But Who Will Teach

But Who Will Teach?

"There was this English missionary who had been working in Thailand in a youth facility for delinquents. He and a Thai pastor working together had managed to lead some of the street youth to Christ. He was discipling about seven of them and brought them to our 4-day STS workshop.   
  
"These rowdy ex-street boys, a mixture of Thai and tribals, at first joked around and disrupted the training. But all the time they were absorbing the stories.   
  
"We ended on a Friday, and on Saturday they were scheduled to give their regular presentation at the facility for delinquents. Usually these street smart youth only played music (while the missionary gave the message). This time the missionary decided to try an experiment and let these newly trained teenagers tell and teach the Bent over Woman story to the group.  
  
"When the English missionary told the Thai pastor that he was not going to do the program, that their new street youth would be doing leading, the pastor said, 'I know. They do the music. But who is speaking?'   
  
"'They are. I told you!' So much to the pastor's shock, the boys led.   
  
"It was a large group, maybe over 50. Their presentation was very impressive and surprised the missionary and really surprised the pastor!   
  
"One listener during application time... was very open and transparent and said 'I am like this bent over woman. I have been under a burden from my lifestyle and demonic involvement and I now see that Jesus can set me free.' The impact throughout was good, like that.   
"The really funny part was the reaction of the Thai Christian worker who had been discipling these youth (but hadn't attended STS). He could hardly believe the transformation in these young people, from simply musicians, who were very bashful about sharing their faith in front of their peers in a delinquent facility, to young people who through story were willing to share in front of that group.   
  
"This Christian worker was also surprised at the response of the crowd to their STS type presentation. He saw a clear contrast to the typical message the missionary usually brought."