.
She said that since studying the BCC, she now knows that it is God who created her, and He has redeemed her from her sins.
"Studying these courses has made me know the truth about God, and I think this training taught me how to live according to God's Word." She added that she often argued and was not respectful of her parents. As she has grown in her faith she has become more patient and has been transformed into a new person who honors her father and mother. Ornhatai said her life has changed for the better since she came to know God. Her one wish now is to have her own Bible to study. LHM will provide that Bible to her. In addition, Ornhatai also receives encouraging Gospel messages from LHM on her mobile phone.
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