O.k. so just yesterday I gave you some updates on my life/work here in Thailand. One of my heartbreaks is for a student (Kwang), who became a believer this past summer but has recently cut off communication and I can't ever find her on campus. I decided a week ago that I can't keep trying to figure out why she has cut me off and just began praying for her and the situation.
I could usually always find Kwang on Monday sitting in the cold canteen (cafeteria) on campus sitting with her friend Yui. They always sat in the same place every Monday but for the last 3 weeks they have not been there. I was so disappointed when I went this Monday and yet again no Kwang, so last night (Monday night the 13th) I just prayed and asked God if it was His will for me to see her that He would cross our paths on the campus.
Today I went to SPU to follow my usual routine. Every Tuesday I eat lunch in the hot canteen (cafeteria) with a group of girls who are not believers, but they love spending time with me. I usually always meet them by 10:30 but was running late because I was talking to someone else on campus so May-one of the students in this group called me to ask me if I was coming so I hurried along the way to meet them. I sat there for a few minutes talking to them while they ate and decided I wanted something to drink so I went to get a glass of strawberry juice at one of the stands in the hot canteen. I walked up to order my drink and didn't see at first the student standing next to me paying for her drink and then as I looked up and she looked at me I realized it was KWANG! She politely said hello and I greeted her also for a minute and then we parted ways because she had friends waiting and I had friends waiting.
I hurried back to the table of girls that I was sitting with and thankfully today was a day where Jill (one of my co-workers) was there also and told Jill that I saw Kwang sitting on the other side and sent Jill over to talk to her. Jill is my supervisor's wife (she has 8 children) so she is like a mom figure to Kwang and other SPU students. I needed to stay with May and this group because I had an appointment with them so I sent Jill. I sat with the group of girls until 11:30 when they had to go to class and then I walked over to join Jill and Kwang and Kwang's friends.
Not only did I see Kwang today and her roommate Yui (whom I already knew) I also got to meet 3 more friends of Kwang's. What an amazing answer to prayer and ever above and beyond what I ever could have imagined.
We serve a God who crosses the paths of 2 people buying drinks when it is His will. nothing happens by chance--it is all by purpose. It was also another reminder of sometimes we have not because we ask not. Keep praying for Kwang- today was just the first step in the right direction to restoring a relationship with her!
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