Eighteen years ago, when Sherri and I came to Thailand to serve as missionaries, our mission was to plant churches in unreached parts of Thailand, specifically in counties (sub-districts) that have no Christian churches at all. Our first church was planted in 2007 in Bowin, a county of 150,000 in population that had no church. Most of the time, when we plant a church, that church will go on to plant another church (or more) within the first year or two. Bowin church was no exception, and they went on to plant three more Pioneer Pastor Churches. Grace Church in Nonsomboon (where the Blessing Home Isan Center is located) was one of those three Now Grace Church has now planted 2 other churches.
Run Now Mission Church is the second Pioneer Pastor church planted by Grace Church and will be led by Pastor Korawit (see his picture below). Pastor Korawit has moved from the Korat region (where Grace Church is located) to Nakhon Si Thammarat province, far away in Southern Thailand. Run Now Mission Church is being planted in Tha Ngio. Tha Ngio is a county of 14,000 people with no Christian church in the county.
The new
church will be named Run Now Mission Church, and we are working in partnership
with Think Small organization to start children and youth ministries
there. Pastor Korawit has rented a
building that is a quarter mile away from the university. The left side will be the church building and
the right side will be for two businesses so that Pastor Korawit’s family and
the church can be self-supporting.
Pastor
Korawit’s business is installing CCTV security systems, remote control gates
and doors, and fiber optic
networks. His wife Pla will operate a
food kiosk in front of Pastor Korawit’s business. Funds from Thailand NOW are being used to
rent the building for the next 6-months (to give time for their businesses to
set up and become profitable) as well as equipment needed for the church and
businesses.
This church
is the 106th church planted through Thailand NOW and the 50th
Pioneer Pastor Church.
Please pray for Pastor Korawit and Pla that hearts will be open to Jesus as they share the Gospel with people, the vast majority of whom will hear the Good News of Jesus for the first time. Please pray that their new businesses will thrive so that they can support themselves in ministry.
Sherri and I thank you for your prayers and generosity which make all of the ministries of Thailand NOW possible. You are a vital link in this chain of blessing.
