It has been our experience that newly planted churches have
evangelism and outreach in their “DNA” and that they will usually open new
“daughter” churches within the first few years.
This is happening again.
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| God is Good Church of Ban Bueng was planted last year. Now this new congregation is planting two daughter churches. |
God is Good Church in Ban Bueng opened last year as a
cooperative mission with the Thailand Methodist Mission and Singapore Methodist
missionary P. Boonchiaw.
This church has grown rapidly and we are now working together to open
two new churches. This will make a total
of 22 churches that we have had the privilege of planting in Thailand in
cooperation with Thai Christian organizations.
Both of these new churches are being planted in counties (sub-districts)
that have no Christian church of any type whatsoever. This is the goal of the Pioneer
Pastor Program, to help plant churches in unreached counties in Thailand. We want every county in Thailand to have a
vibrant Christian church.
The first church, Bang Sai church, is a daughter church
of God is Good church in Ban Bueng. Bang
Sai is a highly populated urban sub-district with a population of over 80,000
people (not counting the soldiers at the Royal Thai Army Base in this
sub-district). This will be the first
Christian church of any type in this county.
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| The God is Good Bang Sai Church uses the top floor of this apartment building owned by Pastors Nuc and Kaek. |
Pastors Nuc and Kaek are providing pastoral leadership to
this new congregation. Pastors Nuc and
Kaek have just completed construction on a new apartment building, and the top
floor of the apartment building has been dedicated for use by the church. The top floor is one large room for worship
and some classrooms as well. A cell
group has already formed there, and we expect rapid growth.
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| Pastor Mike Morrissey Sr. (Mike's Dad) prays with the leaders of God is Good Church at the new Bang Sai Church building. |
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| Pastors Kaek and Nuc hold a Scriptural Picture that will be displayed at the new church in Bang Sai. |
The second church is being planted in the north at Nong Pla
Sawai County (sub-district) in Ban Hong district, Lamphun province. Nong Pla Sawai county and two adjoining
counties are unreached, having no Christian church of any type whatsoever. Mr. Kajad Dunam, a leader in the God is Good
church, is from Nong Pla Sawai and he is very happy that his own people will be
reached for Christ. God is Good church
has been sending evangelism mission teams to Nong Pla Sawai to begin the work
there.
In March, Pastor Art, who TMM sponsors to study at Phayao Bible College, will graduate on March 17. Pastor Art will move to Nong Pla Sawai to become the Pioneer Pastor for this new congregation. Pastor Art was instrumental in planting the God is Good Church in Ban Bueng last year, and now the Lord will use him once again to pioneer the gospel in an unreached county in Thailand.
Please keep Pastor Art, Pastors Kaek and Nuc, and the leaders of God is Good church in your prayers as they serve on the front lines of the Gospel.
