TEAM Isaan

Spiritual Breakthroughs Among the Isaan People

Northeast Thailand is home to the largest people group outside of Christ in Thailand, and one of the largest in the world – the Isaan. They number 22,000,000, approximately one-third of the Thai population. 99.8% of them are outside of Christ. Every day over 430 go into eternity without Christ.

The C&MA has a long history with the Isaan dating back to 1929. A huge investment has been made. Today there are 30,000 people in 650 local churches of various denominations. We believe it is time to equip that church to reap the harvest.

Our specific target area includes three provinces of NE Thailand along the Mekong River: 1) Nong Khai: 900,000 people, 40 churches, 1400 believers; 2) Sahon Nakhon: 1.1 million people, 7 churches, 236 believers; and 3) Nakhon Panom: 720,000 people, 24 churches, 600 believers.

How will it be accomplished? Some key elements of our strategy include:

• Prayer: We have a prayer team of over 1000 people in 38 churches in 13 countries who are praying regularly for movements to Christ among the Isaan.

• Cooperation: An effort of this magnitude requires the resources of the entire Body of Christ. We are at work to mobilize those resources by partnering with existing churches and mission agencies from various denominations.

• Sowing the seed widely: Using mass media tools our desire is that thousands hear the Word daily.

• Finding the person(s) of peace: We want to find key people prepared of God who will act as a sponsor for the gospel into their community.

• Reproducible churches: The goal is to gather believers in simple, reproducible fellowships.

• Relational evangelism: Our desire is to win families to Christ beginning with the heads of households.

• Local, lay leaders: Our vision is an indigenous movement and training local, lay leaders is essential.

Come and join us!

We are claiming the Lord’s promise to Habbakak, “Look at the nations and be amazed! Watch and be astounded at what I will do! For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn’t believe even if someone told you about it” (1:5). We believe the situation spiritually in Thailand can change; that churches can grow and multiply rapidly; that God will give the breakthroughs needed. He can put it all together. Come and join us in this tremendous effort!