By Dr. Claus Hecht and Mark Ellis Filled with despair, a Russian Buddhist woman attempted to take her own life. But Jesus appeared to her in a dream offering new hope and peace, and the beginning of a new life in Christ. According to a report by SEND International, Yulia was raised by educated Buddhist […]
Category: Ex-Buddhist Testimony
Atheist told friends to stop praying for her, then Jesus captured her heart
by Michelle Tyer Putti Sok’s parents are both Cambodian, but she was born in Long Beach, Calif., and grew up in Dallas. Despite being raised in the United States, the Cambodian culture still influenced her life. “My identity as a young girl – I saw myself as a Cambodian Buddhist girl,” Sok says. “Why? Because my […]
He survived the killing fields, led Pol Pot’s murderous general to Christ
By Mark Ellis He grew up in the palace of the king, but after the Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia he lost his privileged lifestyle and nearly his life. After he found Christ in a refugee camp, he became a soul-winner himself – bringing hope to one of the most notorious monsters of […]
He missed the ‘Killing Fields’ of Cambodia, found God’s love in America
Raised in a nominally Buddhist family in Cambodia with eight siblings, Sam Prum had only minimal exposure to Christianity through a young missionary who planted seeds in his hometown in 1963. After the Cambodian civil war broke out in 1970, he joined the navy and was one of only four men sent to the U.S. […]
Buddhist in slums of Cambodia’s capital found Jesus after mother’s miraculous healing
He survived the perils of life in the worst slum in Phnom Penh only to see his home – and thousands of other shanty dwellers’ homes — ravaged by an arson fire. But through it all, God had a plan to bring calm to a troubled young soul. “My parents moved to the city to find […]
Buddhist parents told daughter she couldn’t attend church, which almost killed her, but Jesus brought rescue
By Mark Ellis Raised in a strict Buddhist family in Chanthaburi, about three hours east of Bangkok, her parents didn’t understand when she became a born again Christian. “My parents brought me to the temple, but I never felt connected to those things,” says Blue Erika Ployamporn. “They prayed in a language I didn’t understand.” […]