From Karsten Hinckley
Teaching in Thailand
We did have a family come to church this past week who are
investigators: a husband, wife and their small child. They were very willing to
come to church and I was thankful that they came! Over the past few days we
were able to talk to them over the phone and have a phone lesson with them.
This man explained that he has no money and that they would be getting kicked
out of their home soon. We asked to meet with this man and his wife just the
other day. He told us that he has about three more days to pay the rent or they
will be kicked out of their apartment. He said that, “If only the person could
wait till the 5th, then we
would be able to pay it but they cannot wait.” He then asked us if we would
give him the money to pay it and he would give us his bank card so we would be
able to take out the money that we need. He really said, “You could just take
all the money.” This man is willing to do a lot for his family. We explained to
the man that we are not allowed to that. It is a rule of ours that we can’t do
that, and he just said okay. So we talked about faith and about how he can quit
smoking and how that can help him a little with his money problem. He said he
would try and quit. We did tell him that, “If you look toward Jesus Christ and
follow the commandments, then you and your family will be taken care of.” We
asked him to say a closing prayer and what he said almost made me cry! He said,
Thank you, God, for sending me these teachers and thank you for sending me this
challenge so that I will be able to learn and grow from this.” That was all he
said and it was the most humble prayer I have ever heard! This man does have a Christian
back ground so he truly knows that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ will help
him!
