Thailand Update August 2026
Nico van Zyl writes: One year ago on the third of August, we officially constituted Sovereign Grace Fellowship with 10 members. We thank God for this privilege, and we have received many visitors. We also started a Thai Bible study initially and now a monthly Thai worship service. We have started small, but few are interested in coming. As the Bible says, “Do not despise the day of small beginnings.” By God’s grace our church is doing well; Matt and I have started preaching through Genesis. We also continue teaching through the 1689 Baptist confession, and Roxanne and Danielle are teaching the children. In the last two months I preached twice in Thai. It has been challenging, but I have received good feedback, and it has encouraged me to study Thai more; there is definitely room for improvement. Pray also that our church would be a blessing to all those who come as we reach Thai speakers.
Benedict & Isabel Trip To Thailand May 2026
Benedict writes: There are so many opportunities, here! To give one example. There was one man at the pastoral training who spoke a little English. He pastors a church 2 or so hours from Chiang Rai. He gives some very basic pastoral training every Sunday night to the other men present at the training week. But he himself is coming to this basic pastoral training and learning, showing that he is in great need of being taught. Ideally, someone would go to his church to see the situation and to guide and teach and help him. But, the men here simply do not have the time because of all their other ministerial commitments and responsibilities. Sunday was a blessed day. It was a joy to worship with fellow believers in such a familiar manner, even though we were nearly 6000 miles from England. At 9:15am, we had the Bible hour with teaching on chapter 13 of the 1689 Confession, ‘Of Sanctification’; we were well-reminded of the ‘irreconcilable war’ that wages in us between the flesh and the Spirit but were encouraged by the truth that sanctification is a work of God, and he shall complete what he has started. Worship began at 10:45am. We were familiar with two of the hymns that were sung: ‘Praise my soul the King of heaven’ and ‘Before the throne of God above’. The sermon drew our attention to the remarkable richness of Genesis in explaining the origins of the world, of sin, and even of salvation, it being so filled with types and pictures of Jesus Christ. We fellowshipped with the brothers and sisters and were heartened by their commitment and love of the Lord.
Timothy Two Project International
Timothy Two Project International serves in Thailand and the wider Far East through long-term gospel ministry focused on evangelism, church planting, and training local pastors and church leaders. Their work in Northern Thailand seeks not simply to establish churches, but to strengthen them through faithful biblical teaching, discipleship, and the raising up of indigenous leaders who can teach and shepherd others in their own communities. In a country where many have little exposure to Christianity and access to theological training is limited, the ministry aims to support the steady growth of healthy local churches that can endure and flourish for generations.
