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Do a DTS in Thailand

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:15:00 +0700

Discipleship Training Schools aim to prepare messengers of the Gospel, and to help people get to know God in deep and meaningful ways. The goal

A Year in the Land of Smiles

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:55:00 +0700

Have you ever noticed that when you know a certain chapter in your life is coming to a close, you want to savor every moment

The Changing Face of a Nation: A Glimpse Inside Myanmar

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:23:00 +0700

Dust swirled around my head as the aged taxi bounced through potholes, dodged pedestrians and dogs, and swerved in and out of oncoming traffic in

One on One with Pui

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:22:00 +0700

What is your name? Praiboon (Pui) Moonton Where are you from? Mahasarakhom, Thailand How long have you been in YWAM? 8 years Where are you working now? Mahasarakham, Thailand with a Performing

One on One with Raem & Sanun

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:12:00 +0700

Name:Raem Keshom and my husband Sanun Sukpanarak Where are you from?Northeast Chaiyaphum province in Thailand. How long have you been in YWAM?7 years Where are you working now? In

Prison DTS - To Know Him and Make Him Known

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:12:00 +0700

To know God and make Him known. Simple. True. But what does it mean for someone who is a believer, imprisoned for something that they did

The Nak Suu Tigers: Using Rugby to Empower Impoverished Youth

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:31:00 +0700

The competition was fierce. It was difficult to believe that the two teams were in the same age bracket as the significantly taller, bigger boys

One on One with Mook Rakchunchon

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:28:00 +0700

Where are you from?Nakhon Panom, Thailand How long have you been in YWAM?5 years Where are currently working? Bangkok, Thailand with Rangsit Campus Ministries. Why do you choose to

Ging Gaan

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:55:00 +0700

Find out more about Ging Gaan.

“I am glad I was born in a slum.”

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:33:00 +0700

“I am glad I was born in a slum.” When Suchada Nantavong says that, her smile stretches from ear to ear - and those around

A Prison Experience

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:56:00 +0700

YWAM Ratchaburi has been ministering in the Ratchaburi prison for a little over a year. There is a Christian fellowship of around 100 men and

One on One with Alejandro

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:51:00 +0700

Today we go One on One with a student of the Advanced Principles in Communication school. 1. What is your name and where you are from? Alejandro,

Kidnapping Leads to New Strategies to Prevent Human Trafficking

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:49:00 +0700

How do you fight back against an evil that has many faces? How do you combat a problem that cannot be neatly defined? That is

Full Life Development Christmas 2011

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:24:00 +0700

A brick factory, orange orchards, a Buddhist village, a school full of minority children—these are places that don’t usually celebrate Christmas but did this year

A Rural Christmas

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:47:00 +0700

60 women.10 village projects.1 BIG party.8 Kingdom decisions.5 healings. Now that’s Christmas! Oh, it was fun! Suphit Sompharn, leader of Rural Women’s Development in Aranyaprathet, situated on

Sharing Christmas

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:32:00 +0700

Can you imagine meeting a child who had never heard of Christmas? Or if they had, they only vaguely knew that an old man with

Serving to Love

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:34:00 +0700

Housewives, students, businessmen, directors of giant organizations, children… they all came to a barren patch of cement in the middle of Ram 2 University on

“On The Go” Concert in Chiang Mai

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:58:00 +0700

The night was the return of “An Honest Mistake” from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and there was much excitement building up for “On The Go” concert.

A Burmese Christmas in Ratchaburi

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:35:00 +0700

What does Christmas look like to the poor? How about the displaced? And in a town that barely celebrates Christmas other than with a few

The Flood Cleanup

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:10:00 +0700

YWAM Emergency Response Teams have been going out almost every day for the past few weeks to help families cleanup their houses and neighborhoods after

National Day of Prayer

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:08:00 +0700

On December 4th, thousands of Christians gathered together at Sanam Luang for the National Day of Prayer. The Thai Church was invited to have the

Restore What Was Lost: The Cleanup Effort After The Flood

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:51:00 +0700

Close your eyes and picture your living room. Now picture your living room filled with a meter of water - but not just any water,

Set Pattaya Free

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:04:00 +0700

Evil is quick to respond to an invitation, and there are few places that welcome evil with such hospitality and warmth as Pattaya, Thailand. Although

Pattaya Praise

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:38:00 +0700

“Then Jesus said to his host, ‘When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or

Pattaya Praise Day 2

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:58:00 +0700

The love of our God defies boundaries. It crumbles walls. It alters our daily reality; and when God's people gather to glorify him and celebrate

Flood Relief: The Hardest Part

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:17:00 +0700

The water is deep.The water is very, very dirty.And yes, there are crocodiles.And leeches. But that’s not the hardest part for YWAM’s Emergency Response Team (ERT).

Pattaya Praise Update

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:35:00 +0700

Pattaya Praise began with a bang - literally. The 8th annual praise and worship festival held in Pattaya City began yesterday, November 23rd with prayer,

Flood Relief Update

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:03:00 +0700

Parts of Bangkok and surrounding provinces have been plagued with ceaseless flood waters for over a month now. There are countless families and individuals who

Loving the Unlovable: Tourists in Thailand

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:35:00 +0700

They're loud. They're often times unintentionally rude. They don't seem to shower as much as they should. They, are tourists in Thailand – and they

Pattaya: A Darker Side

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:17:00 +0700

Take a tour with me? Let’s go to Walking Street. Stepping onto Walking Street is like entering an entirely different world. A darker world. On Walking Street,

End Slavery: The Power is in Your Hands

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:15:00 +0700

There are an estimated 30 million people enslaved today. 1 Helpless. Nearly 2 million children are being exploited in the sex industry. 2 Numb. Human Trafficking generates an excess

Art for All

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:37:00 +0700

There are few things more horrifying than looking into the eyes of a five year old girl and knowing that she has been a victim

Rice Bags, Plastic Bottles & a Piece of String

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:09:00 +0700

One of the many issues that people have to deal with in the current floods, is access to food and water. The government and other

Surrounded By Water

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:46:00 +0700

It took a 3 hour ride on a longtail boat, winding and weaving through the streets and fields on Pathum Thani (adjacent to Bangkok), to

Thailand Flood Relief

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:35:00 +0700

For months now, floods have been moving through Thailand, devastating families, businesses, factories – and so much more. These are said to be the worst

First Glimpses - The Slums

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:15:00 +0700

We drive our truck down the dirt road leading into the slum we visit on Tuesdays. The road is dotted with deep potholes and I

Justice in the Real World

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:17:00 +0700

Social Justice. It's a popular word these days. There seems to be a new awakening of justice awareness in both Christian and secular cultures and

Come to the Banquet Table

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:48:00 +0700

“Come to the Banquet Table.” This was the invitation that God gave YWAM Thailand as we came together to attend our National Conference. And what

Shining Light into the Darkness

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:15:00 +0700

Did you know that: Every 26 seconds a child is sold into prostitution1 It is estimated that there are 2.8 million people working in prostitution in Thailand

National Staff Conference - Final Day

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:13:00 +0700

The morning began with a powerful time of worship together. A time of giving God the Glory and Honor, giving up our fears to Him. We

National Staff Conference - Day 3

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:27:00 +0700

This was our network and intercession day. We began with worship and ate more food from God's table. We then broke into networks to see

National Staff Conference - Day 2

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:19:00 +0700

The first full day of the YWAM Thailand National Conference was full of blessings in many ways. Phil Porter, YWAM Thailand's National Director spoke on

National Staff Conference - The Banquet

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:19:00 +0700

The theme for YWAM Thailand's National Staff Conference is "Come to the Banquet Table". For the opening banquet, there were 400 staff in attendance, and

What Power is There in Love?

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:33:00 +0700

Why is love so powerful? Why can love change everything about the world in ways that nothing else can? We can strive to make people

Monthly Prayer: July

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:55:00 +0700

Elections On July 3rd, Thailand voted in a new government and what will most likely be Thailand's first female Prime Minister. After years of political instability,

Developing our Family of Joshuas

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:15:00 +0700

During the last week of April this year, ninety of YWAM Thailand’s leaders gathered together for a Leadership Training Week. It was not a seminar

Is Children's Ministry Worth Our Time?

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:45:00 +0700

The air was thick and heavy and the wind had started to pick up – it was going to rain soon. I wondered if we

Through God’s Eyes

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:22:00 +0700

As YWAMers, how many times have we cried out to God to let us see the people we minister to through His eyes? In every

Monthly Prayer: June

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:20:00 +0700

Campus Ministries As the academic year is just starting here in Thailand, pray for our various campus ministries. These ministries are given an amazing opportunity to

Fighting the Cycle of Poverty in Rural Thailand

Tue, 31 May 2011 10:53:00 +0700

So many people seem to be stuck in the cycle of poverty in the north east of Thailand. In the villages you find many grandmothers