A 7-Eleven Vision for Church Planting
“What’s your vision for the orphanage and for Thailand?” I asked the pastor of the orphanage.
“You know, whenever I think about you Koreans and South Korea, I get mixed feelings.”
I was starting to think that I shouldn’t have asked this question in the first place.
The pastor continued, “On the one hand, I’m astounded as to the spiritual transformation God can accomplish in a single country over a short period of time. But on the other hand, I’m upset because 100 years ago, Korea and Thailand were basically the same country—rural, economically challenged, and spiritually lost.”
After giving a sigh of relief, I paused, wondering whether I should interject, but then the pastor continued.
“Have you noticed that there are 7-Elevens pretty much on every street corner in Thailand?” asked the pastor.
I nodded.
“I have this dream that God would do such a transformational work in Thailand that, instead of 7-Elevens on every street corner, we had churches. And I want that work to start here in the orphanage with these children,” explained the pastor.
As I walked away from that conversation, I thought to myself, now that’s ambitious.
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