Thailand4Jesus
Preaching the One True God
to the people of Thailand
to the people of Thailand
Thailand is located in a
fertile monsoon belt midway
between India and China.
Unlike her immediate
neighbors; Burma
(Myanmar), Laos, Cambodia
(Kampuchea), and Malaysia;
the country never fell to a
European colonial power.
The country is divided into
four main regions with many differences between the people and
the dialects. The North is an area of forested mountains where hill-
tribe minorities coexist with mainstream society. In the South, the
narrow Kra Peninsula presents a 1500 mile coastline with a hilly
interior of rain forests and rubber plantations. Malay-Muslim
culture is a major influence here. Between these two extremes are
the Central Plains, the cradle of Thai civilization and a fertile, rice-
growing region. Near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, the
capital, Bangkok (with a population of over 12,000,000), sprawls
even further each year. Different again is Northeast Thailand (also
widely known as Issan), the poorest part of the country, its
eastern border with Laos defined by the Mekong River. Thailand
is the world’s largest producer of natural rubber and the world's
largest exporter of rice. The country also exports tapioca, cane
sugar, coconuts, fruit, pineapple, flowers, orchids, hard and soft
wood, fish, shrimp, squid, tin, and various gemstones such as
rubies and sapphires. But tourism is now the single largest
foreign exchange earner in Thailand. The concept of the extended
family is important in Thailand. Elders are always accorded
respect within families and in society. A constitutional monarchy,
the king is revered almost as much as when kings were
chakravatin, or “lords of life.” Kingship and religion are
inextricably linked in Thailand. At least 90 percent of Thais
practice Theravada Buddhism. However, Thai practice
incorporates many Hindu, Tantric, and Mahayana Buddhist
influences. Animist beliefs in spirits and the magical, and in
astrology are also widespread. Thais believe that Buddhism is
one of three forces that give their kingdom its strength, the other
two being the monarchy and nationhood.
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| What must I do to be saved? "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38 |
| MISSION STATEMENT To bring the Word of God and the demonstration of the power of God to the Thai people: that they might know the one true God, Jesus; be saved, and grow in grace and the knowledge of Him. |
