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Dana
and Cindy Bratton Missionaries to Thailand
I went to Thailand in
January 2005 to assist with disaster relief as a pastor following the tsunami. I
ministered in the city of Krabi and on Phi Phi Island. I also taught English in a school near Nua Klong at Laem Kruat. I
tried to purchase a Bible for my host family in Thai or English. I went to five
different stores, new and used, and found no Bibles at all. This really tugged
on my heart, "how will they hear without the Word?" There was a Baptist church
in Krabi and I was able to obtain several New Testaments there. I lived with a
public school principal for nearly two weeks. I had his permission to share my
testimony and teach Bible stories in each English class. Two Muslim teenage
girls accepted Christ. When I returned home from this short term trip, I told
Cindy we really need to prayerfully consider going to Thailand full time. They lack Bibles, they
lack preachers, and yet the field is wide open through the teaching of English.
95% of the population is Buddhist, 4% and increasing are Muslim, and less than
1% are Christian. Cindy and I, and a team of three others, went to Bangkok and to Krabi in July
and August 2005.
You can see pictures and descriptions of those mission trips by clicking on the navigation buttons below.
For current news on our ministry in Thailand please see our
news letter page
We believe the Lord has given us clear
direction to serve Him long term as
missionaries in
Thailand.
We serve with YWAM Thailand, Youth With A
Mission. We served five months at the
Step
Ahead Training Center in Khao Lak Phang Nga (a
province in the South) See
http://www.stepaheadmed.org/KhaoLak
Dana is now pastor and teacher in a church plant in the village of Thachatchai, a
ministry of Calvary Chapel Ban Nam Khem and registered with the Thailand Baptist
Convention, our church is called Calvary Chapel at the Bridge.
We moved to Thailand in
August 2006. The Thai government allows
freedom of religion. Teaching English is
an excellent way to reach the Thai people for Christ. Your
prayer and financial support is much needed
and appreciated. Support gifts can be sent
to YWAM Montana 501 Blacktail Road Lakeside, Montana
59922 Project number 3454. Please make
the check payable to YWAM, write the project
number in the memo on the check, and you may
want to include a separate note indicating
the support is for Dana and Cindy Bratton.
We finished our Crossroads Discipleship Training in Perth Australia and outreach
to Bangkok and Chiang Mai, in 2007 and then an internship in Bangkok.
Where our primary focus was to learn Thai and Thai
culture. You can see pictures of our YWAM school
and our team's outreach here:
I have also added some new links for churches and other ministries in
Thailand at the bottom of the page.
We believe this is a time of an open door for the Gospel following the
tsunami and earthquakes in the region. Dana and Cindy feel a special
burden for people in the South who were affected by the tsunami. Our
desire is to see all of people of Thachatchai, Khok Kloy, Bo Don and surrounding
areas have the opportunity to hear the Good News of the Gospel, to have a Bible
if they want one, and to be disciples of the Lord Jesus, knowing Him and making
Him known.
Pray for ministry needs
Field preparation – Pray for God's leadership
Church plant in Phuket Calvary Chapel at the Bridge
Developing prayer and financial support
Fruitful relationships and open doors
Servant ministry and encouragement
Other missionaries serving full time
The people of Thailand for their salvation
Truck with benches (songtao) purchase
Bibles
Spiritual growth of new believers
Spiritual warfare as the Enemy doesn't want to lose ground
We encourage you to consider partnering with us to keep us on the
front lines in Thailand.
We would be greatly honored if you would make us your missionaries, through
supporting our missionary work on a monthly basis.
Please pray for us, and if you would like to help financially click on the make a donation button and donate through our Pal Pay account.
Tax deductible donations can be made to501 Blacktail Road Lakeside, Montana
59922 Project number 3454. Please make the check payable to YWAM, write the
project number in the memo on the check, and you may want to include a separate
note indicating the support is for Dana and Cindy Bratton.
