AFWIS Joins Operation World in prayer for the Kingdom of Thailand - Asia

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Nov 19: Thailand

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Thailand

Kingdom of Thailand

Asia

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Geography

Area: 513,115 sq km
A fertile and well-watered land bordering on Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia.
Population: 68,139,238    Annual Growth: 0.66%
Capital: Bangkok
Urbanites: 34%
HDI Rank: 87 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 114 (67% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Thai    Languages: 85 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Buddhist

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	749,532	1.10	2.8
Evangelicals	307,305	0.5	3.6
Buddhist	58,136,398	85.32

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Challenges for Prayer

A truly indigenous expression of Thai Christianity must be developed. In a recent survey of Thai non-Christians, 89% said the Christian message was unintelligible. The gospel has never adequately shed its Western trappings and become contextualized, which is vital for it to do in a Buddhist culture with deeply divergent worldviews. Pray for Thai music, hymnody, art forms, worship patterns, architecture, and styles of leadership, Bible study and witness to be encouraged and developed under the Holy Spirit’s guidance. This will not only make church more relevant to non-Christians, but it will also give believers new spiritual insight and grounding.
The historic lack of Thai leadership in the churches is part of the slow growth, the failures of rural churches and the lack of vision, but this is rapidly changing. Over 1,500 recently gathered for training with the Thailand Evangelism Committee (TEC). About 20 Bible schools and seminaries and 17 TEE centres operate in the country. Pray for the Bangkok Bible College (CMA and OMF), Phayao Bible Training Centre (OMF) and the many Bible colleges tied to specific denominations or churches. There are also a number of less-formalized training programmes such as YWAM’s courses. Pray for the shaping of Christian leaders who demonstrate vision, integrity and wisdom and who assist in the flowering of a truly Thai Church.
     For an additional 10 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

More Information

The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Thailand.