Piamporn came to Hartland College to find a closer walk with Jesus, and left with a vision to start an Adventist school in Thailand.
“Wow! I can’t believe I made it through three years at Hartland. I praise God that He helped me through it!” exclaims Piamporn Tantrarungrot from Thailand. She first heard about Hartland College when Emanuel Baek, a Hartland alumnus, went to her country to do an evangelistic crusade. She attended the meetings and gave her heart to Jesus.After high school, Piamporn went to a university in Singapore. “I had planned to study there for a year, but I found myself drifting farther from God. I knew my life needed redirection. At that time, my aunt encouraged me to come to Hartland.”
Hartland College changed Piamporn’s life. She arrived not knowing about a devotional life or the health message, and she had only begun to understand the Bible. However, that all changed. “I used a lot of my free time to study, and my friends offered companionship and support; but having regular devotional time in the morning was the most essential to me. If we are right with God every morning, I’m sure He is faithful to help us go through our day with success. This is the most important key. Instead of planning to be an ambitious, moneymaking woman, I now want to live a life fully dedicated to Christ’s service.”
As a senior Christian Secondary Education major, she is currently doing her internship at Oklahoma Academy. Now that she is interning, Piamporn is learning how to stand alone. “I have to be an example to my students. I know that I should have the character of Christ in order to win them to Jesus. This encourages me to walk closer to Him.” The Missionary Training Fund has greatly helped Piamporn in her education. Because of this fund, many students from third-world countries are given the opportunity to learn God’s Word and be trained to be missionaries in their home countries.
In the future, Piamporn wants to start a high school in her country. “We have only an elementary school in my hometown, and the students there need to receive true education. Most important decisions are made during the high school years.” Thailand is a Buddhist country, and Piamporn wants to spread the gospel to this dark territory.
Much work needs to be done. With your help, many students like Piamporn will be equipped to go back to their countries to hasten the coming of Jesus.
