Rick left a life of teaching and coaching to serve as a short-term missionary in the Philippines for a year in 1995. Ten years later he returned to the Philippines and began Karis Sports Fellowship; training pastors to use sports evangelism to impact their community. Rick set up a nationwide network to conduct coaching clinics and basketball camps more effectively. Myla retired as high school principal in 2010 to focus on her family and organize women’s ministry in Quezon Province. In 2017 they agreed to lead the Thailand Initiative. A predominantly Buddhist country with 97 million people, Thailand is only 0.6 percent Christian. A truly unreached/under-reached place. Our team of American missionaries, Filipino church planters, short-term teams and Thai leaders are committed to change that.  

We connect the story of God to the story of the Thai people. We seek to identify, mobilize, and support Thai pastors, church planters, key Thai leaders, and foreign Global Workers who have a passion for disciple making and church planting. Through innovative thinking, prayer, education and partners who share resources we will see a gospel movement in Thailand.

We are passionate to see a gospel movement in our generation. Click the “support now” link on this page to join our network of individuals and churches that are committed to raising up workers, prayer, and getting the initiative fully resourced. 

 

Thailand: 69 million people who need to hear about Jesus.