Tag listing: East Asia
Challenging the Odds
With 900 million followers, Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world. The majority of Hindus live in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, where they are also some of the last people on earth to...
Published September 28, 2012
Living Water at Festival in Thailand
Of all the festivals celebrated in Thailand, Songkran is considered the most significant. It is a time to celebrate Thai New Year with family ceremonies and “blessing” one another with water. In Ch...
Published April 27, 2012
YWAM in Thailand takes DTS inside prison walls
It’s been around seven years since Sophon was sent to the Ratchaburi prison in Central Thailand. He has almost completed the allotted punishment for the crime he committed so many years ago. His re...
Published March 23, 2012
YWAM celebrates 20 years in Mongolia with a new Biblical Studies program
In early 1990, high inflation and food shortages racked what was known then as The People’s Republic of Mongolia. Despite the recent peaceful democratic revolution, little hope seemed present in th...
Published February 28, 2012
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"I'm Glad I Was Born in a Slum...!"
I am glad I was born in a slum.”
When Suchada Nantavong speaks the claim, her smile stretches from ear to ear — and those around her are shocked. She continues, “...and through that God has gi...
Published February 21, 2012
Celebrating Christmas Around the World with YWAM!
Youth With A Mission teams scattered around the globe have found several unique ways to celebrate Christmas in the communities where they live. For these teams, this season of giving is a particula...
Published December 22, 2011
Introducing Thais to Christ Through Indigenous Arts & Media
Lights dim and the strumming of indigenous music fades in, familiar to the ear of the audience.
On a cool October night in Northern Thailand around 200 people gathered to hear and see a dramati...
Published November 15, 2011
YWAM Indochina Hosts First Regional Staff Conference
YWAM Indochina has hosted their first regional staff gathering! We were excited to have all the nations within Indochina represented: Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapor...
Published November 02, 2011
YWAM Thailand Helps Flood Relief Efforts
What would you think if a group of local police came knocking on the door of your training and ministry centre, asking to meet with your latest group of young students? When this happened recently...
Published October 20, 2011
