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| 64,600,000 |
| people live in Thailand today. |
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| 600,000 |
| estimated number of people with HIV. |
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| 1.6% |
of the population is Christian. |
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| US $2,300 |
| is the average yearly income. |
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| 20% |
of population has inadequate access to clean water |
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| Over 300 |
| students graduated from TDC/CBS |
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| More than 30 |
| tribal churches planted |
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| Hundreds |
| of the university students have heard the Gospel at The Centre |
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Thailand
Winning Asians for Christ — Asians Winning
for Christ
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background:
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Thailand — “land of the free” — has been a kingdom since the 13th Century,
and unlike its neighbors has never been ruled by a Western power. But, there is
endemic corruption at every level of society, which has protected crime, prostitution,
drug-dealing and arms rackets. Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the
constitution. However, for the Thai people their nationality and religion (Buddhism)
are inextricably linked. So despite 400 years of missionary endeavors
the Christian population is only 1.6%.
In 1981, AO established the Samaritan Hostel for children from the northern
hill tribes. Despite being long-term residents, roughly half of the estimated
580,000 tribal people have not been made legal citizens of Thailand, thus they
were at a disadvantage in terms of access to social benefits and equal pay. And
easy prey for drug trafficking, prostitution and illegal child labor rings. At the
Hostel the children were protected, able to attend school and introduced to Jesus
Christ. Due to the changing needs in Northern Thailand the Hostel was closed in
2006. |
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| Serving the Community: |
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Serving the church: |
The Centre – Chiang Mai, situated next
to two major universities providing
daily English classes, friendship evangelism
and regular outreach programs
to the university students.
Thoed Thai Tai Christian Centre
– working among the Shan migrants
and refugees from Myanmar. Providing
education for the children, medical
and dental care, micro-enterprise. |
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Chiangrai Bible Seminary – (formerly
Tribal Discipleship Center) providing
Bible training to those who do
not qualify for a regular Bible school.
Since its inception in 1994, there
have been over 400 graduates from
Thailand’s major tribes, including the
Akha, Hmong, Karen, Lahu, Lisu and
Yao. Resulting in churches planted
throughout the Golden Triangle. |
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Our 2006-2008 goals:
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Establish two new English Centres in
other cities in the next five years
Through The Centre reach 5,000
students in the next five years
Increase the teaching staff at The
Centre to seven.
Chiangrai Bible Seminary (CBS)
will start a mission outreach to the
Huayao Tai people in Southern China.
CBS will commence a Chinese class
CBS graduates will plant churches
in unreached villages of northern
Thailand. |
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