Exciting times in Asia!

My colleague looked up from her Bible study notes. "What do you want to do now?" she asked.
"I think I'm going to go down to river and continue some devotional reading," I said. We had just finished a Bible study, and I wanted to enjoy for longer the amazing presence of God that I felt.
"I think I should do that too," Anna replied (names changed). "I'll meet you there." On her way out of the house, she met another of our colleagues, Dan, and one of the young men from church. There were also going to the river.

As we sat by the water, basking in the warmth of the late afternoon sun, two local men came up to us and started practicing their English. Suddenly they said to us, "We're Buddhist. What are you?"
"We're Christians," we replied, surprised and pleased.
"Really? Tell us what you believe!"
We were so excited! As we shared, the men soaked in all we told them, asking searching questions. "Buddhism has been around longer than Christianity," they said, "so it must be better."
"But the God who promised Jesus would come existed long, long before Buddhism," by friend replied.
"Really?!" they exclaimed. "Tell us about this God."
Soon the conversation was getting above our language level - that's when Dan and his friend walked up. The young man from church was able to translate for us and eventually take over the conversation, and from what he told us later, it wasn't him speaking at all, but God through him.

We talked to the Buddhists for over an hour, and when they finally had to go, we were left with glowing faces and hearts. God is so good! Keep praying for these men and for the work here as we learn more about the culture and religion of the people in order to share with them more effectively.