Ministry in Thailand

Thailand Ministry-The Cure Project

We fell in love with Thailand as missionaries in the 1980s. In our retired season God continues to reveal the details of our next steps in following His plan for outreach to the Church in Thailand. We will be there for the month of January 2027. Below is a quick recap of our path, God’s preparation, and the launch of The Cure Project for Thailand.

THE YENJAI FAMILY

We had a dream when we retired to return to Thailand to mentor and serve others alongside our friends, Pastor Tawat and Renu Yenjai. For decades they influenced Thai Christians to mature in their trust of God. Three years ago, our hearts were shattered with news that they both were tragically killed in a car crash. God used three years and five trips to Thailand to redirect us toward His expanded vision of translating a resource for Thai Christians to process God’s grace relationally, trusting God to heal inner life issues and live authentically with others in abundant freedom to give and receive love.

THE CURE

We have been a part of Open Door Fellowship Church in Phoenix for 26 years. Over time, our lives were changed as we opened to trust the grace of God and who He made us to be in Christ. We allowed ourselves to be known, eventually teaching small groups with Louise Sedgwick using the book The Cure. We later facilitated these principles of grace online through Trueface.org. The Cure’s story of trusting God rather than performing to please was vital to our spiritual growth. When we returned to Thailand in 2024, we had permission to use material from The Cure in workshops with The Family Connection Foundation.

THE UNEXPECTED

On our 2025 trip, we were introduced to a Thai seminary professor who could translate the Two Roads workshop content we used from The Cure. Before he agreed, Praphan Nawrat asked us to share our story. We told of past years as missionaries who loved people but struggled with our identity and inner brokenness. We carried unresolved shame and pain that resulted in our return to the USA in 1988 to reach out for help. We spoke of the “lens” of God’s grace that helped us see God and ourselves in a way that led to new transformation in our home ever since. Our story prompted an even bigger question from Praphan.

PRAPHAN NAWRAT AND THAILAND PASTORS NETWORK

In May 2025 at that unexpected meeting with Praphan, we shared our hope to see the translated material from The Cure be used by God in the lives of Thai believers. We had established relationships with two Thai churches and The Family Connection Foundation. Praphan asked us, “Would you be willing to expand this vision?” He then told us he directed a network of 1,200 pastors from all over Thailand and soon would oversee all of Southeast Asia. He shared with us that the board of directors of Thailand Pastors Network had been praying specifically for the right book to distribute as the fourth in their series of tools to help Thai churches thrive. They were looking for a way Thai Believers could awaken to inner needs for discipleship and experience lasting spiritual transformation in their communities. Praphan asked us to consider trusting God for the entire translation of The Cure and the book’s distribution throughout Thailand. This would include small group leader training for using this resource tool. The Cure project was launched by God in that moment, a vision for equipping pastors and leaders throughout even remote areas of Thailand and surrounding countries.

PARTNER WITH US–PRAYER

The Gospel of Christ has been in Thailand for 200 years, and yet less than 1% of the population are Christians. Many crusades have offered strategies for faith but without lasting results. The cultural context is to please, follow Buddhism, and follow family traditions. Many who do believe still struggle with unresolved inner life issues that prevent growth and living honestly with others. The hope of Jesus begins in receiving grace through trusting the love and recreation of the Spirit, which is not earned.