Building Trust Among the Urban Poor - Bangkok, Thailand

Living in an urban poor community in Bangkok, serving them in a small team

Buddhists, Poor
Church Planting, Community Development
Up to 2 weeks, 2-6 weeks, 6 weeks to 6 months
Thailand


Job Description

The poor are the least-reached people in Bangkok, but struggle the most. So we love them by sharing the Gospel and our lives with them, doing things together, and being a friend.

Responsibilities

Learn the Thai language (Basic Thai) Pray for Thai neighbors Make friends with neighbors in different ways: sports, visiting people, going out together, working together, sharing interests Serve the urban poor community: teaching English to children or adults, help the community leaders, lead a children's program

Qualifications

Compassion for people Good listening skills Sharing the Gospel (Testimony, Bible Stories) Willingness to learn Thai and adjust to the culture Sensitive to what the poor feel and think Adaptable and flexible

Living Situation

Willing and able to live simply (not extreme poverty - there's water, electricity, and a clean room)

Thailand

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Less than one percent of the 65 million people in Thailand follow Jesus despite over 170 years of evangelism.

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Buddhists

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Be salt and light to those who have either Buddhist worldviews, or are devoted followers of Buddhism. Most of them are in East Asia.

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Poor

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Spiritual and physical transformation found in the love of Christ is especially needed even amongst these least reached who live on and below the poverty line.

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Church Planting

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Go where no church exists. Plant and nurture seeds of the Gospel in unreached places so that indigenous churches may be established.

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Community Development

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Testify to God’s love for the unreached through development and relief ministries that addresses the holistic needs of these materially poor communities.

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