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Cold contact evangelism is a special gift my husband Kennedy has. He has always enjoyed it even as a new believer in his teens. As for me, I remember feeling nausea and heart palpitations going out to do required cold contact witnessing in the US during Bible school!

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What I do love to do is to ask questions and then listen to others talk about their faith and worldview. Many of the people I have talked to through the years in Thailand don’t really understand the idea that they have a Thai Buddhist worldview and what that means, but they certainly understand what they believe is true, what is right and wrong, and how one ought to live their life. They have fear about the future, the bad karma they have accumulated through the years. The obligation and duty they feel for both living and deceased family members and people who have helped them. Their devotions and discriminations. It is a universal value that most humans want to be heard and understood by a sympathizing soul.

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Thai Buddhists are truly fascinating for me as a Westerner. In certain aspects our worldviews are so far removed from each other it is almost as if we were 2 aliens trying to make sense of each other. In other areas I am surprised with the similarities we share and how closely aligned we are.

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When one considers Christianity and Buddhism the differences are profound. On the ontological level, the very level of “what is” and foundational realities, these systems differ greatly. Time, for example. Whereas Christians believe in linear system of time, Buddhists believe in cyclical time. The universe is in an endless cycle of reincarnation: birth, age, decay, death, rebirth. The earth is full of hungry ghosts and humans should be feeding them as a meritorious act. Buddhist hell surprised me, and in Southeast Asia one can find Hell Temples as they are called where each of the human sins has a corresponding punishment, graphically depicted in torture sculptures and pictures at these temples. There are 16 levels of hell, 8 hot ones and 8 cold ones. The difference is that when one is done paying for one’s bad karma, there is release. Buddhist hell is not eternal.

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There is always something new to be learned and discussed, and it is a perfect Segway to introduce Jesus. I have found that listening first and asking meaningful questions opens doors to sharing about the God of the Bible, the Jesus of Nazareth. 

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Here are some videos I have done on Thai worldview.

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