Many of the international churches within Bangkok have the challenges of meeting our Christian brothers and sisters from abroad, who are here seeking asylum from their native lands. Some were persecuted for their Christian beliefs. While there will always be the poor and hungry to feed, there are also spiritual and relational needs that many of these people are starving for as they await approval of their refugee/asylum status granted by the United Nations.
We recently dedicated the result of several months of translation work for MM's 9 Topic Foundational Series on the Christ Centered Life to a large and influential international church in Bangkok. We had recruited 2 pastors to help us with the project last year, and they were faithful to complete it within a reasonable time so that it can be used here in Thailand. The 2 pastors who completed the translation are actively ministering in a restricted country in the middle east.
The translation and discipleship material has been used by the translators in their native land, and recently another church in downtown Bangkok ministering to the same people group, who are starting a discipleship program, was delighted to have come across us...Their church has grown to more than 100 people over a span of only 3 months in existence....The pastor had been praying about how he was going to train everyone up, and where can he get the material in their people group's language, since they are in Thailand. It was a divine appointment when we came to his home, looking only to visit our missionary friend Mary who lives in the complex.
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