A few months ago, we were at Bible college. One of the advantages of this Bible college  is an Asian lector who has been a Buddhist for 20 years. At University he became a Christian, served the Lord in different countries and is now teaching at an English Bible college. One of the modules he is teaching is Buddhism….we were eager to learn as much as possible.

I will never forget his first lecture. He said that we can learn a lot about Buddism from books, absorb the theory and fill us with every detail. But if you talk with Buddhists never pretend that you know what they believe. The theory,  beliefs and practice of this in daily life seem not always to match with each other. Knowledge is very good, but you have to relate to the people if you really want to know how the theory worked out in their lives. Then you will know how to connect to them in telling the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Waaniet is a joyful man who lives in a small village just outside our little bit bigger village. His wife is a Christian and I think he is as well. I study the chronological bible study with him. He understands lost of things in is own simple way.

Last week we talked about the snake who told Eva to eat the fruit. After the lesson he explained to me that that was the problem of today as well. He said it feels like Satan is constantly talking in my ear and that of the people in the world. But when he has this feeling he prays to God that he can do his will.

I went back home and this time I was the one that learned a lesson!

Remember the tailor who was interested in the gospel? Last week my wife went there again but this time she had bad news. She can not become a Christian because then she is not allowed to go to the Buddhist temple anymore, but my wife was still allowed to come and teach the bible.

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