Key Bible Verse: When we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true (1 Thessalonians 1:5). Bonus Reading: 1 Thess. 1:1-10

Every city in China has "English Corners," where students seek out Westerners to practice their English. "I spend a lot of time there, plowing their minds, preparing the soil," Adam, the coordinator of the Lanzhou Gathering, says. "I ask them about values, morals, why they're living. I try to make them hungry, give them 60 percent of the answer, then go on to football."

Adam recalls the case of Wang Rui who told him, "I'm not happy with my life."

"Oh?" said Adam. "I've learned the secret of happiness."

"And what is that?"

"Come around to my home sometime," Adam tempted him, "and I'll explain it."

About a week later Wang Rui came over. They talked for an hour or so, but Wang Rui never brought up the topic and neither did Adam.

Another week passed and Wang Rui called again. This time, about 15 minutes into the conversation, he said, "By the way, at the English corner, you said you knew the secret of happiness." Today, Wang Rui and many other Chinese young people have learned the secret of happiness in Jesus through a group of people willing to lose themselves in the heart of China.

—Ron Wilson in East Asia's Millions

My Response: Have I found ways to create curiosity about my faith?

Adapted from East Asia's Millions (OMF International [www.omg.org] Spring 01) by permission.

Prayer for the Week

Father, I want to be a tool in Your hands to reshape the lives of people for whom Your Son died.

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