Guy and Kaow, fifteen years ago, when they first believed in Jesus.
Fifteen Extra Years THAILAND | Louise Sinclair-Peters
Fifteen years ago, Guy was dying of AIDS. His wife, Kaow, begged her neighbor to lend her one dollar so that she could take her husband to the hospital. Even Guy’s own family refused to help. When Kaow arrived at the hospital, the doctor told her that Guy had only days to live. When the nurse on duty heard about Guy, she thought about her newfound faith in Jesus. She immediately went to his room and told Guy and Kaow how Jesus had revealed his love to her through his death on the cross and resurrection from the dead. Her sins had been forgiven and she received eternal life. When Guy and Kaow heard this Good News, they repented of their sins and believed in Jesus Christ. Then the nurse asked if she could pray for healing. As she prayed, strength miraculously came back into Guy’s body. From that day on, Guy and Kaow and their family followed Jesus. They became a part of our first church in Chachoengsao and we started our first discipleship group in their small tin shack. 10 | witness
It says in Zechariah 4:10, “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” It was because of Guy and Kaow’s faithfulness that many churches were started in Thailand. Last month, Guy passed away suddenly. He was 52 years old. When we received the news, we sent out word immediately to all our Thai and Myanmar churches.
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” Zechariah 4:10 Guy’s family insisted that the funeral be at the local Buddhist temple, but Kaow asked for special permission from the monks to have a Christian ceremony for one hour before the Buddhist ceremony, to which the monks kindly agreed. When we arrived at the funeral after a seven-hour drive, we fell out of the truck and into the weeping embrace of Kaow. Many believers from our Thai and Myanmar churches had
