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Hi, everybody! My name is Tow. I’m studying in the Agriculture Faculty at Chiang Mai University. I was born in Lampang but moved to Chiang Mai to go to university.

Since I was young, I used to hear that "God created the earth”. But what I learned is that the earth created itself. Because of that I rejected God until I came to study at The Centre. The Centre helped me to improve my English and made me feel welcome, so I gained more confidence to speak English. Also my opinion of God changed. I knew more about Him through Christians sharing at Friday Night Parties. The first time I heard a Christian testimony I was against it, but then I started to understand that God wants to encourage us and He is someone we can put our hope in. When I stared to learn more I had so many questions. Is Jesus the Son of God? Is God real? Can Christians really hear God’s voice? Does God listen to our prayers?

At that time my English was not good yet but I tried to ask Clair a lot about God, the Bible and Christianity. I spent a lot of time with Clair and one day I had a problem about my family. Clair held my hand and prayed for me. I felt warm in my heart. The day after I prayed I talked to my mom on the phone and knew that the problem had been resolved. I immediately knew that God had answered my prayer. Although God helped me and I now knew that He is real, I still didn’t want to be a Christian. It was hard to change and give my life to Jesus because my family is Buddhist. During this time I had to prepare for my exams so I tried to put Jesus out of my mind until later.

But God did not want me to stop thinking about Him. Before my exam my sister called me and told me that she had found my grandma. I felt so good because after my mom and my dad divorced we stayed with my mom and had not contacted my dad’s relatives for over 10 years. I always missed my grandma but I didn’t know how to contact her. And then she showed up and I didn’t even have to do anything.

I knew that this was not an accident but part of God’s plan because my grandma prayed that we would meet each other. My grandma prayed to God that she could see us again and then just 3 days later my sister called and met with her. When she heard my grandma’s story she became a Christian also.

Now it’s not only my grandma who believes in God but also my grandpa, my dad, my aunts and my sister. I did not know this before. It is a miracle that my grandma, who was a spiritual medium for ten years, would come to believe in Jesus. Also, one of my aunts was a devout Buddhist and was always trying to get merit, go to the temple and meditate, but she did not have peace until she knew Jesus. Now that she knows God her life is filled with the true peace that only comes from Him.

I think it was pretty strange that I would want to know God and then He put people around me that believed in Him and could teach me about Him. I know that everything was a part of God’s plan: He had me study at The Centre, and then had me find out about the change in my relatives and read the Power of Living. Finally, I gave my life to Jesus.

Christian life is not as easy as I thought because I must be careful to follow Jesus in everything. I must be careful to live in my new spirit and not be a slave to my old self. I have to read the Bible even when I am lazy and always go to church. Actually, no one could force me but I try to control myself so I won’t be out of God’s way, which is the best and the right way. My life has been changed in a good way; I’m not acting as bad as in the past. I pray that God will provide good things for me every night and I’m sure that God will continue to answer my prayer.

I studied at The Centre for over a year and I heard about Jesus from many people who shared the Gospel with me. When I first heard about Jesus, it seemed like I didn’t really believe that God is real and I thought it sounded unbelievable.

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