THAILAND
The Saturné family: Lucette, Sarah, Bordes, Joel, Jeremy, and Daniel. Photo by Shelley Agrey.
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lease meet the Saturné family: Bordes and Lucette and their children, Sarah (19), Joel and Jeremy (12), and Daniel (8). They’ve been serving in Muak Lek, Saraburi, Thailand, for the past two years at Asia-Pacific International University, formerly known as Mission College. Bordes and Lucette talked with Mission 360°, sharing a glimpse into what Bordes smilingly refers to as a real adventure—six people starting new lives in a completely different environment.
Lucette: There are many reasons, but perhaps the greatest is that this is the first time we have served in a country where the majority of the population is Buddhist. Less than 1 percent of the Thai people are Christian. It is a great challenge, but the door is wide open for missionary work here.
Bordes: We offer daily worship in the dorms, weekly chapel and vespers services, and weeks of prayer. All the students take Bible classes as part of their general education requirement. They’re also involved in community outreach, such as participating in branch Sabbath Schools.
Bordes: It is so rewarding to share God’s love with young people in the 10/40 Window.* We have more than four hundred Buddhist students, and the majority have never seen a Bible before coming to our university.
M360°: How have the students responded to these opportunities?
Mission 360°: Lucette and Bordes, why has your experience in Thailand been so rewarding?
M360°: How do the students learn about Jesus and what it means to be a Christian?
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Bordes: We had thirty-nine students commit their lives to God through baptism this year and twenty-five last year. Mission 360°: Tell us about your lives before Thailand.
