Baptists Committed to World Evangelism

February 28, 2011 Survey Trip Report The first couple of weeks of February we went on our survey trip and the Lord opened our eyes and opened doors as we traveled the country, talked with missionaries, and stood in the midst of darkness. Honestly, I felt overwhelmed at the enormous task of just the city of Bangkok. We stood at the top of a skyscraper and in every direction 40 story apartments and offices covered the landscape as far as the eye could see. At every corner there is a spirit house and a shrine in every shop. Buddhism is everywhere

After a 8 hour flight from Amsterdam, we have just landed in India. It is 11:30PM Friday night here and about 1:00am back in Atlanta (they have half time zones over here). We will be here a few days to see some ministry and experience one of the most interesting cultures in the world. One thing I am looking forward to is going just outside Varanasi and seeing the birthplace of Buddhism where the Buddha preached his first sermon. This is where many Thai Buddhists will make a pilgrimage at some point during their life to visit